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For Our Consideration Why Scandal beats House Of Cards at its own game

The ABC soap’s embrace of emotion over intellect has resulted in great success.

February 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Cougar Town “Restless”

Houston, we may have a slight "Cougar Town" problem.

February 12, 2013 | 10:30pm -
TV Club : Spartacus “Men Of Honor”

"Spartacus" finds its heroes acting a lot like the Romans they seek to usurp in this dark outing.

February 8, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : House Of Cards “Chapter Two”

The second hour of "House Of Cards" finds Underwood achieving things a bit too easily.

February 8, 2013 | 12:00pm -
AVQ&A Best album-opening one-two punches

This week, the staff and readers look at the most perfect beginnings for albums.

February 8, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Cougar Town “Running Down A Dream”

What happens when a "hang-out" comedy gets situational?

February 5, 2013 | 10:50pm -
TV Club : Spartacus “Wolves At The Gate”

"Spartacus" introduces Julius Caesar in an episode slightly burdened with setting up the season as a whole.

February 1, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : House Of Cards “Chapter One”

The first episode shows promise. But what, exactly, does this series promise?

February 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -
TV Club : Cougar Town “I Should Have Known It”

The show turns everything up to 11, and loses some of its charm in the process.

January 29, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club : Spartacus “Enemies Of Rome”

The show starts its final chapter by introducing the titular hero’s greatest adversary.

January 25, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Cougar Town “Between Two Worlds”

A Bobby Cobb-centric episode produces the best installment in the TBS era so far.

January 22, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club : Other Shows An Idiot Abroad — “Venice & Macedonia”

Karl Pilkington returns for another round of global humiliation, this time with Warwick Davis along for the ride.

January 19, 2013 | 4:00pm -
Inventory 10-to-1 odds: 19 bizarre sketches from Saturday Night Live’s last 10 minutes

Another list from The A.V. Club.

January 16, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Cougar Town “I Need To Know”

Jules struggles to have an adult relationship with Travis.

January 15, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club : Other Shows Banshee

Cinemax's new series has potential but falters in its early outings.

January 11, 2013 | 12:00pm -
TV Club : Modern Family “New Year’s Eve”

Modern Family returns, with Billy Dee Williams along for the ride.

January 9, 2013 | 9:41pm -
TV Club : Cougar Town “Blue Sunday”

"Cougar Town" makes its TBS debut with an episode that should reassure fans that a new network doesn't mean a new show.

January 8, 2013 | 9:30pm -
TV Club 10 10 episodes that show how Cougar Town evolved from smarm to heart

The series moves to TBS for its fourth season later this month.

January 2, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Inventory You’ve got to go on waiting for the miracle to come: 63 of our most anticipated entertainments of 2013

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

December 31, 2012 | 12:00am -
Best of The worst TV of 2012

¡Rob!, Oh Sit!, and the other, non-exclamatory detritus of another banner year for TV.

December 28, 2012 | 12:00am -
Best of Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part one

Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.

December 27, 2012 | 12:00am -
Inventory Do you hear the (dead) people sing? 20 films and shows that end with posthumous reunions

Another list from The A.V. Club.

December 19, 2012 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Other Shows The Mob Doctor - "Turf War"

We revisit FOX's freshman hybrid drama and find a barely beating pulse.

November 19, 2012 | 10:49pm -
Inventory “Boy, now I know how the pilgrims felt”: 20 impromptu TV Thanksgivings

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

November 19, 2012 | 12:00am -
TV Club : South Park “A Scause for Applause”

Oh, the places you will go in the strongest, most Seussian South Park this fall!

October 31, 2012 | 10:40pm -
TV Club : Scandal “Beltway Unbuckled”

We say goodbye to our coverage of the show with an uneven episode focused on an increasingly convoluted conspiracy.

October 25, 2012 | 11:08pm -
TV Club : South Park “A Nightmare on Face Time”

South Park takes a tepid look at the age of streaming video, but offers some strong individual character moments for Randy and Kenny.

October 24, 2012 | 10:33pm -
Inventory No one’s gettin’ out alive!: 18 TV series that sent regulars into hostage situations

Another list from The A.V. Club.

October 24, 2012 | 12:00am -
Inventory The mirror has two faces: 15 great movie scenes where characters meet their reflection

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

October 15, 2012 | 12:00am -
TV Club : South Park “Insecurity”

South Park gives you permission to die.

October 10, 2012 | 10:40pm -

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