Hell On Wheels

 Yee haw.

Compare and contrast two versions of The Simpsons, and contemplate your own, inevitable decay. Also: A Halloween treat from the Belchers, and the end (skeptical question mark?) of the railroad for Hell On Wheels.

Homeland returns with its million Emmys to ask, “How ya like me now?” Also: Every show that hasn’t returned yet does so.

Your favorite dramas earn more accolades while your favorite comedies are steamrolled by Modern Family on the Primetime Emmy Awards. Also: A return to Tremé and disappearing bootleg hooch.

The Weeds finale marks the end of one cable empire, while another—of the Boardwalk variety—extends its influence. Also: The return of Malcolm Tucker and the rise of a 19th-century Robin Hood. 

So it’s come to this. The A.V. Club once again wishes to welcome you to our fall TV coverage, in which we will be covering several dozen series, new and returning, on a regular basis, each episode receiving our patented episodic review treatm...

Kenneth Branagh stars as Wallander, the most popular Swedish investigator without a dragon tattoo. Also: Weeds returns to its roots and two consecutive weeks of choo-choo action on Hell On Wheels.

After [Redacted], Breaking Bad [Redacted] its [Redacted] until [Redacted]. Also: Rev. and Mrs. Smallbone get in the premature Yuletide spirit and Cullen Bohannon salutes the labor force—with his fists. 

True Blood finale fights the Authority—but will the Authority always win? Also: Cryptic Aaron Paul tweets decoded while Aaron Sorkin takes one more swipe at the Internet. 

You’ll never take us alive, Copper! Also: Season finales for aliens and political animals alike.

Animal Practice brings—hey, look! A monkey! Also: A monkey-less Breaking Bad and the end of the London Olympics (which probably has no monkey, either).

We’ve got work to do—watching the Breaking Bad première, specifically. Also: Premières that are not Breaking Bad, but do have Timothy Hutton and Sigourney Weaver.

It's coming back on July 15.

Congratulations, fans of virtual currency! Tonight's episode of The Good Wife is for you! Also: Lots of brand new episodes, a Napoleon Dynamite cartoon, and football.

It's a big night in TV land, with new seasons of Downton Abbey, Shameless, and Californication; a bunch of new series; and a host of returning shows as well.

HBO wastes no time in bringing its first original series of 2012 to the air, debuting Angry Boys tonight. Also: No big bowl games, new Hell On Wheels, and too much Guy Fieri.

Common’s ninth studio album feels, well, common.

We're more excited for the Homeland finale than we are for just about anything that's ever happened to us. Also: A bunch of other stuff ends, football, and Closer-based cupcakes. 

When an ex-convict returns home to his brother's meth lab, his future breaks bad. 

What is a hang-out drama and why are they often compelling and frustrating at the same time? 

This hasn't been the world's best Amazing Race season, but we're still hoping the show pulls it out for the finale. Also, the finale of Boardwalk, the debut of Luck, and a good football game.

The writers of Dexter thought they'd fooled everyone, but much of the audience guessed their big twist weeks ago. This week, we get to watch the wacky fallout.

Timothy Hutton has a twinkle in his eye and a jaunty smile on his lips, which can only mean Leverage is back. Also: Bart Simpson reads classic novels! Thrilling!

The premise for tonight's American Dad is really messed up... but possibly in a good way! Also, we've got your usual gamut of zombies, serial killers, and Pilgrims.

Slowly but surely, Boardwalk Empire has turned into a show we really enjoy, and now, there's a sassy prosecutor! Also, new episodes of Dexter, Homeland, and The Walking Dead.