Farihah Zaman

3/28/13

<i>Nashville </i>: "When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts"

Nashville : "When You're Tired Of Breaking Other Hearts"

Just before going on a mini-hiatus for a couple of weeks, Nashville presented a series of increasingly strong…

2/19/13

<i>How I Met Your Mother</i>: “The Ashtray”

How I Met Your Mother: “The Ashtray”

(For the next several days, some of our writers will be swapping duties on some of our most popular shows. Some of…

2/18/13

Tom Hanks vs. the Fonz: 35-plus Oscar nominees in weird TV guest spots

1. Amy Adams, Smallville (2001)
Even the best actors have to start somewhere. Before the advent of television, movie…

2/13/13

Frontline: “Cliffhanger”

“On the night President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address, FRONTLINE takes an in-depth look at…

2/2/13

Victorious

Ending a beloved, long-running series in a such a way that the final episode stands on its own yet pays tribute to…

1/11/13

The Office: “Lice”

Just as The Office once hinged on the relationship between Michael Scott and his mostly unwilling flock, so it…

11/21/12

Underemployed: “The Tasting”

Power dynamics in a relationship often take time to emerge and identify, particularly when it comes to the young and…

11/19/12

“Boy, now I know how the pilgrims felt”: 20 impromptu TV Thanksgivings

1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
“This is not unlike another famous Thanksgiving episode,” Linus Van Pelt says near…

11/13/12

<i>Underemployed</i>: “The Trivial Pursuit”

Underemployed: “The Trivial Pursuit”

In that post-grad state of financial panic, a person’s immediate goals can be reduced to finding a job. Any job that…

11/6/12

<i>Underemployed</i>: “The Days of Yore”

Underemployed: “The Days of Yore”

The first two episodes of Underemployed were so truly terrible it bears mentioning up front that “The Days Of Yore”…

10/31/12

How <i>Dark Shadows</i> brought the supernatural to television drama

How Dark Shadows brought the supernatural to television drama

Before Dark Shadows, American daytime television rarely veered from game shows and soap operas laden with ostensibly…

10/22/12

<i>Copper</i>: “A Vast And Fiendish Plot”

Copper: “A Vast And Fiendish Plot”

After the charged conclusion of “A Day To Give Thanks,” which in many ways felt like a season finale — providing…

10/16/12

<i>Underemployed</i>: <em>Underemployed</em>

Underemployed: Underemployed

Underemployed debuts tonight on MTV at 10 p.m. Eastern.

10/14/12

Copper: “A Day To Give Thanks”

It is Thanksgiving Day in Five Points, and rather than spend it with the damaged teen brothel rescue, loyal but…

10/9/12

Frontline: “The Choice 2012”

The majority of Americans have had zero contact with the 2012 presidential candidates, but are nonetheless tempted…

10/7/12

<i>Copper</i>: “Better Times Are Coming”

Copper: “Better Times Are Coming”

Procedurals often bank on the chemistry between two central partners to create long term appeal. Benson and Stabler,…

9/30/12

<i>Copper</i>: “The Hudson River School”

Copper: “The Hudson River School”

There are times when Copper makes it difficult to remember that as the characters live out their various personal…

9/23/12

Copper: “Arsenic And Old Cake”

Once again the opening sequence of Copper is a well crafted little gem that represents the best the show has to…

9/16/12

Copper: “La Tempête”

Throwing an epic party is a classic TV technique to ramp up feelings of anticipation for an impending major event or…

9/9/12

Copper: “The Empty Locket”

The past just doesn’t want to stay buried in this week’s episode of Copper, with mixed results for detective…

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