Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, January 5, and Saturday, January 6. All times are Eastern. Time I had some time alone.

God bless Roberta Warren. In a world full of survival-at-all-cost fighters, she’s just trying to do the damn right thing. And when it comes down to it, this whole season has been one long march toward the inevitable—until she takes control herself.

“Those bums in Congress have done it again!” That exact cliche wasn’t uttered in this episode of Z Nation, but it may as well have been. When it comes to obvious comedy targets, politicians are right up there next to lawyers: very large fish in a very small barrel.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16. All times are Eastern.

If there’s one thing you can count on with humanity, it’s that we’ll always make sure there are plenty of ways to destroy our species. Sure, we may not be so great at implementing minor climate regulations, but when it comes to wiping out all human life, we’re on top of it.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9. All times are Eastern.

Halfway through this episode of Z Nation, Doc says, “I’m gettin’ too old for this shit.” That should’ve been the show’s response when presented with the script for “Frenemies,” as it transforms the series into lunkheaded farce. It’s a bit funny, but at the cost of...well, everything else. Last week demonstrated the…

If Z Nation is going to continue to fill out its seasons with these amiable one-off adventures, let’s hope they’re all as entertaining—and as format-altering—as this one.

It’s taken nearly 35 years, but now we know what happened to Strange Brew’s Bob and Doug McKenzie: They became zombies.

All good things must come to an end. In the case of Z Nation, whose first half of season four is arguably the series’ best creative run since it began, that ending comes now. And it ends the way so many other good times have: with juggalos.

In a season that has already provided so many unexpected surprises, managing to have a death really mean something on Z Nation might be the most unusual one yet.

I’ve been wondering how Z Nation would manage to return to its periodic stand-alone episodes without feeling like the show was reverting to its messy low-rent past. The answer came this week: By delivering one hell of a mystery.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21. All times are Eastern. Don’t get us started on men.

Z Nation is still in an identity crisis. Sure, it can be an entertainingly nutty show of gonzo absurdity. But as this episode proves, when it drops the goofball act and tries for something more, it can be great.

Well, that didn’t last long. Following the introduction of a completely new society, Z Nation promptly tore it apart and fled via helicopter. I’m starting to think this show might be a little scared of change.