Tv Editorial Reviews
1. 'Heavy Load' review
By Michelle Lanz - June 23, 2008
Think punk rock is dead? Then you haven't met Heavy Load...
2. 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' review
By Michael O’Connell - June 13, 2008
More sex—and more city—than that other cable show
3. 'Weeds' review
By Michael O’Connell - June 13, 2008
New characters. New town. Same hankering for triple-fudge brownies.
4. 'Black Gold' review
By Michelle Lanz - June 13, 2008
Shows about greasy men laying pipe are no longer restricted to pay-per-view
5. 'Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound' review
By Paul Semel - June 9, 2008
A look at guys in tights—that doesn't involve Chris Hansen
6. 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' review 
By Geoff Berkshire - June 9, 2008
Celebrity scandal in the days before TMZ and Perez
7. 'Swingtown' review
By Michael O'Connell - May 30, 2008
‘The Ice Storm’ meets ‘Boogie Nights’ on… CBS?!
8. 'The Next Food Network Star' review
By Katherine Spiers - May 30, 2008
Slicing! Dicing! Shameless self-promoting!
9. 'Recount' review
By Amir Kenan - May 25, 2008
Reliving the 2000 Florida recount—now with 50% more hanging chads!
10. Metalocalypse
By Paul Semel - May 18, 2008
The animated metal gods return for a second tour de farce
11. 'This American Life' review
By Sophia Kercher - May 2, 2008
The nerdiest host in the biz brings the good 'Life' to Showtime
12. 'Farmer Wants a Wife' review
By Amir Kenan - April 30, 2008
One country hunk. Ten city hotties. A thousand reasons not to tune in.
14. Hell's Kitchen review
By Katherine Spiers - March 28, 2008
The Simon Cowell of the culinary world gives ’em 'Hell'
15. 'The Andromeda Strain' review
By Paul Semel - June 9, 2008
Finally, a disease-of-the-week TV movie for men (and the women who love them)
16. Tracey Ullman's State of the Union review
By Lily Chapin - March 28, 2008
It's Tracey Ullman. It's a show. But it ain't 'The Tracey Ullman Show'
17. The Tudors review
By Lily Chapin - March 28, 2008
The coolest thing to happen to history since Medieval Times
18. Miss Guided review
By Michael O’Connell - March 11, 2008
Does ABC's new back-to-school sitcom make the grade?
19. Top Chef: Chicago review
By Katherine Spiers - March 11, 2008
Chi-Town transforms into Chow-Town (and there's a twist...!)
20. The Return of Jezebel James review
By Rebecca Swanner - March 11, 2008
Infertility isn't funny. (Until it is.)
21. Canterbury's Law review
By George Ducker - March 7, 2008
Courtroom? Check. Drama? Check. That doc from 'E.R.'? Stat!
22. Chop Socky Chooks
By Paul Semel - March 5, 2008
Part kung fu. Part kung pao. 100 percent Cartoon Network
23. Dirt review
By Katherine Spiers - March 1, 2008
Scandal! Gossip! Chandler! (Well, two out of three ain't bad...)
24. Unhitched review
By Rebecca Swanner - February 27, 2008
The Farrelly Brothers tackle TV—with 'Dull & Duller' results
25. A Raisin in the Sun review
By Katherine Spiers - February 25, 2008
Sean "Don't Call Me Diddy" Combs tries his hand at acting
26. Quarterlife review
By Michael O'Connell - February 15, 2008
Can these webisodes survive the leap to the big(ger) screen?
27. Jericho review
By Michael O’Connell - February 11, 2008
Post-apocalyptic show jumps the pre-cancellation shark
28. Lipstick Jungle review
By Rebecca Swanner - February 5, 2008
Same sex. Same city. Different... title.
29. In Treatment review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - January 27, 2008
Need a little therapy? This doc is open for business every night of the week.
30. The Sarah Connor Chronicles review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - January 10, 2008
The Terminators are back—but this time, it’s matricidal
31. The Wire review
By Rebecca Swanner - January 3, 2008
Is this critics’ fave really worth tapping? You bet your cable subscription it is.
32. Witchblade review
By Paul Semel - January 3, 2008
The cult comic and action show gets reincarnated as a boob of an anime
33. Anime: Drawing A Revolution review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - December 14, 2007
Japanese cartoons get the documentary treatment
34. Transformers Animated review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - December 18, 2007
Having conquered Hollywood, the morphing robots return to ’toon town
35. Samantha Who? review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - October 15, 2007
A show about a girl with amnesia that’ll make you wish you had it too
36. Women’s Murder Club review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - October 11, 2007
Sort of like ‘Sex and the City’…if the ladies were a crime-fighting team
37. Friday Night Lights review
By Michael O’Connell, Special to Metromix - October 4, 2007
See if we think this show is MVP material or just another JV squad fluke
38. 30 Rock review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - October 3, 2007
All those Emmy voters can't be wrong—this show does funny like no one else
39. Pushing Daisies review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - October 2, 2007
We’re dying for you to see this magical must-watch show
41. Carpoolers review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - October 1, 2007
These H.O.V. lane hijinks deserve a ticket for reckless unfunnyness
42. Dexter review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 30, 2007
And you thought your boyfriend had issues…
43. Brothers & Sisters review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 29, 2007
Cheers to the return of the Walkers
44. Moonlight review
By Jethro Nededog, Special to Metromix - September 27, 2007
'Moonlight' is back, but still nothing to risk your neck over
45. Big Shots review
By Michael O’Connell, Special to Metromix - September 26, 2007
They’re not the new women…they’re the new obnoxious women
46. Ugly Betty review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 24, 2007
Clean those glasses, tighten the old braces, fluff the bangs and get ready for ‘Betty’
47. Dirty Sexy Money review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 25, 2007
If adjectives mean anything, this show’s a guaranteed hit
48. Private Practice review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 24, 2007
This spin-off isn’t all sex and psychotic patients—which is not necessarily a good thing
49. Bionic Woman review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - September 25, 2007
The six million dollar woman is back—and this time, it’s personal
50. Life review
By Michael O’Connell, Special to Metromix - September 25, 2007
This confused drama feels a little more like a death sentence
51. Reaper review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 23, 2007
A clever new comedy with just the right amount of devilish fun
52. Chuck review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 23, 2007
It’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s sweet and endearing—we love ‘Chuck’!
53. How I Met Your Mother review
By Michael O’Connell, Special to Metromix - September 21, 2007
We love Ted so much, we hope he never finds marital bliss
54. Journeyman review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - September 19, 2007
This time-traveling melodrama takes a quantum leap in the wrong direction
55. The Big Bang Theory review
By Jethro Nededog, Special to Metromix - September 21, 2007
More like little sparklers than fireworks or sonic booms
56. Gossip Girl review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 18, 2007
Sometimes being bad just feels so good
57. K-Ville review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - September 17, 2007
The buddy cop show is back and, uh, well…
58. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia review
By Michael O’Connell, Special to Metromix - September 12, 2007
And, in our book, it’s still pretty damn funny there too
59. Curb Your Enthusiasm review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 7, 2007
The new season is pretty good. Prett-ay, prett-ay, prett-ay good
60. Tell Me You Love Me review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - September 7, 2007
Intense and intriguing, but a very heavy commitment for Sunday night programming
61. Lucy, Daughter of the Devil review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - September 6, 2007
One hell of a good time! Devilishly fun! Hotter than Hades! Get the idea?
62. Torchwood review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - September 6, 2007
A mixed up ‘Doctor Who’ (literally), but in the best way possible
63. Californication review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - August 13, 2007
Full of sex and sexy David Duchovny...what’s not to love?
64. Flash Gordon review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - August 9, 2007
Sometimes newer and flashier doesn’t equal better…
65. The Company review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - August 3, 2007
See if this sleek, stylish spy drama delivers or disappoints
66. My Boys review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 29, 2007
Still not quite a home run, but they do steal a few good bases
67. Welcome to the Parker review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 25, 2007
We hope room service does disturb things—this show needs a shake-up
68. Damages review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 23, 2007
Redefining the world of legal drama, scene after spine-tingling scene
69. Saving Grace review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 23, 2007
Tough-talking cop + tobacco-chewing guardian angel = a match made in heaven
70. Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - July 19, 2007
The death of the world’s greatest super-lawyer ever
71. America's Next Producer review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 17, 2007
New competition presents lights! Camera! Satisfaction!
72. Hey Paula review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - June 28, 2007
She’s crazy, you like watching crazy—hey, maybe opposites really do attract
73. Age of Love review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - July 7, 2007
Love connections at every age—but not without a few scratches and meows
74. Flight of the Conchords review
By Maggie Furlong, Metromix - June 28, 2007
The hilarious folk comedy duo moves from Down Under to primetime cable TV
75. John From Cincinnati review
By Kimberly Potts, Special to Metromix - July 7, 2007
Mysterious and compelling, but is it too emotionally taxing for the summer TV schedule?
76. Ergo Proxy review
By Paul Semel, Special to Metromix - July 7, 2007
The coolest new Japanese cartoon for adults—period
