Teen Wolf, Season 1
MTV entered the scripted programming game this past summer with three bold entries into the field: teen comedy Awkward., supernatural horror comedy Death Valley, and teen drama Teen Wolf, based on the 1985 movie. When I heard about the show, I rolled my eyes — but, solid reviews and an impressive YouTube compilation nudged me into … Read more
The Killing: The Post-Season Aftermath
The season finale of AMC’s The Killing has caused some ruckus. Read past the jump for a spoiler-filled look at what happened as well as some analysis and a look at some reaction from Twitter.
SEASON REVIEW: Raising Hope, Season One
Raising Hope follows the lead of Greg Garcia‘s last series, My Name is Earl, centred around a lower class family dealing with a crisis that changes everything. I was a big fan of Earl, and predicted success for Raising Hope. What did I think of the first season?
SEASON REVIEW: Grey’s Anatomy, Season 7
A review of the love-and-surgery drama’s seventh season after the jump…
SATURDAY ROUNDUP! (July 2010, wk 3)
Every other week this summer, The Signal will be offering up a Friday Roundup: a collection of mini-reviews, TV news, interesting links and varying television-related thoughts that weren’t big enough to merit a full post on their own. This week we were a day late getting it up. Enjoy!
FEATURE: Lackie’s Season Postmortem
Every season has shows that exceed expectations, and shows that disappoint, and the 2009-2010 season was no different. Notable shifts this year include the rise of a new generation of first-year comedies and, surprisingly, the fall of the traditional network drama. Intrigued? This covers anything that started in June 2009 to anything that started in … Read more
SEASON REVIEW: Drop Dead Diva, Season 1
Drop Dead Diva is a Lifetime dramatic comedy that debuted July 12, 2009. It stars Brooke Elliott as a former model named Deb, who after death is sent back for a re-do and popped into the life of Jane, an intelligent-but-awkward lawyer. Finding herself working alongside a crew of skilled lawyers, she begins to make … Read more
SEASON REVIEW: Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Season 1
Secret Diary of a Call Girl is a British half-hour series that just finished up airing its third season (or third ‘series’ in common British parlance). It stars Billie Piper as Hannah Baxter, a young woman who works as a high-class call girl under the name Belle de Jour. Part sex comedy, part educational tour … Read more
