After the 4-episode overload last week, it was nice to only have one episode of “24” this week to push the bounds of plausibility. Last week featured so much farfetched plot that it didn’t even regis...
This week’s “Heroes” was all about connections. Or rather, disconnections, to be precise. In Season 1, the show tried to plunk extraordinary abilities into a recognizable world. It employed archetypi...
Another night, another two-fer of “24.” Whatever did we mere mortal do to earn such good fortune? While this seems like a lot, just know that if “24” were an NBC property, they would prob...
Ready for another season of the Jack Bauer Power Hour, people? “24” kicked off Season 8 in much the way it kicked off every season. It’s sort of like violent comfort food: you know that no matter the...
Halfway through Monday's (Jan. 11) lackluster episode of “Heroes,” Samuel throws up a literal roadblock in order to stop Noah Bennett’s pursuit of him. It’s a fitting visual metaphor for the ep...
In anticipation of recapping the first two episodes of the new season of "Chuck," I made sure to read Dan Fienberg's review in advance. After all, I didn't want to accidentally repeat everything he already s...
Last time on “Heroes”…yea, you got me. Considering the refresher course I had to put myself through to remember what was going on with this show, I fear for the fates of shows like “Glee&rdquo...
In viewing “The Fifth Stage,” the last episode of “Heroes” until 2010, I thought of the five stages of grief to which the title alludes. Because let’s be honest here: the majority o...
“Heroes” often gets a bad rap for featuring a roster full of superpowered people that sit around and don’t actually use their incredible abilities. But tonight’s episode, “Thanksgiving,&r...
For weeks, “Heroes” fans have patiently awaited an explanation for Samuel’s recruitment process and his ultimate goal. In tonight’s episode, “Brother’s Keeper,” they finally g...
