The season finale of Larry David's uneven HBO comedy proves how funny it can be with a little help from friends
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 23, 2009
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FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch
By Heather Havrilesky
November 21, 2009
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The talk show goddess's exit sparks abandonment issues as women everywhere ask, "How will we go on?"
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2009
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The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2009
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An HBO documentary shows how a horrifying spectacle was achieved with a few poorly trained men and some AK-47s
By Heather Havrilesky
November 18, 2009
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Bravo takes one eccentric French chef, mixes in a room full of colorful show-offs and brings it to a rolling boil
By Heather Havrilesky
November 16, 2009
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Which do we crave more, NBC's gritty hospital melodrama or the fantastical emotional Mad Libs of "Grey's Anatomy"?
By Heather Havrilesky
November 14, 2009
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AMC's remake of the 1960s British cult show trips on its own nonlinear, symbolic hem and falls into a deep abyss
By Heather Havrilesky
November 10, 2009
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Don Draper and the denizens of Sterling Cooper take drastic measures in the face of a brave new world
By Heather Havrilesky
November 9, 2009
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VH1's "Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew" crosses the line from awareness-raising to raw voyeurism
By Heather Havrilesky
November 7, 2009
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NBC's comedy matures from middling civic mockumentary into a smart, hilarious parody of small-town life in America
By Heather Havrilesky
November 4, 2009
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No house, no job, no wife! "Broke and Famous: Willie Aames" gives the struggling former star a financial beatdown
By Heather Havrilesky
November 3, 2009
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Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 31, 2009
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Offensive? Obnoxious? Sure, but "The League" and "Men of a Certain Age" prove these dudes are entertaining, too
By Heather Havrilesky
October 28, 2009
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Coach Taylor and his scrappy new team of losers are still cause for celebration during the show's fourth season
By Heather Havrilesky
October 27, 2009
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From the Voltaggio brothers of "Top Chef" to Don Draper of "Mad Men," grandiosity and swagger make good TV
By Heather Havrilesky
October 24, 2009
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"Modern Family" springs forward, "FlashForward" falls back, plus "Bored to Death" and "The Good Wife" outperform
By Heather Havrilesky
October 21, 2009
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Whose isn't? On "The Good Wife" and "Dexter," rotten betrothals make for great drama
By Heather Havrilesky
October 18, 2009
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The question raised by the season premiere isn't whether the show is still good. It's how could it get any better?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 16, 2009
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A heart-stopping media spectacle ends as 6-year-old Falcon Heene is found safe. But what were we watching, and why?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 15, 2009
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Why has Courteney Cox's painfully manic midlife-crisis sitcom been embraced by fans and critics?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 14, 2009
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Drop the soap! These abusive but self-doubting lotharios are only getting funnier with age
By Heather Havrilesky
October 11, 2009
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"Man Shops Globe" reveals what's fascinating and horrible about upscale catalog culture
By Heather Havrilesky
October 7, 2009
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Meshell Ndegeocello's unpredictable eighth album curses the darkness, then dives right in
By Heather Havrilesky
October 7, 2009
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Plus, "Dollhouse" and "Project Runway" replace the devil you know
By Heather Havrilesky
October 4, 2009
"Seinfeld" saves "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Sons of Anarchy": Badass or just bad?
Oprah, don't leave us!
"Project Runway" trips and falls
"Terror in Mumbai": Spreading fear
The honey-baked hams of "Chef Academy"
Medical drama smackdown: "Mercy" vs. McDreamy!
"The Prisoner": It's a trap!
"Mad Men" finale: What's worth a fight?
Is Dr. Drew's sexual healing bad for you?
Aliens invade, disguised as Larry David!
In defense of the aging frat boy
"Friday Night Lights" embraces the agony of defeat
Arrogance rules the small screen!
The best and worst of the new TV season
So your marriage is like an inflamed bunion
"30 Rock" strikes back
The boy and the balloon
High-fiving 40-year-olds? Get out of "Cougar Town"!
Make "Nip/Tuck" a comedy!
Overpriced antiques for anxious yuppies
Critics' Picks: Sade meets the Marquis de Sade
The evil savior of "The Hills"
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