Re-Viewed

The 1960s' gayest show

As a kid, "The Wild Wild West" taught me about sexiness and desire -- and how two men could live together and love each other.

By Louis Bayard Aug 12, 2008

Television without shame

The deliciously naughty "Shameless" -- starring a young James McAvoy -- is one of the best comedies ever made about urban poverty.

By Thomas Rogers July 29, 2008
The thinking man's action hero

Using paper clips, chewing gum, chocolate and down-home ingenuity, MacGyver always saved the day. Let's bring him back -- and give him a girl!

By Farhad Manjoo July 22, 2008
Good night and good TV

"The Newsroom" does for the talking heads what "The Office" does for cubicle dwellers -- and may be the funniest TV show ever made about the news business.

By Thomas Rogers July 1, 2008
City kids

Brazilian TV series "City of Men" explores the hardships of growing up among guns and gangsters in Rio's slums.

By Megan Doll June 3, 2008

Legal appeal

Long before there was "Law and Order," a TV criminal defense attorney named Perry Mason brought high courtroom drama to the masses.

By Louis Bayard April 29, 2008
Meet Britain's Stephen Colbert

Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge is the greatest TV chat show host of all time -- if only in his own mind.

By Molly Eichel April 15, 2008
Mod about you

What we remember most about the '60s TV classic "The Mod Squad" is those groovy clothes. What we've forgotten is how sweet it was.

By Stephanie Zacharek April 8, 2008
"Ab Fab" ... in church!

"Clatterford," a British comedy from the "Absolutely Fabulous" team, brings you a new crew of hilarious nut cases to love.

By Rebecca Traister April 1, 2008
The lost "Profit"

The precursor to Tony Soprano and Dexter was a corporate shark with serious daddy issues -- and a yen for cardboard boxes.

By Kerry Lauerman March 18, 2008
Sex, '70s style

Swingers, short skirts, blowup dolls and big hearts: "Love American Style" taught a generation of kids about sex. So how does it look now that we're all grown up?

By Amy Reiter March 11, 2008
Stop the presses!

The suspenseful BBC miniseries "State of Play," about a band of ruthless newspaper reporters, is as rigorously demanding as "The Wire."

By Laura Miller March 4, 2008
Narnia in neon

Sid and Marty Krofft introduced a generation of children to freaky Day-Glo fantasy worlds with singing monsters and talking inanimate objects. Whoa, flashback!

By Sarah Hepola February 19, 2008
The cure for lame TV

A return to "St. Elsewhere" evokes a time before Dr. House and McDreamy and the "ER" gang. It's a world worth going back to ... stat.

By Erin Renzas February 12, 2008
Remember freshman year?

Judd Apatow's short-lived series "Undeclared" brings back the bad beer, sex-crazed roommates and geeky uncertainty of your college years. But don't chug it.

By Rebecca Traister February 5, 2008
Bad theater, good TV

Not sure what to watch during the writers' strike? The giddy backstage sendup "Slings and Arrows" shoots for the sublime.

By Laura Miller January 29, 2008