John’s top 10 TV shows of 2022
2022 television: The landscape of TV is being flattened – fewer episodes, but more shows. That makes narrowing this list to a mere 10 quite a challenge.
2022 television: The landscape of TV is being flattened – fewer episodes, but more shows. That makes narrowing this list to a mere 10 quite a challenge.
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’: This nice-looking, inconsistently written series gives Damien more robust internal strife against his dark destiny.
TV review: The switch to young-adult source material doesn’t mean Mike Flanagan’s high bar has been lowered. This is another artistic mix of heart and horror.
TV review: Adapting her own book, Daria Polatin delivers a safe and tame devil-worshiper saga. But it’s boosted by the excellent Madeleine Arthur.
Stephen King flashback (TV review): Not as bad as one would assume, “Firestarter: Rekindled” follows Charlie McGee and her troubles into her 20s.
Frightening Friday (TV review): Ironically, its grounding in reality makes “Evil” one of TV’s best supernatural series. Here’s my look at Season 2.
Stephen King flashback (TV review): King adaptations have a proud history in the miniseries format, but the first one doesn’t stand the test of time.
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The third “Carrie” film is a more faithful and character-driven take on King’s book.
Frightening Friday (TV review): He’s known as a filmmaker, but “Servant” makes a compelling case that Shyamalan’s skills translate to the TV format.
2021 television: Mystery miniseries dominated 2021. But at least one reliable old standby cracks my list of the year’s 10 best TV shows.