Every Episode of Monk, RankedThe original blue-sky show balanced darkness and humor better than any of its successors.
ByEmily Palmer Heller
exit interview
Happy Valley Was Never a Cop ShowHow Sally Wainwright’s most internationally popular show to date evolved from police procedural to psychological study of Catherine Cawood.
Checking In on This Year’s New Network DramasLinear television’s fall freshman class has arrived, and we’re predicting which hour-long series are in it for the long haul, and which will burn out.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
emergency discussion
Why Are We Still Watching Law & Order?Halfway through its 21st season, the revived crime procedural is missing something. Could it be a genuine reason to come back in the first place?
The Mod Squad, Kojak, Real-Life Cops, and MeWhat I relearned (about well-meaning liberalism, race, my late father, and my young gay self) rewatching the TV cop shows of my 1970s youth.
