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During the episodes where Scream Queens is more mediocre than edgy or shocking, the watchability comes down to the characterizations of each Greek member and the actors’ performances.

Although “Scarification” is not as momentous as the previous episodes have been, it still offers some interesting backstory, introduces a complicated blooming villain, and slowly develops the Galavan plot with a newly revealed element that invites more curiosity to the proceedings.

Although “Strike Force” is a step towards the light, with brighter hope for Gotham, there appears to still be dark territory ahead, for Gordon especially.

In celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary and its role in TV history, here is a list, in chronological order, of 25 iconic moments from the show, moments which played a significant role either in developing the show’s narrative or its impact on the TV landscape of the time.

A number of directors and filmmakers have shifted from film to television over the past few years, the most recent of which was Jose Padilha, who helmed the entire first season of the Netflix series Narcos. Padilha’s hardly alone, however, as he joined the likes of Steven Soderbergh and Paul Haggis as helmers who have …

This season of Gotham continues in stride as it brings Jerome’s story arc to a surprisingly definitive close.

On this week’s Gotham, the villains take the stage as they begin their reign of terror on the City. Continuing the “Rise of the villains” theme, this episode puts the spotlight on Jerome as the indisputable leader of the Arkham Asylum Escapees known as The Maniax!, as he stands to be, perhaps, the most terrifying villain that Gotham City has ever faced.

Given all of the momentum that Scream Queens had coming into the fall season, on the back of a marketing effort that began as far back as April, it’s a shame that in so many areas it falls completely short of its potential.

It’s the dawn of a new era in Gotham City which is clearly all about the villains. The season two premiere does a great job at setting this up, with a deeper look at some of the inmates that have entered Arkham Asylum.

The past few years have seen a number of once-cancelled series make a return to the air in some form or the other, with numerous members of the original cast and crew involved once again, a list that has included Netflix’s Arrested Development and its upcoming Fuller House, NBC’s upcoming Heroes Reborn, and Fox’s 24: Live Another …

Fox’s thriller series 24 came on to the scene in 2001 with a unique concept that set it apart from most shows; each episode took place in real-time, with a clock ticking down to denote the hour in each episode, and the events of each season taking place over the course of one day. The show spawned …

Excavating through the vastness of television history to feature programs from broadcast past that were critically maligned and/or lost on the way to home video.

It’s official! On Friday, Hulu announced it has nabbed The Mindy Project from Fox’s scrap heap and ordered a 26-episode fourth season of the Mindy Kaling-led sitcom. The deal between the streaming network and Universal Television, which produces the series, was inked less than two weeks after the show was cancelled. “”I am thrilled The …

Fox added four new shows to their slate for the 2015-2016 television season, with series orders going to the Rob Lowe-Fred Savage comedy The Grinder, the Morris Chestnut-starring Rosewood, the John Stamos-starring Grandfathered, and The Guide to Surviving Life. The Grinder is executive produced by Nicholas Stoller, with Ground Floor creator Greg Malins signed on …

As Gotham heads towards the end of its first season it winds up some plot threads with an episode that has everyone reaching a turning point. After his big win against Commissioner Loeb in “Everyone has a Cobblepot” Gordon has let his guard down a bit, this has allowed Loeb the chance to retaliate against him. The mark that Loeb places on Gordon gets him so riled up that he is even more determined to bring down the dirty Commissioner, but first he has to deal with the serial killer known as “the Ogre” which is merely set up in this episode as part of the case of the week.

Things are about to get weird. Again. Fox has officially announced the revival of The X-Files, with series creator Chris Carter and original stars David Duchonvy and Gillian Anderson all on board. The Wrap reports 20th Century Fox Television and Ten Thirteen Productions will film the six-episode limited series this summer, but an air date …

This week’s episode of Gotham follows up “Red Hood” where it seemed as though Bruce’s story and Gordon’s would meet up but instead this episode prolongs the separation another week so that Gordon could make some genuine headway in establishing order in the GCPD. This has been an ongoing process for Gordon in making a change to the corrupt system and the effect he’s had has been gradual as every time Gordon thinks he has effected change he finds that he has only cured a symptom and not the cause. This has been a beat that Gotham has repeated a few times during this second half of the season and it’s almost to the point of being overly repetitive, but it seems as though that this particular promotion to President of the Policeman’s union position may be the level where Gordon can be most effective and the season can finally move on without falling back to where Gordon has no results to show other than new allies.

Excavating through the vastness of television history to feature programs from broadcast past that were critically maligned and/or lost on the way to home video.

The season enters its final quarter with an episode that escalates the drama of the ongoing plots alongside a standalone case that interestingly adapts a Batman villain to the small screen. Gordon and the GCPD are not so much downplayed in this episode as they are given equal attention as the four other separate plots that are playing out. The episode does a great job juggling the separate narratives without them needing to cross paths until the very end.

The season returns in stride with this week’s episode that is full of Batman mythology nods with fun character moments that build momentum to the season’s subplots that are showing lots of promise and development. At the center of the episode is the relationship of Gordon and Leslie which is budding in interesting ways and is well integrated with the case of the week. The case of the week addresses two iconic Batman characters in one fell swoop, a bold attempt for the series that could’ve easily been a misstep, but it is done efficiently enough that it will hold interest in the long run, as there are more stories that they could mine with the character introduced here.

Red Band Society ends the season strongly with a set of episodes that are each bittersweet, hopeful, and triumphant. As a whole the show has been sporadic with its narrative as well as ham-fisted and manipulative with its drama, but throughout the season there have been great moments. The very strong young cast at the series’ core has been able to push the right buttons in order to, at times, get the audience to overlook these obvious issues. As episodic as the show has been, the series memory is fairly good, with mistakes made by the characters (or more accurately, the writers) in earlier episodes addressed and factored into the resolution of those characters arcs. The final three episodes reward the audience with an ending that gives closure to the series in a way that is satisfying and both honest and optimistic.

Following the winding down of “Welcome Back, Jim Gordon”, the season continues with an episode that stabilizes the narrative with a case of the week hinting at the iconic Batman villain, The Scarecrow. Unfortunately his characterization is undermined with a poorly-executed exposition dump that feels unearned and unclear; the episode is much more concerned with reinforcing the shifted dynamics that were established in the previous episode. It’s not uncommon for a series to spin its wheels at times during a 22 episode season, but what is disappointing is that it does so here without giving a worthwhile character his due.

It looks like the burger of the day on each episode of Bob’s Burgers could become a meal for you in the coming months. NPR spoke with show creator Loren Bouchard on Tuesday and mentioned that they were working on creating an unofficial Bob’s Burgers cookbook with the help of fan Cole Bowden, who runs …