Blog Posts by Dave Nemetz

We hate TV reboots on general principle. For every half-decent "Hawaii Five-0," we're subjected to a dozen ill-conceived "Charlie's Angels" and "Knight Rider" remakes. So when we first heard NBC was rebooting "The Munsters," we were highly, highly skeptical. But imagine our shock when "Mockingbird Lane," which didn't get a series order but airs Friday night as a one-off Halloween special, turned out to be… pretty good, actually.

"Mockingbird" springs from the fertile imagination of Bryan Fuller, who created short-lived critical favorites "Pushing Daisies" and "Wonderfalls," and his ornate, offbeat sensibility is a perfect fit with the Munsters. He infuses "Mockingbird" with his trademark stylish visuals and a sharp, dark wit that's reminiscent of the recent "Addams Family" movies. His Munsters have a modern edge (werewolf Eddie wants to be a vegetarian; Grandpa reboots Herman's heart with a laptop) and are a lot more dangerous than Fred Gwynne and company. These monsters don't just

"Last Resort" fans, it's time to report for duty. Hampered by an awful time slot, our favorite new drama of the fall is currently teetering on the brink of cancellation. And the all-important November sweeps period starts tonight, so it's imperative that you tune in tonight and be counted to help keep the U.S.S. Colorado's mission alive. To whet your appetite, we've got an extended ten-minute first look at tonight's episode, "Skeleton Crew," right here. And lucky for us: It looks like a good one.

The sneak peek opens with Kendal (in dress whites, ladies) barking accusations at Chaplin; turns out it's just a mock trial designed to get Chaplin ready to face the music from Secretary of Defense Curry, who's coming to the island to negotiate. We also get yet another flirty moment between Kendal and NATO observer Sophie. (Are we supposed to be rooting for Kendal to cheat on his loyal wife? Because we might be.)

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It doesn't top the ratings. It's never been nominated for an Emmy. Heck, it's not even the buzziest young-adult comedy in its own timeslot. (Curse you, Zooey Deschanel.) But ABC's hugely enjoyable "Happy Endings," entering its third season this week, deserves all of those accolades… and your attention. With an air-tight comedic ensemble and an onslaught of jokes that come so fast you'll need to rewind twice to catch them all, we're ready to call "Endings" the most underrated comedy anywhere on TV.

We admit it: We didn't even want to watch "Happy Endings" at first. Debuting in April 2011 amid a slew of similar "Friends" knockoffs, it looked to us like just another late-season burn-off destined for the TV scrap heap. But when we finally sat down to watch it, we couldn't stop laughing. And quoting it. And telling everyone we knew to watch it. The good news is, even if you've never seen "Endings" before, you can jump right into this week's Season 3 premiere and join the fun. In fact, we

[WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for the Season 2 premiere of "American Horror Story."]

We loved the first season of FX's "American Horror Story," which spun a wild haunted-house tale of a fractured family and vengeful ghosts that grabbed us by the throat and didn't let go all season long. And we were intrigued to hear that Season 2 would ditch the previous season entirely and start fresh with a new subtitle ("Asylum") and a new tale of dread. But after last night's premiere… well, we hate to say it, but we kind of want the Harmons back. "Asylum" goes even further off the rails -- for better or worse.

We admit, Season 1 of "AHS" was a little ridiculous at times. (Okay, a lot ridiculous. Connie Britton ate brains, y'all!) But we appreciated the risky storytelling and jump-off-the-couch scares it conjured up. Season 2 loses the haunted house and switches gears to a 1960s asylum for the criminally insane run by the local Catholic church. A promising setting for a horror series, to be sure,

Over five seasons of "Mad Men," we've seen a number of minor characters bite the dust: Betty's dad Henry, Don's first wife Anna, Miss Blankenship. But none of those deaths hit us as hard as the passing of the firm's endearingly stuffy accountant Lane Pryce, whose financial troubles led him to take his own life near the end of last season; Jared Harris, who played Lane for three seasons, earned a well-deserved Emmy nomination this year for his work.

With Season 5 coming out on DVD this week, we got the chance to chat with Harris about the physical awkwardness of shooting Lane's death scene, his memories of the great Lane-vs.-Pete office fight, and whether we might ever see Lane again walking the halls of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. (Hey, we saw Anna again, right?)

Our sincere condolences on the passing of Lane Pryce. He was a favorite character of ours.
Oh, thank you, yeah. Poor Lane.

When exactly did you find out that Lane was going to die?
After the read-through of episode 10

Buckle up, zombie lovers: AMC's monster hit "The Walking Dead" is back this week for an all-new season, and promising more blood-and-guts action than ever. Gone are the slow pacing and navel-gazing of Season 2 (thank goodness), replaced by a sped-up narrative, a fresh location to explore (a creepy prison), and the long-awaited arrival of two fan-favorite characters from the comics. We're combing through all the Season 3 hype to give you five things to watch for this season.

Last season saw Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors set up shop at a farm run by kindly animal doctor Hershel, only to see it overrun by a herd of walkers on the finale. It also saw the death of a few major characters, most notably wise old Dale (torn apart by walkers) and macho alpha dude Shane (offed by Rick, then zombiefied and shot by Carl). And as readers of the comics can tell you, absolutely no one in the cast is safe. We can't tell you who's going to make it out of this season

Robert Patrick understands why he often gets typecast as the bad guy. After all, the 53-year-old actor shot to worldwide fame by tangling with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the liquid-metal killing machine T-1000 in "Terminator 2." And with dozens of film and TV roles to his credit (including stints on "The X-Files" and "The Sopranos"), Patrick is now co-starring on ABC's new submarine thriller "Last Resort" as iron-willed Chief of Boat Joseph Prosser, who clashes with Andre Braugher's Captain Marcus Chaplin when the captain defies orders and goes rogue. But don't be too quick to label Prosser the bad guy.

"Early on, people have coined me as the villain," Patrick told us on the "Last Resort" set. "And you know, that's just baggage because I played one of the greatest villains of all time. It kind of follows you around. Obviously, that's not how I see this guy. I don't think he's a villain. What the f--- did he do?" Patrick went on to tell us (in colorful language) about his personal history

ABC's adrenaline-charged new submarine drama "Last Resort" packs plenty of explosions, under-the-sea action, and military intrigue. But the heart and soul of the show can be found in the two leads: Emmy winner Andre Braugher ("Homicide: Life on the Street") as the sub's conflicted captain Marcus Chaplin, and "Felicity's" Scott Speedman as Chaplin's loyal executive officer Sam Kendal.

[Related: Why 'Last Resort' Is the Best New Drama of the Fall]

We sat down with Braugher and Speedman on the Hawaii set of "Last Resort," and the pair told us about the deep moral quandaries posed by the series, Chaplin and Kendal's father-son relationship, and why you should tune into "Last Resort." Well, having these two in the cast is a good reason right there.

"Last Resort" airs Thursdays at 8 PM on ABC.