‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ doesn’t do much more than kill time

The newest extension of “The Walking Dead” “universe, ” if you can actually call it that, “Tales of the Walking Dead” possesses the chance to explore and play with this particular world-gone-mad scenario, yet mostly squanders it. Telling a self-contained story in each hour, think of it as the zombie-fied bonus hard work that doesn’t kill much more than time.Continue Reading

How ‘Breaking Bad’ cooked up the addictive formula for ‘Better Call Saul’

By mating the acclaimed “Better Call Saul, ” “Breaking Bad” accomplished a bit of spinoff immortality that eluded “Friends” (“Joey”), “MASH” (“AfterMASH”) and “The Fantastic Girls” (“The Fantastic Palace”), among others. As the prequel nears its end, it’s worth considering how the original series’ Emmy-winning legacy prepared up one of the best TV offshoots since “Cheers” begat “Frasier. inchContinue Reading