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Chris Heller

Chris Heller previously ran the TV department at Vulture and New York magazine. Before that, he was a news editor at Smithsonian and a former senior associate editor at The Atlantic.

Awake: Season One

Review: Awake: Season One

by Chris Heller
March 1, 2012

What makes for better television: a good crime procedural or an ambitious psychiatric drama?

The River: Season One

Review: The River: Season One

by Chris Heller
February 7, 2012

The River has a style unlike anything else on television, thanks to an ironclad devotion to its found-footage ethos.

Alcatraz: Season One

Review: Alcatraz: Season One

by Chris Heller
January 16, 2012

Alcatraz is muddled by its own terribly formulaic design.

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