Welcome back to “Don’t Touch That Dial,” a series in which I, your friendly neighborhood television addict, break down some of the shows screaming for your attention. In this very special two-part episode we’re covering summer reruns: shows that have ended but deserve to be seen. Part 1 explored SFF; Part 2 tackles everything else geek-adjacent: absurd doctors, wisecracking cops, dorky caterers, reanimators, and Ms. Encyclopedia Brown. Be warned, these reviews contain moderate SPOILERS—nothing worse than what you’d get by checking out the show’s summary on its network site, but still, don’t come into this post expecting to keep your televisual virginity intact.
[They did a Pete’s Dragon episode on Pushing Daisies. It was glorious and my life is now complete.]