Critical Myth

Welcome to Critical Myth!

My name is John Keegan, and I am a published TV critic. I have been writing television reviews for various outlets for more than 5 years. This is the central archive for every single review that has been written since the beginning of my career. More than 1000 reviews can be found by exploring the links on the home page. Currently, many of my reviews are published by MediaBlvd Magazine, where I am a regular contributor. Additionally, my reviews are associated with several fan sites for specific television shows, including 24 Fanatic. Reviews are posted to TV.com under the user name “entil2001″ (the original Critical Myth domain name, available through the “Whois” directory for verification).

While individual reviews may vary in content, the overall conceit of Critical Myth is the idea of genre television as “modern day mythology”. Television has produced a number of cultural icons and demigods over the past several decades, and many of them are related to science fiction and fantasy: James Kirk, Mr. Spock, Fox Mulder, Buffy Summers, Jack Bauer. The list continues as words like “frak”, “Browncoats”, and “save the cheerleader, save the world” invade the popular consciousness. This is the exploration of these characters and icons from week to week, over the course of their creation. Some ideas live, some fall to the wayside, but they all leave a mark.

Reviews are typically posted to this site for archival purposes within 24-48 hours of the original air date of an episode. The review is archived once it is released to the publisher(s). Fan sites are invited to link to the reviews as they wish; many have requested that I (or an associate) post them directly. In all cases, however, proper reference must be made to Critical Myth and/or John Keegan as the author. (Older reviews may continue to reference “The Shrine of Entil’Zha” or “Entil”; these were used for earlier incarnations of the archive.)

All written material archived on this site is the intellectual property of John Keegan and Critical Myth. All rights are reserved under copyright.