On its face, SyFy’s “Caprica” is the unlikeliest serial on television. The show was spun off early this year from the dearly departed, tremendously watchable reboot of “Battlestar Galactica,” but it contains nearly none of that series’ action or simple soulfulness. It has a sprawling and talented cast, a substantial special effects presence, the...

We embraced James Poniewozik’s “consistency is overrated” philosophy pretty enthusiastically this week when counting down our favorite games of the year, and though the idea fairly applies to interactive entertainment, it’s perhaps best employed where it began — with television. TV and the miniseries are my favorite storytelling mediums,...