The second season of TNT’s “Snowpiercer” improves on the lackluster first year by giving the show a much-needed antagonist and opening it up in terms of world-building and depth of character. Having said that, it still succumbs to a serious midseason sag in terms of momentum and increasingly feels like a transitional piece of the track in terms of the entire arc of this show, playing with themes that it won’t really be exploring until a third or maybe even fourth season.

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How appropriate is it that a TV show an endless journey on a train has been on a seemingly endless journey to the screen? The television show “Snowpiercer” has been in the works for four years now. Josh Friedman (“Sarah Connor Chronicles”) had initially developed the show in 2016 with TNT, with Scott Derrickson (“Doctor Strange”) directing the pilot.

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Though we’re probably twenty years into the revolution of TV drama, the generally accepted canon is still a relatively thin one. Most critics would agree on a handful of shows — “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Six Feet Under,” “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men,” “Deadwood.” Some with longer memories would suggest something like “Homicide: Life On The Streets,” those able to forgive patchy seasons or disappointing conclusions could fly the flag for “Lost,” “The West Wing,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” or “Battlestar Galactica,” and there’s probably a second tier of shows with a small but passionate following, shows like “The Shield” or “Justified.”

It’s hard to say which of the shows currently airing will take their place in the canon once they wrap up.

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It’s Emmy season, and we’re just a week away from the Television Academy announcing their 2016 nominees, and as has been the case in the last few years, they have a wealth of stuff to choose from, with “Game Of Thrones,” “House Of Cards,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Downton Abbey,” “Veep,” “Transparent,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Fargo” all expected to bring in mighty hauls of nominations.

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