Emily Nussbaum: The power of the cliffhanger.

One of the happiest moments of my life was the night Dr. Kimberly Shaw tore off her wig. It was December, 1992, and my friends and I had been gathering weekly to watch “Melrose Place.” When our favorite character—a red-headed home-wrecker who had seemingly . . .

via The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2012/07/30/120730crte_television_nussbaum