Monday, September 12 2011
Ellis’ Superb Mastery of the Art of Pop
In "Subland Empire", Warren Ellis takes the reins of Secret Avengers and shows the hidden depths and complex mastery required to make popculture artifacts works of lasting art.
Tuesday, February 22 2011
What ‘La Femme Nikita’ Has to Say about Egypt and Former President Hosni Mubarek
La Femme Nikita's miserable and corrupted world of moral dead zones and US-sanctioned torture forces its hero to make a real-world choice between pragmatic collusion or principled, perhaps doomed, resistance.
Friday, January 28 2011
The Year In TV: May 2010
Continuing out look at the year’s most notable television events, here’s what happened in May 2010.
Thursday, April 15 2010
Development Season: Five Pilots That Sound Interesting (But I May Never Get to See)
It’s the annual crap shoot known as pilot season in Hollywood again. Here are a few concepts that caught my eye.
Monday, March 22 2010
The Braces Come Off: The End of ‘Ugly Betty’
As Betty Suarez rushes headlong toward her inevitable destiny of inner and outer beauty, it is time to praise all the supporting players that actually made Ugly Betty worth watching.
Monday, February 22 2010
24: Wish Fulfillment for Policy Wonks
Most people know 24 as a taut thrill ride in real time. But there is a seamier side of the show that caters to the unfulfilled fantasy lives of our nation’s foreign policy and national security policymakers.
Tuesday, January 19 2010
Back on the Clock: A New Season of 24
My thoughts as a new season of 24 begins on Fox.
Wednesday, December 30 2009
Get Your DVRs Ready: Five Shows Returning In 2010
Suffering from December doldrums on the tube? Fear not. There is a light on the horizon beyond all the holiday specials and reruns. Here are five shows returning in 2010 that will help fill up your DVR.
