Recent TV Features

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Monday, May 12 2003

How Come Elmo Isn’t a Girl?

By Hildie S. Block

We expect more from PBS. The competition is too stiff now, with four other networks showing commercial-free preschool programming. PBS Kids: It's time for really new ideas.

Monday, March 31 2003

World Without Parents

By Hildie S. Block

Tell me the Tubby home doesn't resemble a bomb shelter.

Monday, March 3 2003

The Unfathomable Goodness of Fred Rogers

By Allison M. Felus

Fred Rogers was in a class all his own.

Not My Neighborhood

By Mark Anthony Neal

I didn't live in Mister Rogers' neighborhood. In fact the South Bronx was far removed from the white-bred and sanitized world where Rogers existed.

2003

By Mark Desrosiers

I remember as a toddler being damn near being reduced to tears of relief and exhilaration when Mr. Rogers looked me in the eye and recognized my own inner dramas. Through the course of an episode he gently untied all the psychic knots that get twisted in the mind of a troubled childhood.

Monday, February 10 2003

Same Old, Same Old

By Nikki Tranter

Martin Bashir's effort to catch Jackson out, to expose even the slightest craziness, was evident from the outset.

Covering Columbia

By Chris Elliot

When it comes to major events, the dedicated news channels have become increasingly reliant on centering their broadcasts on provocative imagery.

And Now He’s Got the Stubble

By Cynthia Fuchs

When Michael Jackson calls Tony Mottola 'devilish' or dangles his baby, the media grind into high gear for weeks.

Tuesday, February 4 2003

Bulls on Parade

By Tobias Peterson

The Super Bowl exemplified the star-spangled ethos of a nation, glossed over and wrapped up in a monumental production.

“Can’t you see what you mean to me?”: A Tribute to Nell Carter

By Michael Abernethy

Nell Carter, who died January 23 at age 54, will be remembered by many for her tough-as-nails, but also motherly and loving housekeeper, Nell Harper on the NBC sitcom Gimme a Break!.

Thursday, January 9 2003

Male Bashing on TV

By Michael Abernethy

Welcome to the new comic image of men on TV: incompetence at its worst.

Thursday, November 7 2002

How Much Is Enough?

By Michael Abernethy

Inclusion, however desirable, is going to be far more difficult to achieve than some advocates would have us believe.

Monday, November 4 2002

Leading the Parade

By Michael Abernethy

Aside from the fact that Bill O'Reilly tells us he is right, why should we listen to him anyway?

Monday, October 28 2002

Killing Machine

By Cynthia Fuchs

This past weekend's TV (25-27 Oct 2002) has been rife with efforts to describe, reframe, and sensationalize the sniper story.

Monday, July 22 2002

Reality Slights

By Cary O'Dell

That first U.S. 'Big Brother' may not have made 'great television,' but the cast and producers of 'Big Brother' -- whether they intended to or not -- offered a positive take on about human nature.

Tuesday, June 18 2002

When Does Reality TV Become Child Abuse?

By Cary O'Dell

Why would anyone, let alone TV producers, construct an environment that might result in hunger, where youngsters have to go to bed with empty stomachs?

Friday, March 1 2002

The Case for Gay TV

By Michael Abernethy

We don't need to be entertained; we are actually quite good at entertaining ourselves, and we are quite accustomed to reframing 'straight' tv and films for our amusement.

Sunday, January 1 1995

You Can Say Stuff With a Puppet You Can’t in Person: Trace Beaulieu in Orlando, Florida, 2004

By Mike Ward

MST3k taps into a more sophisticated language than do shows of lesser scope.

Top 8 Guilty Pleasures of 2003

By Mary Colgan

So bust out the Justin Timberlake CD hidden in your pajama drawer and put on the Charmed T-shirt you bought on eBay late at night. Here are my picks for 2003's most entertaining guilty pleasures.

Best TV Performers of 2003

By Michael Abernethy

The performance of the year was Edie Falco's in the 'Whitecaps' episode of 'The Sopranos'. At least, that's what I heard. I didn't see it. Consequently, you won't see it on my list of the best of 2003.

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