The One About the One About 'Friends'
Kelsey Miller's I'll Be There for You, on the production and cultural legacy of Friends, is a must-read for fans and anyone interested in understanding TV culture over the past 20 years.
30 Nov 2018
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The Chemistry of Cluelessness in Michael Schur's Sitcoms
Stupid people have a home in Michael Schur's smart comedies.
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'Bright Signals' Is a Rich Cultural and Social History of a Taken-for-granted Medium
In the development of television, "color wars" are analogous to the adoption of VHS over BetaMax and Blu-ray over HD-DVD technologies. Murray's study shows how the adoption of standards in media technology directly impact audiences to this day.
02 Jul 2018
A Man, a Plan, a Manimal
Considered one of the worst things to ever hit the television waves in 1983, Manimal doesn't look so bad in 2015. Really.
02 Dec 2015
In Defense of Totally Being Over the Winter Olympics
An institution once associated with athletic superiority and, of course, proud patriotism, has been deduced to yet another pawn in the ongoing game of international passive-aggression.
16 Feb 2014
The Month In Pop Entertainment: November 2013
Feast on a cornucopia of entertainment options this month.
08 Nov 2013
In Defense of 'Saturday Night Live's 2013-14 Season Casting
Do you think NBC's flagship, iconic series is racist for not having any African-American women in its cast this season? Think again.
05 Nov 2013
Controlled Chaos Reigns in 'Hannibal: Season One'
Bryan Fuller retools the Hannibal franchise as an intelligent take on the morality of horror fiction, setting a CSI procedural within a Satanic universe ruled by Mads Mikkelsen's insane Dr. Lecter.
24 Oct 2013
Weekends This Fall: Your 2013 TV Preview
Is there anything on TV worth staying at home for? It’s not too late to find out!
23 Oct 2013
Thursdays This Fall: Your 2013 TV Preview
It’s not too late to get all the information you need on all the new fall shows.
10 Oct 2013
Music, Movies, TVs, Games: October's Best Entertainment Options
Need a break from the real world? Here's the best of everything entertaining that requires an electrical outlet. This'll at least get you through October -- so long as the power holds.
07 Oct 2013
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine': Cops and Recreation
Brooklyn Nine-Nine does for cop shows what Leslie Knope and company did for office sitcoms, and that can only be good.
17 Sep 2013
Mondays This Fall: Your 2013 TV Preview
Everything you need to know about all the upcoming new TV series.
12 Sep 2013
'30 Rock' Lived (and Died) By Its Own Rules
Although its references to the 2012 political seasons will be as dated as Murphy Brown's Dan Quayle references, 30 Rock, against all odds, goes out on a perfect note.
16 Jun 2013
He's as Much a Cop as a Medical Examiner, 'Quincy, M.E.: Season 5'
Quincy, M.E. was really the first of its kind and viewing it today, when forensic dramas remain popular and plentiful, is a reminder of why it was popular in its initial run and why it remains worth watching.
02 Apr 2013
In Defense of '30 Rock' as the Best Show on Television
This week, we say goodbye to one of the best comedies TV has seen in decades. How influential has it been? How perfectly does it portray modern day popular culture?
30 Jan 2013
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