Television

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen

What Snooki and Joseline Taught Me About Race, Motherhood, and Reality TV
Racquel Gates on "Love & Hip Hop," "Snooki & Jwoww," and how reality TV can change how we think of motherhood.
Racquel GatesOct 21, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Golden Girls Forever: The Enduring Legacy of TV’s Favorite Golden Ladies
Kitty Lindsay talks to Jim Colucci about his book, "Golden Girls Forever: An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai."
Kitty LindsayOct 14, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Variety Show
Does "Twin Peaks: The Return" matter?
J. D. ConnorSep 18, 2017
- Television
Desire Is Surplus Energy: “I Love Dick” Between Text and TV
Lazz Kinnamon reviews Jill Soloway's adaptation of "I Love Dick."
Lazz KinnamonSep 15, 2017
- Television
Protest Unceasing, Redemption Unfinished: An Interview with “Orphan Black’s” Graeme Manson and Cosima Herter
Biology and genetic science are always political.
Everett HamnerSep 12, 2017
- SF
- Television
McGregor Versus Mayweather and the Puncher’s Chance
Does MMA champion Conor McGregor have a puncher’s chance against Floyd Mayweather? No. And yes.
William D’UrsoAug 20, 2017
- Television
Taking Solace in “Attack on Titan”
Joy Hui Lin looks to "Attack on Titan" for hope in these times.
Joy Hui LinAug 4, 2017
- Around the World
- Television
Will You Be as Gods?
Jordan Brower on how HBO's "Silicon Valley" approaches the myth of the individual genius.
Jordan BrowerJul 17, 2017
- Science & Technology
- Television
Fiery Heaven, Bastard Earth: The Cosmology of “Game of Thrones”
Jedediah Purdy on why the pleasures of "A Song of Ice and Fire" aren't just narrative and political, but also cosmological.
Jedediah PurdyJul 13, 2017
- Television
Epigenetic Television: The Penetrating Love of “Orphan Black”
Everett Hamner discusses his series of essays on “Orphan Black,” which will be posted on BLARB.
Everett HamnerJun 9, 2017
- SF
- Television
Notes on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Becca Rothfeld on the joyous camp of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Becca RothfeldMay 24, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Damaging Words: On “Thirteen Reasons Why”
Jonathan Alexander reviews the new Netflix series “Thirteen Reasons Why.”
Jonathan AlexanderMay 24, 2017
- Television
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature