Television

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

Beyond Blackness and Whiteness: Activists of Mixed Race Speak Out
Heidi Durrow, Aaron Samuels, and Tehran Von Ghasri discuss whether having a biracial or mixed identity can give a vantage of both privilege and oppression.
Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnAug 2, 2016
- Film
- Television
Nostalgia TV
Meghan Lewit on the purpose of nostalgia in today's TV.
Meghan LewitJul 23, 2016
- Television
Game of Thrones: Season 6, "The Broken Man"
You Know I’ll Never Hurt You, Right: Or, Chopping Wood in Westeros
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleJun 6, 2016
- Dear Television
- Television
Game of Thrones: Season 6, "The Door"
“We can go home now, Hodor”
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleMay 24, 2016
- Dear Television
- Television
The New Normative: Queer Politics in “The Outs”
"The Outs" is an example of what will hopefully, eventually, one day be commonplace: it’s a show featuring gay characters that isn’t about being gay.
John ShermanMay 17, 2016
- Television
“Daredevil” and the Problem of the Not Bad
On the "ferociously bad" second season of Netflix's "Daredevil"
Aaron BadyMay 5, 2016
- Television
Changing the Game: How “Game of Thrones” Rewrites the Rules of Modern TV
Adding insult to injury has become the Game of Thrones formula for a fanatical virtual following.
Theodore GioiaApr 20, 2016
- Television
“Transparent”: A Guide for the Perplexed
Jonathan FreedmanApr 10, 2016
- Television
A Downton Reader
The proliferating of literary "Downton Abbey" spin-offs suggests that historical fiction is finally gaining some confidence.
Nancy M. WestMar 4, 2016
- Television
Of Uncle Chans and Rotten Bananas: The Adaptational Politics of Eddie Huang’s “Fresh Off the Boat”
On "Fresh Off the Boat" and Asian diaspora.
Chris ChienFeb 24, 2016
- Television
Feeling Real: On “Transparent”
Amazon's "Transparent" as seen through the lens of Maggie Nelson's novel "The Argonauts."
Caitlin WoolseyFeb 13, 2016
- Television
Adapting Magic: An Interview with TV Writer Henry Alonso Myers
In conversation with a TV writer for SyFy's adaptation of Lev Grossman's The Magicians
Sarah MesleFeb 11, 2016
- Television