Television

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

“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
The Selling of “Main Street America”: On Daniel de Visé’s Andy & Don
When the mega-hit TV show they starred in had aired its final episode, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts maintained their friendship.
J. T. PriceFeb 2, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Television
“He’ll try to keep his sanity / With the help of his robot friends”
On “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
Ian WilliamsJan 13, 2016
- Television
Missed Connections: How to Tell if “Nathan For You” Is For You
Want to like “Nathan For You”? It’ll cost you.
Emma HealeyJan 10, 2016
- Television
American Nostalgia
On Amazon's 'The Man in the High Castle'
Michael A. ElliottJan 8, 2016
- Television
A High and Low Mash-Up
Dostoevsky and Henry James were writing perfect Tumblr captions for movies that wouldn’t be made for a century or so.
Alissa WilkinsonJan 1, 2016
- Television