Television

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

California Teeming: An Interview with “You’re the Worst” Creator Stephen Falk
An interview with Stephen Falk, creator of FXX's You're The Worst
Nandini BalialDec 10, 2015
- Television
Mystery on (and off) Television
When "The Returned" separates mystery from procedure, they start to look very different from one another, even antithetical.
Paul W. GleasonDec 1, 2015
- Television
A World Without Light: Finding Hope in HBO’s “The Leftovers,” Anton Chekhov’s short stories, and TV’s Dark Ages
Fantastical death abounds on TV, but why can't we bring ourselves to watch regular people lost in a darkness they can never escape?
Ben PfeifferNov 20, 2015
- Television
Love Triangles Are Wasted on the Young
Writer and television producer Peter Lefcourt divides his time between screenplays and novels.
Anne Flett-GiordanoOct 30, 2015
- Television
The New Drug War Cinema: On Netflix’s “Narcos”
"Narcos," a 10-episode series starring Wagner Moura as Escobar, aims to trace his rise from small-time smuggler to the world's most powerful drug lord.
Christopher LooftSep 16, 2015
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Hell is Other Producers: The Painful Reality of "UnREAL"
Lifetime's television show UnREAL
Joshua David SteinAug 15, 2015
- Television
Taylor & Karlie & Lena: The Romance of Celebrity Female Friendship in the Feminist Selfie Generation
Romantic female friendship has made a comeback in pop culture with the television show Girls.
Rachel Vorona CoteJul 16, 2015
Gods and Bachelors: On Lifetime's "UnREAL"
Dear Television on Lifetime's show Unreal
Phillip MaciakJul 15, 2015
- Dear Television
- Television
True Detective, Season 2: "Night Finds You"
Midnight Dreary
Phillip Maciak, Sarah MesleJun 30, 2015
- Dear Television
- Television
Between Victimhood and Power: The Female Detectives of Television’s Crime Dramas
Annie Manion discusses the gender contradictions of female detectives in television crime dramas.
Annie ManionJun 22, 2015
Kingmakers
True Detective and the HBO Brand
Michelle ChiharaJun 21, 2015
- Television
They Shoot Old Film Stars on TV, Don’t They?
In Netflix's "Grace and Frankie," about two older women whose husbands come out as gay, the true queer relationship is that of the two women.
Nathan SmithJun 11, 2015
- Television