Television

Unapologetically Queer: Kit Williamson on “EastSiders” and Revolutionary Representation
Jonathan Alexander interviews actor, writer, and director Kit Williamson about his show “EastSiders."...
Jonathan AlexanderFeb 24, 2020
- Television
Make America Mayberry Again
The fictional town of Mayberry provides a clue to the root of our national poison, and show us how we picked the wrong lawman....
Grafton TannerJan 26, 2020
- Politics and Economics
- Television
On Millennial Fluidity; or, a Second Open Love Letter to Nico Tortorella
Jonathan Alexander on Nico Tortorella, gender fluidity, and contemporary culture....
Jonathan AlexanderNov 26, 2019
Tick Tock: The Timeliness of Watchmen
Jorge Cotte takes stock of what HBO's Watchmen is doing, what it thinks it's doing, and what, until last night, we might have thought it was doing, too....
Jorge CotteNov 25, 2019
- Television
Partly Truth, Partly Fiction: 2019 Cinema Revisits the Manson Family
Chloe Lizotte considers the Manson depictions from the summer of 2019, asking what contradictions of representation and historical memory they share....
Chloe LizotteNov 10, 2019
- Film
- Television
Motion Sickness: Disavowing “Succession”
Jorge Cotte explores the queasy, wobbly, ethically ambiguous experience of being close to the billionaire children of HBO's Succession....
Jorge CotteOct 24, 2019
- Television
Secret Harmonies: A Conversation with Jim Gavin
Jim Gavin talks about “Lodge 49,” his AMC show set in Long Beach....
Eric DuckerOct 9, 2019
- Television
Angels and Demons and Daughters: On Hulu's "The Act"
Leslie Kendall Dye views Hulu's series, The Act, through the lens of motherhood, daughterhood, and inter-generational trauma....
Leslie Kendall DyeSep 27, 2019
- Television
Unguilty Pleasures: On Emily Nussbaum’s “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution”
Sophia Stewart finds a lot to like in “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution” by Emily Nussbaum....
Sophia StewartAug 19, 2019
- Memoir
- Television
Confession is Just a Special Form of Bragging: On "Fleabag"
Anastasia Berg considers confession and confessors from Saint Augustine to Fyodor Dostoevsky to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag....
Anastasia BergJul 30, 2019
- Television
The Art and Politics of Desire: On "Shtisel"
Libby Lenkinski explores the progressive political potential of a TV series about Israel's ultra-Orthodox community....
Libby LenkinskiJun 21, 2019
- Television
Fans with Feels: Game of Thrones as Soap Opera
Kristen Warner is here to tell you that Game of Thrones is a soap opera, that you are soap opera fans, and that it's okay....
Kristen WarnerMay 18, 2019
- Television
A Season Underground: "Russian Doll" and Mental Illness
Peli Grietzer considers the rallying murmur of Russian Doll's revolutionary representation of mental illness....
Peli GrietzerMay 6, 2019
- Television
Love App-tually: Grindr and Queer Cinema
Kyle Turner on how queer dating and hookup app Grindr has changed LGBTQ cinema....
Kyle TurnerApr 23, 2019
- Film
- Television
The Confessional Peep Show: Pleasure, Pornography, and “The Deuce”
Reading HBO’s “The Deuce” through the lens of academic porn studies....
Kelly CoyneFeb 6, 2019
- Television
Becoming Alien: The Pioneering Vision of “Star Trek”
Erin Zimmerman thinks Star Trek can teach us a thing or two about life on Earth....
Erin ZimmermanJan 12, 2019
A Comprehensive Guide to the Entertainment Industry
Michael Donaldson evaluates Corey Field's "Entertainment Law: Fundamentals and Practice."...
Michael C. DonaldsonJan 1, 2019
After the Plague of Discourse
Ronnie Scott speaks to Dion Kagan about “Positive Images,” a new work that looks at how representation of HIV/AIDS has changed in the “post-crisis” culture....
Ronnie ScottDec 19, 2018
- Politics and Economics
- Television
“Disasters at the Origin of the Sense of Disaster”: Ferrante on Fascism
Tessa Brown considers the politics of “My Brilliant Friend,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels....
Tessa BrownDec 15, 2018
Too Close, Too Compromised: “Killing Eve” and the Promise of Sandra Oh
Summer Kim Lee on representation, attachment, and being too close to Sandra Oh, from Grey's Anatomy to Killing Eve....
Summer Kim LeeDec 4, 2018
- Television
The Incitements of Pop Culture: A Conversation with Peter Biskind
A top media historian explains our culture’s fascination with zombies, caped crusaders, and other vigilantes....
Scott TimbergNov 30, 2018
Radical Acts of Flyness
Jorge Cotte attends to the dialogues of feeling underneath Terence Nance's unconventional HBO series....
Jorge CotteNov 1, 2018
- Television
The Other Secret Twist: On the Political Philosophy of The Good Place
Robin James on Kant's laundry, neoliberal hell, and the surprisingly radical political philosophy of The Good Place....
Robin JamesOct 11, 2018
- Philosophy
- Television
Going for Gold: The Work and Career of Brian Jordan Alvarez
Jonathan Alexander looks at the work and future of DIY internet media impresario Brian Jordan Alvarez as he looks to transition to the big screen....
Jonathan AlexanderOct 5, 2018
- Film
- Television