NBC Comedy ‘Superstore’ Tackles Capitalism with Humor and Pathos
Superstore consistently depicts with humor and pathos how corporate America keeps working-class people in a perpetual state of precarity.
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The One About the One About ‘Friends’
Kelsey Miller's I'll Be There for You, on the production and cultural legacy of Friends, is a must-read for fans and anyone interested in understanding TV culture over the past 20 years.
The Chemistry of Cluelessness in Michael Schur’s Comedies
Mediocrity and cluelessness prevail in Michael Schur’s comedies, but kindness and understanding can also be found in his skewering criticisms.
‘Bright Signals’ Is a Rich Cultural and Social History of a Taken-for-granted Medium
In the development of television, "color wars" are analogous to the adoption of VHS over BetaMax and Blu-ray over HD-DVD technologies. Murray's study shows how the adoption of standards in media technology directly impact audiences to this day.
A Man, a Plan, a Manimal
Considered one of the worst things to ever hit the television waves in 1983, Manimal doesn't look so bad in 2015. Really.
In Defense of Totally Being Over the Winter Olympics
An institution once associated with athletic superiority and, of course, proud patriotism, has been deduced to yet another pawn in the ongoing game of international passive-aggression.