‘Frasier’ Is Back, But Are We Still Listening?
America is a more polarized political and social landscape since the original Frasier aired. Since it was never a socially conscious comedy like many of today’s sitcoms, who is this reboot for?
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Why We Still Love Lucy After All These Years
The I Love Lucy cast insisted that the show didn’t intend to take on world-changing progressive issues, but it was far more subversive than they let on.
You Think Feminist Sitcom ‘Murphy Brown’ Had It Tough in the ’90s?
Would the Murphy Brown “Uh Oh” episodes, which addressed abortion, withstand the Texas Heart Beat act and America’s current right-wing cultural climate?
Quinlan Miller’s ‘Camp TV’ Could Use Some Levity
Under the aegis of fluidity, Quinlan Miller advances a trans-conscious viewpoint in Camp TV that happily takes a pick-ax to more basic gender studies approaches to pop media.
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.
Has Snarky ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Become Television’s Sweetest Sitcom?
Season 4 brings a thorough and heartening reinvigoration of the rom-com format, revealing the big heart that beats beneath the clown costume.
‘Catastrophe’ Takes on the Horror That Comes With Love, Marriage and Babies
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan are funny people who have made a funny sitcom that's laced with an honesty that hurts.
It’s Not That Steven Toast Is a Total Failure
Arthur Mathew and Matt Berry's sitcom, Toast of London is almost too weird and wonderful to put into words.
The Gently Subversive ‘Rev.’
Vicars interact with a wide range of people, and the motley crew who pass through Adam's church offer ample opportunities for comedy.