HBO’s ‘Camping’ Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be
Camping is halfway through its first season. Are Girls, Lena Dunham or Jennifer Garner superfans the only ones still watching?
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Not (Just) a Laughing Matter: Nuanced Representations of Depression in Three Netflix Sitcoms
One Day at a Time, Bojack Horseman, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt each offer insight and understanding into mental illness quite unlike television shows we've seen before.
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.
‘Troy: Fall of a City’ Was Overlooked for the Wrong Reasons
Troy: Fall of a City tries to attack our racial prejudice but reveals more about our Classical ignorance.
Make Thebes Great Again? The Ancient, Twisted Roots of ‘American Horror Story: Cult’
In a parallel to Euripides' The Bacchae, American Horror Story: Cult hammers home that not giving in to fear will not save you.
‘Narcos’ and the Trap of Tropicalism
How the Netflix original series Narcos “otherizes" Colombia and Latin American through its single-story focus.
‘Good Girls Revolt’, “Nasty Women”, and the Politics of Recognition
Amazon's Good Girls Revolt may be set in the past, but it resonates loudly with the electoral present.
The TV Gothic: When Horror Came Home
Fetish dolls, freakouts, and feminism (really scary) all played their roles in 1970s TV gothic horror.
Mourning in America: Remembering ‘Twin Peaks’
Frustrating expectations was part of Twin Peaks modus operandi.
Sci-Fi TV of the Disco Era: The Grounded Astronaut
Sci-fi television falls back to earth in the “grounded astronaut” cycle of ’70s-era sci-fi TV.
Carsten Norgaard: The Mystery Man in ‘The Man in the High Castle’
It's tough playing a Nazi with a conscience, but veteran actor Carsten Norgaard not only lives up to the challenge presented in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle, but stretches beyond what's expected of him.
Josh McDermitt Sees Beyond All the Killing in ‘The Walking Dead’
Josh McDermitt of The Walking Dead talks about his character Eugene, intense fan responses, and how to stay alive on AMC’s killer hit series.