Television
The Return of the Sitcom: How 'Abbott Elementary' Is Reviving the Network Comedy
Meet ABC’s new hit comedy that's returning the sitcom to glory by sticking to its most successful form.
Two’s a Party, Three’s a Crowd
When will the competitive love triangle trope end?
Comedy Television’s Narrowing Scope: Disease or Symptom?
The genres of comedy television being produced and recognized are diminishing as we enter the multifaceted digital age.
The Main Character's Burden
On 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' teenage summer fantasies, and what it means to live a life of passivity.
Stranger Things 4: Bigger Stakes, Same Formula
Netflix’s Golden Goose, Stranger Things, has released its fourth mega–size season that resembles a blockbuster movie more than a TV show.
Peeking Behind the Golden Curtain
America’s Got Talent faces accusations of fraud and discrimination.
Volume 3 of ‘Love Death + Robots’ Proves Animation is the Most Human Medium
‘Love Death + Robots’ shows that it only takes a few minutes to capture the human experience—and it doesn't matter how you do it.
Bittersweet to Bleak: Why Season Three of ‘Derry Girls’ Fell Short
Season three of Netflix's 'Derry Girls' lacks the rosy bittersweetness that characterizes its first two seasons.
Is ‘SNL’ more than just satire?
Sometimes we need a clown to give us a reality check.
‘Heartstopper’ Shows Us That Queer Happiness Is Here to Stay
The Netflix adaptation of the webcomic has been renewed for two more seasons of doodled, queer joy.
Julia Child: A Towering, Persisting Image
Both Child’s place in society and legacy in the American zeitgeist continue to transgress the norm for women.
Does Disney+'s Acquisition of "Dancing with the Stars" Foreshadow the Death of Broadcast TV?
ABC's ratings problem is about to get a lot worse.
Has 'Star Trek' Lost Its Character?
The bland ensemble and poor storytelling of Star Trek: Discovery has left fans feeling frustrated.
'Bridgerton' Season 2 Drags the Period Piece Out of the Past
The show once known for its sexploits now provides a novel approach to South Asian representation in media.
The ‘American Song Contest’ Attempts to Bring ‘Eurovision’ to the US of A
The new television show is an adaptation of one of Europe’s most popular musical traditions.
What You Missed at the Oscars, Minus the Slap
The ceremony featured moving speeches and a Best Picture win that represented streaming services' expansive takeover in Hollywood.
Falling from Startup Stardom
The death of Theranos and the docuseries genre
'Love Is Blind' Perpetuates the Need to get Married
What are you willing to overlook in order to say "I do"?
Euphoria’s Glitz and Glamor Can't Hide its Flawed Storyline
In a writer’s room of one, Sam Levinson’s Euphoria season two triumphs in its creative and visual decisions, but leaves behind fragmented and unresolved storylines.
