Vanessa Richmond at AlterNet has posted an ambitious guide titled “10 TV Shows You Have to Watch to Understand the World”. The shows she lists range from deconstructing the adolescent experience to presenting the extremes of US society (riches, greed,…
This is a piece I’ve long been meaning to post: an examination of original pilots and the changes they undergo before we see them on the air. Lauren Davis looks at Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dr.…
Rabbit rabbit — happy October. We’re feeling it here, as the weather has experienced an unexpected dip from warm and drowsy to biting cold. But we’ll go with it, because the sudden chill perfectly presages Halloween. And to kick off…
1) The first movie I saw in theaters was Aladdin.
2) Every night during my adolescence, my family gathered around the TV to watch a bevy of programming — The OC, Gilmore Girls, BSG, Buffy — because for us, that…
Reviewers had warned that this episode didn’t have a lot of action, and they were right. But the groundwork it covered is extensive, and what was most striking was the sense that Joss and co. really know what they’re doing.…
A smart piece from Cracked — Dan Seitz’s voice is witty and hilarious as he recounts five plotlines that never got resolved, on shows ranging from 24 to Heroes. Whether it was missing lovers, mentors in accidents, or monster-eggs waiting…
The end of last week saw the awards ceremony for the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys in LA, wherein technical, casting, and other achievements of the 2008-2009 TV season are recognized. And yet, for this past year, “TV” has grown to…
How bizarre — with no explanation, Hulu has announced that by the middle of October, it will no longer play episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
After Oct. 2, Season 3 episodes will no longer…
by John Stahl
In thinking about my review of the recent DVD and blu-ray releases of the eighth season of Smallville and the fourth season of its companion program Supernatural, I realized how much darker in tone and actual appearance…
I wish I’d thought to write this kind of piece! If only ’cause the research must have been so much fun — Mindy Monez presents her favorite musical episodes, spontaneous dances, pop-culture riffs, dream sequences, and karaoke moments from shows…
