Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: The Spirit World" and "Chapter Eight: Avatar Roku"
In which we go big picture (and I defend the artistic constraints of ad-supported television)
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
I may destroy you
You could have watched your drink: I May Destroy You and the allure of alternate realities
by Eve Ettinger
What are you going to watch this weekend? (Feb. 11 edition)
Why do we build the wall
On figuring out you're trans in the middle of nowhere
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Three: The Southern Air Temple" through "Chapter Six: Imprisoned"
Procedural world-building and the Saturday morning cartoon
What are you going to watch this weekend? (Feb. 4 edition)
Getting lost in The Den, an ingenious, hilarious Irish puppet extravaganza
By Clare Martin
How to write a freelance pitch
In five easy steps!
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg" and "Chapter Two: The Avatar Returns"
An ambitious series begins with immediately winning characters and lots of bathroom humor
What are you going to watch this weekend? (Jan. 28 edition)
Why don't newspaper shows work?
Nearly every great showrunner of the '80s and '90s tried to make a newspaper show. All of them failed. Why?
