Episodes: Trust Me (A Random Show I Liked for No Good Reason, Part 1)
(Every so often, I write about random shows I liked at various stages of my life that most people probably
Episodes: God only knows what I'd do without Big Love
A couple of weeks ago, I suggested in this space that religion is really tough to make good series about.
Episodes: Hold the door open
Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend, who was expressing irritation with how a professional colleague/competitor seemed
Episodes: Why I love the Oscars
Of all of the things about me that seem to most amuse my fellow critics, my general affection for awards
Episodes: The problem with stories about cults
As part of my TCA prep, I've been watching episodes of Hulu's upcoming The Path. It&
Episodes: TV's true crime roots
True crime is having a moment. Serial seemed to kick it off for a lot of people, and then Making
Episodes: Too critical, or not critical enough?
My winter holidays were bookended by the very odd phenomenon of being called horribly uncritical on one end, then being
Episodes: A Christmas story
It took us far longer than it should have to move out of the old apartment, choked with dust and
Episodes: Why A Christmas Carol endures
When I interviewed him at the end of The Leftovers' second season, Damon Lindelof said something that's
Episodes: The simple pleasures of A Garfield Christmas
The Christmas TV special canon is pretty small and mostly relegated to a handful of specials made in the '