Dec
02
Episodes: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is a perfect song
Have you heard a bad version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"?
I mean, I'm
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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.
Nov
26
Episodes: How to save the TV canon
(This is part two of a series. To read part one, go here!)
There was perhaps no TV feature so
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Nov
25
Episodes: The problem with the TV "canon" (and why maybe classic TV is doomed)
I have a love-hate thing with canons. I think they're useful in general, because they give us all
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Nov
21
Episodes: "The Great Comet of 1812" from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
(We're talking about Broadway musicals this week, and it's gone better than you might have expected
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Nov
20
Episodes: "Sunday" from Sunday in the Park with George
(We're talking musicals this week, which means it's time for the inevitable Stephen Sondheim post.)
It
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Nov
19
Episodes: "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" from Guys and Dolls
(We're talking about musicals this week, because I don't really value my subscriber numbers.)
There'
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Nov
18
Episodes: "A Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific
(We're talking about show tunes this week, because I feel like talking about show tunes this week. You
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Nov
17
Episodes: "Everything's Alright" from Jesus Christ Superstar
(I'm going to write about my favorite songs from musicals this week, because why not?)
When I was
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Nov
14
Episodes: Just give me some of that Rhythm and Blues
When I was 11, there was no TV show I loved more than Mork & Mindy. It was a period
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Nov
13
Episodes: Why Netflix is CBS
Today, after I linked to an article I wrote about how I have a lot of streaming skepticism, particularly when
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