Apr

29

Episodes: Friday mailbag (April 28)

Howdy, mailbageroos! It's time to answer your questions! Kim writes: I am so into Superstore, it's

Apr 29, 2017

7 min read

Apr

28

Episodes: Confessions of a musical theater fan

I discovered musicals at the time when most of my peers were discovering popular music -- either in the form

Apr 28, 2017

4 min read

Apr

22

Episodes: Friday mailbag (April 21)

I'm back! But I'm also really sleepy, due to the after-effects of jet lag, and a

Apr 22, 2017

7 min read

Apr

08

Episodes: Friday mailbag (April 7)

I spent the whole day preparing for a vacation, then seeing a couple of my favorite movies at the Turner

Apr 8, 2017

5 min read

Apr

05

Episodes: What's in a show bible?

(The bible for The Bible was particularly complicated.) If you read enough stuff about TV writing, or creating a TV

Apr 5, 2017

4 min read

Apr

01

Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 31)

Just pretend that I inserted a little song about getting email, sung in the voice of Strong Bad, right here.

Apr 1, 2017

6 min read

Mar

30

Episodes: What am I looking at? How does it make me feel?

Earlier this week, I received a lengthy question from a reader for the mailbag, which, in essence, boiled down to

Mar 30, 2017

4 min read

Mar

28

Episodes: Southland Tales and America 2017

When I saw Southland Tales, director Richard Kelly's second feature and follow-up to Donnie Darko, which is considered

Mar 28, 2017

4 min read

Mar

25

Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 24)

I have been sick, sick, sick this week, so writing newsletters has escaped my grasp. But here I am, with

Mar 25, 2017

7 min read

Mar

22

Episodes: How to interview

When I was first starting out in my journalism career -- and even in my criticism career -- having to

Mar 22, 2017

4 min read