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Jun
21
Episodes: What will take over for Game of Thrones?

Episodes: What will take over for Game of Thrones?

I'm very sad that Game of Thrones is about to leave the air. I'm not sad
5 min read
Jun
18
Episodes: Shows that aired between Seinfeld and ER, ranked

Episodes: Shows that aired between Seinfeld and ER, ranked

In the fall of 1993, NBC gambled on Seinfeld. Yes, it had performed impressively well post-Cheers, but with the classic
6 min read
Jun
17
Episodes: Wherever you go, there you are

Episodes: Wherever you go, there you are

Earlier in the week, I attended the Banff World Media Festival to moderate a panel for The Leftovers. It was
4 min read
Jun
07
Episodes: Write what you (don't) know

Episodes: Write what you (don't) know

Over the weekend, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik, a friend, tweeted something that resonated with me: of all
4 min read
May
28
Episodes: Cats I have owned since I became an adult, ranked

Episodes: Cats I have owned since I became an adult, ranked

(Sometimes, on Fridays, we rank things, why not? Also, those are not my cats. Maybe they're your cats?
5 min read
May
27
Episodes: The bird

Episodes: The bird

I live in downtown LA, near a strip mall lined with the usual suspects and a really great ramen restaurant
3 min read
May
25
Episodes: I happen to like New York

Episodes: I happen to like New York

Every time I go to New York City, I think I picked the wrong coast. Then, when I go back
4 min read
May
14
Episodes: The City and the City

Episodes: The City and the City

Living in Los Angeles, you see a lot of celebrities. And shortly after you move here, you learn to not
5 min read
May
12
Episodes: Stay woke

Episodes: Stay woke

I didn't realize I was a feminist; I just was one. Of course, getting to the point where
6 min read
May
10
Episodes: Nightswimming

Episodes: Nightswimming

The summer after my high school graduation, I did whatever I could to slip loose of the bonds that had
6 min read