Apr
07
Episodes: The loud guy
Since moving to Vox, I've slowly but surely started making my way into movie screenings. It's
3 min read
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Apr
06
Episodes: Why I want you to stop saying "laugh track," and why I am losing that war
Please stop saying the words "laugh track."
Look. I know I'm not going to get you
3 min read
Apr
02
Episodes: All in the Family spinoffs, ranked
(On Friday, we rank things, why not?)
All in the Family has the most spinoffs in TV history, assuming we
5 min read
Mar
31
Episodes: The first TV show with a gay lead character never came out and said he was gay
What's the first TV show with a gay lead character?
Lots of people will say Ellen, because in
4 min read
Mar
29
Episodes: Darden and Clark, 4ever and ever
The People vs. O.J. Simpson (the first installment of FX's new limited series American Crime Story) is
3 min read
Mar
26
Episodes: On David Bowie
The death of David Bowie in January hit me very slowly, in waves. I was sad about it at first,
3 min read
Mar
24
Episodes: "In my opinion..."
First rule of criticism (or any opinion writing): If you have the words "in my opinion" in there
4 min read
Mar
22
Episodes: What you learn not working
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a slight workaholic. I like to think I come by
5 min read
Mar
12
Episodes: Shows I have seen on Broadway (or nearby), ranked
(On Friday, we rank things, why not?)
In the process of coming up with this list, I realized something: I
5 min read
Mar
11
Episodes: Why The Walking Dead is so huge
(How young we all were!)
The sixth season of The Walking Dead is finally showing the slightest signs of viewer
4 min read