Jul
09
Episodes: The mirror structure
So as I said a few days ago (before the plane's descent so rudely interrupted me), sitting down
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Jul
08
Episodes: I want my country back
(I had been planning a version of this essay to run on July 4, but couldn't find time
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Jul
07
Episodes: Structure pants
The most common mistake I find in thinkpieces around this great internet of ours is that they repeat themselves over
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Jun
30
Episodes: Clicked bait
(I would absolutely read that one about the 1875 mansion, fwiw.)
It is, for some, the gravest insult that can
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Jun
28
Episodes: Why do we hate focal point characters so much?
If there's a common thread to most criticisms of Orange Is the New Black's fourth season
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Jun
25
Episodes: Farewell, TV Club Classic
I left The A.V. Club two years ago next Monday. I started at Vox two years ago next Thursday
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Jun
21
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
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Jun
18
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
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Jun
17
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
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Jun
07
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
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