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January mailbag!
This month: Why are video-game adaptations so hard? Also: How to get feedback.
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December mailbag!
This month's topics: lesser watched TV dramas of the 20th century, music to write to, and 2023 top 10 lists!
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November Mailbag!
This month: Ideal journalism outlets, fictional trivia team ringers, and dream-casting musicals.
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Monday mailbag! (July 2021 edition)
What shows should have been Emmy-nominated this year? And which monster should Emily marry?
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Monday mailbag! (June 2021 edition)
What workplaces should be on TV? And what 'ships does Emily like?
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Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)
Will Netflix ever release a scripted show weekly? And what movies should be plays?
Episodes: Friday mailbag (Nov. 17)
Hello, America! It's time for a Friday mailbag, which I'm going to begin with some rapid-fire answers to questions from Twitter! You know my feelings on this: People never have the right to complain about spoilers. Okay, okay, okay: I know that's unreasonable of
Episodes: Friday mailbag, September 15
"Hello, we are the friends from college." Hey, newsletter fans. You smell that crisp burning scent in the air? Why, it's the smell of a new fall TV season coming over the ridge, marked by the scent of networks burning all of the scripts for shows
Episodes: Friday mailbag (August 18) (all Twitter edition)
Hey, everybody! I just realized I haven't done one of these in way too long, thanks to Comic-Con, TCA, and other stuff, so I'm tossing out a mailbag installment -- even as I'm on a plane headed on vacation. Somehow, in my absence, we&
Episodes: Friday mailbag (July 14)
Hey there, newsletter subscribers. I'm about to hit a big, busy time of year, with a few business trips and Comic-Con and TCA, so I dunno if this newsletter will be happening much until mid-August. So let's go out with a bang! Billy writes: What'
Episodes: Friday mailbag (June 30)
It's been a bit of a quiet week in the ol' mailbag. Remember to send in your questions! James writes, pivoting off my article on multi-camera sitcoms (which I will link to again!): One of my favorite sitcoms has always been the late lamented Sports Night: I
Episodes: Friday mailbag (June 23)
I've got company, so we're going to keep this week's mailbag short and/or sweet. Phillip writes: After watching the latest season of "Orange is the New Black," I'm struck again with how they employ the character-centric flashback device. This