North Idaho exposure
By Ben OlsonReader Staff When my partner announced she’d never seen the 1990s television show Northern Exposure, I made it my mission to introduce her to Joel, Maggie, Ed, Chris in the Morning, Maurice,...
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The best inside jokes in the history of television
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Television shows have often been filled with cliches, tropes and overt jokes written for a broad audience. Even the plotlines to some shows are so overdone, the mere inclusion...
A few thoughts… On television
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Bruce Springsteen recorded “57 Channels and Nothin’ On” in 1992. We’ve made incredible — ahem — “progress” since. Thirty-two years later, there are over 100 networks, some of which...
Emily Articulated: Reboots
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I first watched the original Sex and the City TV series in my late teens (my older sister handing down her DVD box set like a family heirloom) and...
Love on screen
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Valentine’s Day is saturated with imagery of romantic love, and I’ll admit I’m a sucker for using the holiday as an excuse to buy my husband chocolates and write...
Curiously strong
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When future cultural excavators opine on the finest films of the early 21st century, it is certain that Pan’s Labyrinth, from Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, will be near...
Mad About Science: Televisions
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist So, you got a brand new 7 million-inch TV on Black Friday for $8. Sure, to get it you only had to pick up another shopper and throw them...
