Wicked good
Apple TV series Widow’s Bay is an addictive horror comedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Both big- and small-screen productions have become so formulaic and derivative that pointing out that fact is, itself, formulaic and...
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New and returning shows for your escapist pleasure
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There’s been a lot to absorb in the real world over the past few weeks, and many of us may be looking for some escape. There are lots of healthy...
The elixir of flame
By Kelly PriceReader Contributor I once struck up a conversation with a vintage woman who was hobbling along a sidewalk with her cane. Her mind seemed sharp, her vocabulary rich and I sensed I’d...
The old new TV of 2024
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Critics and movie buffs alike have railed against Hollywood for years over its plethora of sequels, prequels and remakes. TV has been likewise formulaic and repetitive, but it reached...
In celebration of animation
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In the age of soulless CGI and Disney’s monotonous, bug-eyed, bobble-headed animation style, it’s rare to watch something and feel immersed in true art. Arcane set out to change...
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...
Proselytizing despair
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Pop culture started down a dark path in the early 2010s with the rise of shows like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, which have dominated the TV...
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...
On this day… in 2063
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff When the clock strikes midnight on April 5, Earth will be 39 years away from humanity’s first official contact with an alien race — at least, according to Star...
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...
