SNL Approaches Another Election With Energy But Little Sting
Saturday Night Live is a changing show. With the departure of Kristin Wigg and Andy Samberg, the show has lost a lot of the flavor that SNL viewers have come …
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Saturday Night Live is a changing show. With the departure of Kristin Wigg and Andy Samberg, the show has lost a lot of the flavor that SNL viewers have come …
Read MoreShowtime struck gold this year at the Emmys. Homeland brought the network home its first Best Drama Emmy ever. But outside of Homeland, Showtime has struggled in terms of creating …
Read MoreLet’s face it–no matter how hollow the reward, no matter how cliché the production, no matter how asinine the direction–vocal competition shows aren’t going anywhere. They make a ton of …
Read MoreLike with any other season, fall’s new shows present some of the best of TV and some of the worst. Pilots usually aren’t the best indicator of the tone to …
Read MoreIt can be hard to really dislike a work of art or piece of media if it’s well-intentioned. But at some point, a viewer has to draw the line even …
Read MoreEver since Lost first came on the air and became a hit, networks have been scrambling to recreate that kind of success. A parade of serialized ensemble dramas with elaborate …
Read MoreArmando Iannucci, the creator and writer of HBO’s new political satire Veep, is no stranger to lampooning government figures. Iannucci has also spearheaded the popular BBC comedy The Thick of …
Read MoreFX’s Justified just wrapped up an excellent third season, cementing its place as one of the best dramas on TV. Generally, cable dramas with huge buzz and acclaim (i.e. Mad …
Read MoreThe sitcom has never been a very exciting medium structurally. Humor has changed since the years of Cheers and Taxi, but generally speaking, sitcoms still all follow a general structure …
Read MoreBefore getting into it, I must specify that this review comes from the point of view of someone who has never read the books upon which the series is based. …
Read MoreIn case you didn’t already know (and you probably do), NBC isn’t exactly the big network on campus. Still struggling to dig its way out of fourth place, the National Broadcasting …
Read MoreIt’s crucial that a TV show be supported by its fanbase. In an advertising-driven business, it doesn’t matter how critically acclaimed a series is. If it’s on network TV, it …
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