Category: Television
Lucille Ball Continues to Make Headlines Well After the Height of Her Fame
Lucille Ball is perhaps one of the few women capable of generating headlines long after her death and the height of her fame. The latest [Read More…]
Fredric Brandt & Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has had a lot to contend with since its premiere, mainly its inability to hold a candle to Tina Fey’s grand opus, [Read More…]
Twin Peaks No More: Third Season Cancelled Before It Could Even Begin
Whether you’re a skeptic or an optimist about revived TV shows, there could be no denying the excitement over the announcement that Twin Peaks would [Read More…]
Joan Holloway: Representing the Pretty Girl Plight in the Workplace
After the long anticipated premiere of the final half of season seven of Mad Men, we had almost forgotten that there was so much more [Read More…]
Comparing and Contrasting the Weirdness of 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
From the outset, it was immediately clear that the Tina Fey-produced Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was going to be a pale comparison to the writer/actress/director’s untouchable [Read More…]
Audiences Are Spoiled Enough to Deserve Another Spoils of Babylon-esque Series, The Spoils Before Dying
Just when you thought audiences were too dense/far-removed from the 1980s to appreciate the hilarious kitsch factor of The Spoils of Babylon, IFC proves its [Read More…]
Why Do We Love Sociopaths?: A Look at the Most Prominent Examples in TV
Some of television’s most beloved characters in recent history have 1) all been white men and 2) all exhibited sociopathic tendencies. The three most overt [Read More…]
Liz Lemon vs. Leslie Knope
In the battle between representative quirky women, there has always been a war between 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon and Parks and Recreation‘s Leslie Knope. While [Read More…]
Mad Men and The Ruination of the Modern Perception of the Sixties
With Mad Men‘s fast approaching (and final) return on April 5th, fans and critics alike can’t help but revisit seasons past for a refresher course [Read More…]
Another Hollywood Tragedy: Harris Wittels Dead at 30
Just when you thought the days of comedic geniuses like Chris Farley overdosing were over, Harris Wittels goes and revives the trend. The writer/producer, best [Read More…]
