Category: Television
A Tale of Three Bettys: Hofstadt, Draper and Francis
While it is generally assumed that Don Draper is the master of reinvention on Mad Men, in truth, it is Betty Hofstadt/Betty Draper/Betty Francis. Starting [Read More…]
TV’s Best Thanksgiving Episodes
Even for the most adamant haters of Thanksgiving (see: Chandler Bing), one can always take comfort in enjoying the crème de la crème of television [Read More…]
Suppression, Or A Betty Draper Thanksgiving
When it comes to the holidays, and Thanksgiving in particular, it’s important to take a fat Betty Draper/Betty Francis approach: eat daintily, if at all. [Read More…]
Corrado “Head Giver” Soprano & the Comment on Oral Sex in the Modern Age
When it comes to the old school mentality, nothing is more antiquated than a man who doesn’t give head. In season one of The Sopranos, [Read More…]
The New Season of High Maintenance Goes to Even Darker Places
Just when you thought High Maintenance might not stand a chance, it became the first show to become a part of Vimeo’s original programming. Now [Read More…]
Is Falling Down The Simpsons Rabbit Hole Wise?
Everyone’s wanted to challenge himself in some new or exciting way, and most people feel that the best way to do so is by watching [Read More…]
Transparent, Jill Soloway and “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Jill Soloway may seem to be a fresh voice in a sea of shows about convention (e.g. A to Z, Manhattan Love Story), but the [Read More…]
I Just Want My Pants Back Pre-Dated Girls
While it’s really no secret that Girls is a post-post modern grafting of essentially every show ever made about being single/in your twenties in New [Read More…]
Twin Peaks in 2016: Allowing for as Much False Expectation as Possible
The internet frenzy caused by the news of Twin Peaks being resuscitated after twenty-five years is only to be the beginning of the flurry of [Read More…]
How Phoebe Buffay Was Just There
By this time, twenty years after the show’s premiere, countless articles have been written dissecting the nature of Friends. But no one ever seems to [Read More…]
