Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED June 15, 2023
Let's Unpack Black Mirror's 'Anti-Streaming' Episode
Charlie Brooker's satire of Netflix is at once incredibly blunt and subtle.
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POSTED June 14, 2023
The Mick Expertly Balanced Vulgarity and Heart While Taking a Stand
Kaitlin Olson led the canceled Fox comedy, now streaming on Netflix.
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POSTED June 12, 2023
If You're Into Jane Adams Selling Sex on The Idol, Check Out Hung
Adams played a neurotic pimp selling Thomas Jane's body on the deeply of-its-time HBO series.
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POSTED June 9, 2023
How Does Devi's Journey Conclude in Never Have I Ever's Final Season?
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POSTED June 9, 2023
Seinfeld Didn't Become Seinfeld Until Elaine Arrived
When Julia Louis-Dreyfus debuted as Elaine, one of the biggest comedies in TV history clicked into place.
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POSTED June 9, 2023
The Netflix Show That Could Have Gone on Forever
Big Mouth spinoff Human Resources could have outlasted every other series on the streamer.
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POSTED June 8, 2023
Based on a True Story Wastes No Time Setting Up Season 2
There's no closure to be found for Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina in Peacock's dark comedy.
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POSTED June 7, 2023
The Netflix Dating Show Universe Is Still in Desperate Need of a Capable Host
JoAnna Garcia Swisher proved to be the absolute wrong person to host The Ultimatum: Queer Love.
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POSTED June 5, 2023
The Idol Desperately Craves Your Outrage
Sam Levinson and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye's HBO series promises revolutionary sleaze, but only delivers juvenile provocation so far.
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POSTED June 2, 2023
Top Chef Won't Be the Same Without Padma Lakshmi
The longtime host is leaving the series, ending her reign as one of the best reality competition hosts ever.
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POSTED June 1, 2023
The Other Two Does Pop Culture References Better Than Any Show on TV
The show has parodied everything from Pleasantville to Disney's faux-queerness in its incredible third season.
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POSTED June 1, 2023
Where Does Ted Lasso Go From Here?
While Season 3 ends with the Richmond coach leaving the U.K., it might not be the end of the story.
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POSTED May 31, 2023
Survivor's New Era: What's Working and What Needs Changing
How successful has Jeff Probst been in reshaping the reality TV stalwart?
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POSTED May 31, 2023
Ted Lasso Season 3 Was a Cautionary Tale in Streaming Excess
Expanding the comedy in scope and size was a misfire in nearly every way.
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POSTED May 30, 2023
The Duggars' Scandals Are Only Half the Story in Prime's New Docuseries
Shiny Happy People places the Duggars in the larger context of the "cult-like" Institute in Basic Life Principles.