Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED March 28, 2024
Futurama Needed a Fanbase as Passionate as Its Creators to Survive
Though Futurama has never boasted the same widespread fandom that The Simpsons has, its success is almost more remarkable.
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POSTED March 26, 2024
How BookTok Can Help Write the Next Chapter of Teen Dramas
Book-to-screen adaptations are nothing new, but TikTok trends are influencing the young adult TV landscape in interesting ways.
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POSTED March 25, 2024
Netflix's 3 Body Problem Fails Its Most Important Character
Wenjie should serve as a reminder of how our trauma can change the trajectory of not only our lives, but of the universe.
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POSTED March 21, 2024
Antihero TV Reached Its Pinnacle in Deadwood
Ian McShane delivered the performance of a lifetime as Al Swearengen, a fascinating bundle of contradictions.
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POSTED March 21, 2024
Wild Cards Is One of the Last CW Shows That Feels Like a CW Show
It's no Riverdale, but the Vanessa Morgan-led procedural has many of the same elements that made classic CW shows so popular.
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POSTED March 20, 2024
Homicide: New York Plays Like an Eric Adams Wet Dream
Dick Wolf's true-crime docuseries glorifies the law enforcement officers fighting crime in a city rife with danger.
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POSTED March 19, 2024
The 100 Was the Rare Teen Drama That Treated Adults as More Than Buzzkills
For once, the 'invisible parent' was nowhere to be found.
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POSTED March 18, 2024
Now More Than Ever, We Need TV Dramas to Get Journalism Right
Shows like The Girls on the Bus become hate-watches because even the sensationalized version of a newsroom is inherently interesting.
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POSTED March 18, 2024
Peacock's Stormy Daniels Documentary Is a Bummer in Every Sense of the Word
A violation of journalistic ethics mars an already tragic story about Daniels' protracted legal battle with Donald Trump.
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POSTED March 15, 2024
Apples Never Fall Puts a Dark Twist on the 'Houseguest Who Won't Leave' Trope
The Liane Moriarty adaptation is a dark mystery, but it feels like a warped family comedy at its core.
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POSTED March 14, 2024
In the End, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans Didn't Toy With History Too Much
Though the Ryan Murphy anthology series did take some liberties.
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POSTED March 13, 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Had No Victims or Villains
By offering an even playing field of moral deficiency, Season 2 may have been a darker watch than Bette and Joan.
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POSTED March 12, 2024
The Duplass Brothers Bring Their Brand of Chiding Whimsy to SXSW
Their Indie TV Showcase features four promising series connected by their earnestly funny approach to even the darkest subjects.
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POSTED March 11, 2024
The Traitors Season 2's Casting Twist Came at the Expense of Actual Twists
As fun as it was, the all-celebrity cast made for a far more predictable game.
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POSTED March 11, 2024
Kate Winslet Will Always Thrive on HBO
Mildred Pierce, Mare Sheehan, and Chancellor Elena Vernham showcase the two-time Emmy winner's range.