Category: Features

Monday Musings: The Death of Dramatic Brevity

A call to rein in the ridiculous length of dramatic TV in the streaming age.

Thinking about the dearth of sports series, and why TV should fix it.

Thinking about the sad state of the family sitcom, and why we need to save it.

FX’s unceremonious cancellation of Y: The Last Man raises some interesting questions about the network’s dramatic identity.

Taking a deeper look at the final hours of Netflix’s breakout hit Squid Game.

Hell on Wheels’ cliche-laden pilot is an unexciting add to the 2011 fall TV season.

Grimm’s nascent charms can’t help it escape a bad pilot script.

Allen Gregory’s nightmarish protagonist makes for a particularly unpleasant debut.

Boss

Starz’s flashy, high-concept Kelsey Grammar vehicle kicks off with a strong pilot episode.

ABC’s Suburgatory has potential, but its first four episodes rely too much on cliche.