Processed Media’s Best Of: January 2022
The title kind of speaks for itself, right?
Category: Features
Monday Musings: The Death of Dramatic Brevity
A call to rein in the ridiculous length of dramatic TV in the streaming age.
Monday Musings: More Sports TV, Please
Thinking about the dearth of sports series, and why TV should fix it.
Monday Musings: Who Killed the Family Comedy?
Thinking about the sad state of the family sitcom, and why we need to save it.
Monday Musings: What’s Up at FX?
FX’s unceremonious cancellation of Y: The Last Man raises some interesting questions about the network’s dramatic identity.
Monday Musings: Let’s Talk About the Last Two Episodes of Squid Game
Taking a deeper look at the final hours of Netflix’s breakout hit Squid Game.
First Impressions: Euphoria (HBO)
Sam Levinson’s teen drama purports its provocative nature is revelatory; the reality, unfortunately, is that is more perfunctory and performative than it needs to be.
First Impressions: Now Apocalypse (Starz)
Gregg Araki’s horny, brash Starz series debuts with an impressive, if familiar, pilot episode.
First Impressions: Altered Carbon (Netflix)
Altered Carbon has a lot of promise and spectacle, held back by some poor character and world building.
First Impressions: Dr. Ken (ABC)
Dr. Ken is one of 2015’s worst pilots.