Overthinking the New Fall TV Lineup: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
As of the current writing, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is that rarest of things, a workplace comedy that’s actually about work.
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Top Gun Culture
Some pieces of culture are so memorable that they become a kind of short hand. They’re the best of the best. The elite. They are…Top Gun Culture.
With Great Power Comes… a TV Pilot
What does the premiere episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD say about the relationship between the franchise’s superheroes and their audience?
The Surprising Depth of Saints Row
It’s not just purple dildos and cat heads. Not JUST that.
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Futurama’s arguments neither particularly in favour of nor against television, Or: how everybody learned to stop worrying and love the Hypnotoad
Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, but what does that tell us about the ideology of television?
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Breaking Bad: Send In The Clowns
When you really want to plumb the depths of human despair, get someone who’s opened at Loonee’s.
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5 Reasons to Bring Back The West Wing
NBC needs it. I need it. The American people need it. Five good reasons why now is the time to reboot the First Family in Prime Time.
When Games Pretend to Be Games They Aren’t
Candy Crush pretends to be a game of skill to trick you into spending money. But can a game pretend to be something it’s not for valid artistic reasons?
Madness and Superheroes
A Foucaultian analysis of the madness of the gritty, realistic superhero movie.
The Bechdel Test (for Bechdel Tests)
An analysis of the analysis of the portrayal of women in movies.