Articles Editor Mahnoor Yawar stands in for Shazia this week as she pays tribute to the dearly departed Breaking Bad.
Awards Season As children of the 90s, it’s funny how uncomfortable we are with the idea of competition and people losing (that whole “everybody’s a winner” thing didn’t exist during my formative years). We watch a LOT of television because it allows us a certain amount of control (though, to clarify, we don’t really wield … Continued
Before starting this post, I was torn at the title but at the end figured may as well leave the snark for the reviews. I don’t write here much and indeed haven’t intended on making more than a cursory appearance (usually as parenthesized italics in Shazia’s columns), but here I am. Leave your disagreements, agreements … Continued
During the past few years, we’ve seen comedy evolve and redefine itself over and over again. Mocumentaries, single-camera, dramedies have all successfully reinvented the genre. But just as comedy became more high-brow in its approach, the “hangout” show too had to evolve to regain its footing. It’s easy to dismiss “hangout” shows as having nothing … Continued
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