What The Big Picture does brilliantly:
It argues for TV as mythology.
Nussbaum doesn’t just review shows—she examines how they function in our culture.
TV has always been a serious art form.
And more importantly, it has always been ours.
#TVCriticism #TVAsArt #Storytelling
As a kid, I physically turned the TV dial for my parents (four channels, no remotes).
When my wife and I first married, ER was our ritual, our weekly drama.
The Big Picture reminds us that TV has always been personal.
#Nostalgia #TVHistory #TVAsArt
Buffy wasn’t just a campy teen show—
"Whedon took the bimbo victim, the girl tottering to her death in a dark alley, and let her turn around and become the avenger."
That spin is what defines both Buffy and Nussbaum’s entire approach to criticism.
#TVAsArt #Storytelling #BuffyTheVampireSlayer
