"Top of the Lake" reveals the difference between a problem and a condition -- and what you owe the world when the condition doesn't budge. New essay on Campion, activism, and tragic action.
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#TopOfTheLake #JaneCampion #TVCriticism #Feminism #LongRead
A detailed review of Keeping Up Appearances: why Hyacinth Bucket remains one of TV’s sharpest comic characters, and how the show’s restraint keeps it relevant long after its original run.
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#BritishComedy #TVCriticism
My Dharma-Take on #TheWhiteLotus -- #MikeWhite sets his cast of anxious rich in Thailand and everyone’s flirting with enlightenment while deep in suffering.
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#WhiteLotusSeason3 #Buddhism #Dharma #Samsara #Enlightenment #TVCriticism #PopCultureAnalysis
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
It’s about how TV embeds itself in our personal histories.
How it shapes the way we think, talk, and relate to each other.
How the small screen has always been as grand as any other storytelling form.
#TVCriticism #BuffyTheVampireSlayer #EmilyNussbaum #PopCulture
#MorningJoe #JoeScarborough #MikaBrzezinski #MediaHypocrisy #TrumpSupporters #FoxNews #TVCriticism #BadHosts #CancelMorningJoe #CNN #MSNBC #MediaBias
Prequel TV series can often be tricky but Dune: Prophecy seems to hit all the right notes. Check out my review of Episode 1.
#TVReview #TVAnalysis #TVCriticism #TVCommunity #Television #SeriesReview #Serial #Streaming #StoryAnalysis
#DuneProphecy #HBO
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We've been remiss in Bluesky-ing our episode drops, but:
The Americans, S4E1: how does the narrative structure of reflect the emotional dynamics of the episode? Also, it's both Glanders SZN and Plato SZN notgreatbookstv.podbean.com/e/70-the-ame...
#tvpodcasts #tvcriticism #TheAmericans
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