It’s that time of the year again; that magical time of pageantry, drama, excess, and singing. Yes, it’s time for Eurovision. This year we jet off to Israel because of last year’s winner, the banger Toy by Netta. But if you were hoping for a bop as purely appealing, tightly…
spoilers ahead There’s a show about magic, foreign lands, and politics, that has repeatedly killed main characters, and it isn’t Game of Thrones. It’s The Magicians, a show that was billed as an edgy Harry Potter, but really has been more of a meta-commentary on “chosen one” fantasy writ larger.…
Since I know these aren’t the most popular shows (though they should be), I’m going to keep this relatively spoiler-free. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend & You’re The Worst. I often these two shows crop up in lists of TV with complicated women in them but ,oddly enough, I rarely see them discussed…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered as a TV show 22 years ago this week, on March 10th, 1997. In the years between then and now, Buffy has become a huge cultural touchstone. On a personal level, a subset of the Buffy fandom community has somewhat recently become a hugely important…
Hey, the Super Bowl is coming this weekend! It’s a sports event and I know when it is! Now, for those There are two things I believe I am known for disliking on principal: cake and sports. Cake is a tangent that I’ll save for another day, but for sports…
With the last post I talked about a cartoon that perfectly encapsulates the fall season. But that’s not completely true. It captures a particular part of the season, the part that’s misty and aesthetically pleasing, autumnal and creepy and a bit romantic. But there’s something else that comes along around…
Autumn is in full effect, as far seasons go these days. In my area some trees are bare, some still have leaves of various browns and reds. Often the mornings are foggy and grey, the light hidden somewhere else for the moment. This is the time of year when seasonal…
New York Comic Con was a strange beast this year. First of all, the main panels that are a must for me weren’t even there this year. Ash vs The Evil Dead was cancelled earlier this year so clearly there’s no next season to push. And The Magicians as well…
I swear, this isn’t going to turn into an Avatar blog, but I just finished re-watching Avatar: The Last Airbender (again) and a few things really struck me this time around. The first is that it really is written for kids. I don’t mean that as a negative, but often…
This month, back in 1987, a TV show premiered called Dinosaucers. In what I can only guess is partially in celebration of this random anniversary, The plot is essentially Transformers, but with dinosaurs instead of robots. I was hard-core into this show as a kid and let me tell you,…
Back in the ancient era of the early 1990s television was a vastly different beast than it is today. Genres ran wild at the time, in a way that are old hat today. The police procedural + [insert genre trope of choice] was just starting to explode (see Brimstone, Cop…
Avatar: The Last Airbender ended just about a year ago. The 3rd part to the series finale ran on July 19th, 2008. There have been numerous pieces about the show and why it’s so amazing. It stands out for having one of the most satisfying finales of any show. And…
