TV series Archives

The Redemptive Genius of Jackass

By Jeffrey Paul King | July 21, 2021

The Republic of Sarah creator Jeffrey Paul King on the show he always turns to for inspiration in times of difficulty and doubt.

By Barry Jenkins | January 6, 2016

An appreciation of the best show on television as Soderbergh's stewardship on it sadly comes to an end.

By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

By Daniel Schechter | May 15, 2015

A filmmaker travels to the Seven Kingdoms to assess the first half of Season 5 of HBO's epic series as it diverges from George R. R. Martin's books.

By Barry Jenkins | September 9, 2014

A piece of storytelling in the great Southern tradition, actor-writer McKinnon's show brilliantly captures the rhythms of life.

By Kyra Davis | August 23, 2014

As HBO's sexy, silly supernatural show prepares to air its final episode, erotic novelist Davis examines its irresistible appeal.

By Anna Martemucci | July 10, 2014

When I was six years old and living in Fargo, North Dakota, my dad’s colleague Donna, (a beautiful Vietnamese woman...