TV’s Best Political Show Might Just Be The Originals. Yeah, the One With the Vampires
It might be a ‘Vampire Diaries’ spinoff on the CW, but it surprisingly—and consistently—explores America’s cultural dynamics. The post TV’s…
Kirkin’ Overtime: The Weird Late-’90s Star Trek Mashup You Didn’t Know About
Thank you, 1990s videogames and creative editors, for this gloriously terrible gift. The post Kirkin’ Overtime: The Weird Late-’90s Star…
20 Years Later, the World Needs Buffy the Vampire Slayer More Than Ever
Self-aware jokes? Female heroics? Tropes? Buffy was slaying all of that two decades ago. The post 20 Years Later, the…
Go See Get Out, the Smart Horror Gem We All Deserve
Jordan Peele’s feature film debut gets in your head in ways that are hard to forget. The post Go See…
The Expanse Isn’t Just Awesome TV—It’s Transforming TV
Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham aren’t just watching their books get adapted for the Syfy series—they’re inside the writers’ room,…
Fun Batman or Dark Batman? Hell, Why Not Both
Believe it or not, Gotham City is big enough for a nuanced vision of the Caped Crusader. The post Fun…
With Legion, the X-Men Finally Triumph Where They Belong: TV
The new Fox show isn’t just a promising series; it’s an argument for why the mutants of Marvel Comics are…
No One Can Replace Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who
Depth, humor, vulnerability-Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor has a combination of qualities few of his predecessors can touch. The post No…
The New Star Trek Series Finally Realizes Gene Roddenberry’s Ultimate Vision
With a black woman in the lead, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ continues the long tradition of humanism that defines our progress…
Stochastic Fancy: Play the Game and Find True Love
The lonely/lonesome question has set me off, deeper into the hole of despair I was already in. I will remain…