Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
-
POSTED June 27, 2022
Every Laurie Metcalf Emmy Nomination, Ranked
The Emmy fave has been nominated a whopping 11 times, and this year could make it 14.
-
POSTED June 27, 2022
Hein’s TV Picks: Only Murders Ducks the Sophomore Jinx
PLUS: Stranger Things Season 4 (Vol 2), The Terminal List, and more.
-
POSTED June 22, 2022
Ex-Wives and Bad Vibes on Season 2 of Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip
Eight fired Housewives. One Berkshires mansion. Zero good energy.
-
POSTED June 22, 2022
Maya Rudolph's Ten Most Iconic SNL Characters
The star of Apple TV+'s Loot enjoyed a stellar eight-year run on the legendary late-night sketch show.
-
POSTED June 22, 2022
12 Emmy Underdogs Who Deserve Recognition
A memo to Academy members ahead of next week's voting deadline.
-
-
POSTED June 21, 2022
Seven WTF Emmy Nominees for Outstanding Game Show Host
Even in one of the Daytime Emmys' all-time weirdest categories, these nominees stand out.
-
POSTED June 21, 2022
A History of Modern TV As Told By Jonathan Banks Guest Appearances
The future Mike Ehrmentraut was right under our noses for decades before anyone took notice.
-
POSTED June 20, 2022
Hein’s TV Picks: Westworld Returns, Confounding as Ever
PLUS: Jon Stewart, The Split Season 3, Chloe, and more
-
POSTED June 17, 2022
2022's Two Best Sundance Movies Hit Streaming This Weekend
Apple TV+ and Hulu are staging a Sundance revival this weekend — here's why you should watch.
-
POSTED June 15, 2022
The Devil(s) We Know: Six Ways TV Has Depicted Satan
From Fantasy Island to Lucifer and beyond.
-
-
POSTED June 14, 2022
Ten Great Music Docs You Can Stream Right Now
From an epic account of country music to a quirky exploration of Auto-Tune, there's something for every music fan.
-
POSTED June 14, 2022
Their Pilot Didn't Get Picked Up. It Won an Oscar Instead.
How Dear Diary, a proto-Sex and the City, became the most successful failed pilot of all time.
-
POSTED June 13, 2022
Hein’s TV Picks: FX’s The Old Man Is Typecasting Done Right
PLUS: Jerry and Marge Go Large , You Don't Know Me and Hotel Portofino.
-
POSTED June 13, 2022
AMC's Native Crime Drama Dark Winds Took Inspiration from John Wayne
Director Chris Eyre tells us how he set out to present the show's Native characters as classic American heroes.
-
POSTED June 13, 2022
Suddenly Everyone on TV is Getting Possessed
A plot device once relegated to soaps, show after show is pumping new life into the body-snatchers bit.