Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED September 23, 2021
Jeff Probst's Manic Energy Was All Over the Survivor 41 Premiere
The host and showrunner emerged from his COVID cocoon and revamped Survivor for a new era.
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POSTED September 22, 2021
A Taxonomy of TV Stunt Programming
Six common ways networks and streamers get us to tune in
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POSTED September 22, 2021
The Circle’s Seasons Need to Be Longer
With such a fast-paced game, we’re not getting enough time for character development.
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POSTED September 21, 2021
The Fades at Ten: Gone But (Never) Forgotten
Why this ahead-of-its time one-season wonder is worth seeking out.
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POSTED September 20, 2021
Hein’s Picks: Survivor Births a New Era
Plus: Love On The Spectrum, The Wonder Years and Goliath.
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POSTED September 20, 2021
Seven Takeaways From the 2021 Emmy Awards
Lasso triumphed, The Crown swept, and Rita Wilson rapped.
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POSTED September 17, 2021
Emmys 2021: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Ted Lasso and The Crown scored the most noms — but who's set up to win?
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POSTED September 16, 2021
B.J. Novak's The Premise Takes Big Swings, Doesn't Always Connect
The Office star's new anthology series does little to improve the genre's reputation for uneven storytelling.
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POSTED September 16, 2021
Meet the Voice Cast of Paramount+'s The Harper House
Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee, Tatiana Maslany and Gabourey Sidibe are among those lending their voices to the new adult animated comedy.
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POSTED September 15, 2021
Who Knew? Nailed It! Offers the Best Prize-Money Value on TV.
We did the research, and no other show measures up when it comes to effort-expended.
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POSTED September 14, 2021
Emmys Rewind: When the Stars of I Love Lucy Called Out the Academy
How Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz changed the game for TV writers.
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POSTED September 14, 2021
Beat by Beat: Elaine Stritch's Epic 2004 Emmy Acceptance Speech
The stage legend won for her one-woman show and proceeded to give another at the Emmys.
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POSTED September 13, 2021
Hein's Picks: The 1986 Mets Get the 30 For 30 Treatment
ALSO: Emmy picks, Y: The Last Man, The Morning Show and Muhammad Ali.
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POSTED September 13, 2021
Who's Who in FX on Hulu's Y: The Last Man
Meet the cast of the long-awaited graphic novel adaptation.
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POSTED September 10, 2021
HBO's Scenes from a Marriage Is a Captivating, Bruising Drama
The new limited series is a worthy sucessor to Mare of Easttown and The White Lotus.