Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED January 21, 2022
The Gilded Age: Who's Who in HBO's Sprawling Costume Drama
From the creator of Downton Abbey comes a society drama packed with stars of stage and screen.
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POSTED January 21, 2022
The New Fraggle Rock Is Slick But Still Fun
Apple TV+ is taking us back to the Fraggles, the Muppets' quirky cousins.
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POSTED January 20, 2022
Checking In With the Launch Shows From the Great Streaming Boom of 2019
Streamers like Apple TV+, Disney+ and HBO Max launched with a slew of high profile new shows. Which survived to tell the tale?
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POSTED January 20, 2022
Single Drunk Female Finds Humor in the Harsh Truths of Recovery
Freeform tells a different kind of coming-of-age story in Sofia Black-D'Elia's new dramedy.
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POSTED January 19, 2022
How I Met Your Father and 10 Other Reboots That Gender-Swapped Roles
The New Hulu series isn’t the first to switch-up the gender of a key character.
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POSTED January 19, 2022
A Cultural History of Pro Wrestlers on TV Shows
John Cena's Peacemaker is just the latest in a long line.
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POSTED January 18, 2022
Netflix's The Puppet Master Shows The Human Toll of a Brazen Con Artist
Posing as a British spy, one man isolated, controlled, and fleeced several people over the course of decades.
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POSTED January 18, 2022
Are We the Only Ones Who Like How I Met Your Father?
Why Hulu's critically maligned sequel does HIMYM justice.
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POSTED January 17, 2022
Summer House Becomes Its Own TV Universe in Season 6
The houses of summer, winter, and Southern Charm converge in the Hamptons, while Kyle and Amanda lumber towards the altar.
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POSTED January 17, 2022
Hein's Picks: TV Can't Stop, Won't Stop Recycling Ideas
PLUS: Ozark Season 4, Billions Season 6, Borderland revisited, and more.
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POSTED January 14, 2022
The House Is a Creepy Little Animated Anthology from Netflix
An unsettling stop-motion aesthetic tells a story of an unusual house in multiple realities.
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POSTED January 14, 2022
Somebody Somewhere Is Bridget Everett's Long-Overdue TV Breakthrough
HBO's latest humble character comedy is good humored, sometimes sad, and anchored by some great performances.
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POSTED January 13, 2022
Wrap Time For The Challenge: All Stars 2 — Winners and Losers
Taking stock as the series crowns its latest champions.
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POSTED January 13, 2022
Wolf Like Me is a Half-Baked Attempt at Romantic Dramedy
Despite an interesting premise, Peacock's new series never quite gets off the ground.
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POSTED January 12, 2022
Cheer Season 2 Examines Life After Viral Fame
The pandemic proves to be the least of Navarro Cheer's concerns as the team begins the 2020 and 2021 seasons.