Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED December 26, 2023
Blue Eye Samurai and Scavengers Reign Opened Up New Horizons for Adult Animation
While unpacking the ugliness of 'adult' problems, these series proved animation can be mature and beautiful.
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POSTED December 22, 2023
Martha Stewart Captured the Unhinged Side of the Holidays in a Bonkers Christmas Special
A doppelganger, a vengeful Santa, and a tipsy Dr. Melfi — who could ask for anything more?
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POSTED December 22, 2023
In 2023, No TV Home Was Formidable Enough to Keep the World Out
From luxury apartments to tech-money fortresses, no space was truly safe.
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POSTED December 21, 2023
Sexism Was an Unwelcome Guest in Love Island Games
The revised format for the beloved dating show was still tainted with its usual misogyny.
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POSTED December 21, 2023
15 TV Shows Canceled in 2023 That Were Destined for Greatness
These series had the potential to revive genres, engage teen viewers, and put Hollywood through the wringer.
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POSTED December 21, 2023
The Mature Romance Blossomed on TV This Year
Only Murders in the Building, The Gilded Age, and Julia said yes to characters of a certain age falling in (and out of) love and lust.
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POSTED December 20, 2023
Do Moral Victories Mean More Than Actual Victories in Survivor’s New Era?
Survivor ends a great season with a worthy winner whose story was too often put on the back burner.
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POSTED December 20, 2023
The 10 Best Chrismukkah Moments From The O.C.
We've practically gift-wrapped the funniest and wildest moments from this hybrid holiday for you.
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POSTED December 19, 2023
11 Survivor Alums Tell Us Who Should Win Season 45
This might be the most likable final five ever, but one contestant has emerged as the favorite among the show's veterans.
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POSTED December 19, 2023
A Murder at the End of the World Quashes the Myth of the 'Ethical Billionaire'
The whodunit paints Andy Ronson as a man ruled by his insecurities — it just takes sleuth Darby Hart seven episodes to realize it.
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POSTED December 15, 2023
Hot Labor Summer Continues on The Gilded Age and For All Mankind
Wherever workers are, be it Pittsburgh or Mars, they will be exploited — and they will unionize.
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POSTED December 14, 2023
By Devolving Into Free PR for the Monarchy, The Crown Forever Tarnished Its Legacy
The Crown once asked hard questions about the institution, but recent seasons failed to look beyond royal family gossip.
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POSTED December 13, 2023
The Comedic Genius of Andre Braugher
The late actor, who made a name for himself as a dramatic heavyweight, showed off his joyful, Falstaffian side as Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Raymond Holt.
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POSTED December 13, 2023
The Buccaneers Complicates Its Fairy Tale Ending With an Unexpected Twist
The Season 1 finale approaches total wish fulfillment, only to deny viewers what they really want.
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POSTED December 11, 2023
The Gilded Age's Opera War Hits a Crescendo
Pettiness, pageantry, and a British noble — the period drama proves it deserves its place in HBO's Sunday night lineup.