Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED February 14, 2024
13 Unconventional Korean Romances to Watch If You're Craving Eccentric Love Stories
These heart-fluttering tales venture outside the box.
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POSTED February 14, 2024
A Farewell to La Brea, Network TV's Last Big, Bonkers Swing
The end of the NBC adventure drama might also mark the end of broadcast networks taking any real chances.
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POSTED February 13, 2024
No Amateur Sleuth Documentary Has Ever Topped The Keepers
The seven-year-old series is both engrossing and hard to watch, but the dogged determination of its characters shines through.
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POSTED February 13, 2024
The History of Stand-Up Comedians Doing Sitcoms, Part 2
One of the most successful shows of the '90s changed how TV executives and star comedians approached the challenge of turning funny jokes into weekly episodes.
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POSTED February 12, 2024
TV Loves to Celebrate Valentine's Day With Anything But Love
Bad dates, breakups, violent stabbings — it's far from heartwarming.
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POSTED February 12, 2024
The History of Stand-Up Comedians Doing Sitcoms, Part 1
Seinfeld was a pivot point in the long history of a particular sitcom subgenre: the ones where stand-up comedians take the lead.
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POSTED February 9, 2024
Barry Keoghan Takes Old-Timey Accents to New Heights of Strangeness
With Tom Hollander and Mandy Patinkin burrowing deep into odd voices on their respective shows, it's a fine time.
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POSTED February 9, 2024
We're About to Experience Our First Nickelodeon Super Bowl
The Big Game from Bikini Bottom pays off four seasons of slime-cannon shenanigans.
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POSTED February 8, 2024
Drag Race Is the One Reality Show You Can't (Social) Game
Rate-a-Queen only got one queen to play dirty. That's not nearly enough.
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POSTED February 8, 2024
The Loneliness of Young Adulthood Is on Full Display in Netflix's One Day
Like Hulu's Normal People, the romantic drama captures how difficult and isolating this chapter of life can be.
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POSTED February 8, 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Plays With Fact and Fiction
Perception and reality commingle in the documentary-style "Masquerade 1966."
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POSTED February 5, 2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Finale Tees Up a Second Season Without the Heart of the First
The cliffhanger ending fundamentally alters the show's priorities moving forward.
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POSTED February 2, 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Isn't the Only Show to Revel in Upper-Class Gossip
A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal both offer plenty of low behavior from members of high society.
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POSTED February 2, 2024
The Most Riveting Docuseries at Sundance Grappled With the U.S.' Thorny Legacy
This year, the real gems in the festival's episodic programming were the docuseries that illuminated their subjects.
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POSTED February 1, 2024
Super Bowl Stunt-Casting Ended With Prince's New Girl Appearance
Maybe the Purple One really was magic.