The much-maligned TLC series that recently premiered in the UK is revolutionary for its depiction of happy, unpretentious Americans handling widespread American problems.
In honor of the beloved reality show's 10th birthday, a conversation with Rhonda Loverude, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on hegemonic heterosexuality in ANTM
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As the season finale once again showed, the "Who-is-Clara-really" storyline didn't feature real character progression—just recycled sci-fi tropes and sexist overtones.
Sendoffs for Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen. A wedding for Stefon. Cameos by Amy Poehler and Jennifer Garner.
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Sure, the show had declined in recent years. But it never lost its mix of subversion and sweetness—a mix that the series finale knowingly, heartbreakingly, hilariously nailed.
Its TV-as-catharsis approach to the monotony of office work was groundbreaking, but the show's premise wasn't built to last more than a few seasons.
Shonda Rhimes's show deals with adultery, temptation, redemption, and the need for a savior—making it a ripe, but potentially perilous, Biblical teaching tool.
The show's almost-literary richness makes it infinitely rewatchable.
Several potential tragedies emerged from this week's episode. Our roundtable discusses.
Dismemberment, disappointment, and dragons: Our roundtable on "The Bear and the Maiden Fair," the seventh episode of the HBO series' third season.
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Target Lady, Garth and Kat, the mutant Finger Lakes sister, cameos by Maya Rudolph and Jonah Hill, and Music by Vampire Weekend.
The Outs started as an alternative to television's treatment of same-sex romance. With its final episode posted, can a show like this find a wider audience offline?
Magic, homosexuality, and departures from the novels: Our roundtable discusses "The Climb," the sixth episode of the HBO series' third season.
Our roundtable discusses the fifth episode of the sixth season.
Zach Galifianakis brought his off-kilter sense of humor to this week's episode to strong effect. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau made cameos.
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