Articles Tagged with #television
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Video
A Geographical Theory of Westeros
The world of Game of Thrones is heavily based on historical events. Is the geography itself a modified take on the British Isles?
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Video
Weird Simpsons VHS
Just as I remember it.
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Profiles
Mrs. Bundy
For the mother of a serial killer, a chance to connect with victims on live TV offers a shot at redemption.
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Personal Histories
Our Imaginary Brother Only Watches PBS
How one family schemed to be the best TV-watchers in America.
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Idiot Box
Brush With Greatness
The TV trope where one character sees another character naked allows audiences to be pervy without taking responsibility. Only The Simpsons gets it right.
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Personal Essays
Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy
Before he was America’s favorite philosopher comic, he was just another comedian out on tour. And she was the journalist he wanted to meet.
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Mad Women
My Date With Don Draper
The TV series Mad Men is set to begin its final season. Finally we’ll know how many women—and how much Proust—it takes to make Don Draper happy.
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Dispatches
The Accidental Actor
Stumbling onto a movie set in Los Angeles—and then staying there for as long as humanly possible—offers lessons in acting and reality.
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Spoofs & Satire
HBO’s Treme Corners You at a Party
When art is staring you in the face, you can’t look away.
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Guides
The Apocalypse Will Be Televised
When the world ends, CNN won’t be the only channel with a doomsday video ready for broadcast.
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Self-Help
My Top One Lists
Because the blinders were on last year, a 2015 resolution to become more culturally aware: to read more books, watch more movies, and listen to more albums.
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Spoofs & Satire
The Pitch
Idea for a television show: a teenager has the power to turn fantasy into reality—but she doesn’t know it. It’s Amelia Bedelia meets Quantum Leap.