Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns.
Category: Television
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The Creepiest Moment Onscreen This Year Occurred in a Comedy
“The Curse” has been described as cringe, but look closely and you’ll see it plays with the classic tropes of horror like jump scares.
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The Creepiest Moment Onscreen This Year Occurred in a Comedy
“The Curse” has been described as cringe, but look closely and you’ll see it plays with the classic tropes of horror like jump scares.
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Who Is Meg Bellamy, Who Plays Kate Middleton in ‘The Crown’?
Meg Bellamy was working at Legoland when she was chosen to play Britain’s future queen in the Netflix series. Now she’s on the brink of stardom.
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Rob Reiner Remembers Norman Lear and ‘All in the Family’
With “All in the Family,” Lear “tapped into something that nobody had ever done before or even since,” the star of the hit sitcom said.
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The 2024 Election Will Be Unlike Any Other. Is the Media Ready?
Journalists are facing “deep fakes,” sagging trust, global unrest and an unprecedented Trump campaign being run “from the courthouse steps.”
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Sandra Elkin, Creator of a Pioneering Feminist Talk Show, Dies at 85
“Woman,” which she hosted, brought frank talk about issues like birth control, pay inequality and homosexuality into millions of homes in the 1970s.
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10 Performances That Pushed Emotional Limits
For our critic-at-large, the year was marked by the Black excellence of “Purlie Victorious,” the brutality of “Bottoms” and rage of “Beef.”
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What Do Frasier’s Clothes Say About Him in Reboot Series?
A popular sitcom from the ’90s has returned with an updated wardrobe that reflects shifts in American elitism.
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Behind the Scenes of the Most Spectacular Show On TV
Months of preparation, hundreds of staff, convoys of cutting-edge gear: inside the machine that crafts prime time’s most popular entertainment.
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10 Works and Performances That Helped Me Make Sense of 2023
Global conflict and personal loss encouraged our critic to seek out art that gave her a better understanding of grief and healing.