I feel like it’s almost unfair to evaluate the Barry finale right now if, like many of us, you watched it immediately after finishing Succession, which just knocked it out of the park. I do feel a little underwhelmed by Barry, but that could just be the inherent contrast between the styles of the respective […]
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Succession Series Finale: Post Mortem
In the end, the number one boy of Succession was the guy who had been willing – since the inception of the series – to put himself in just the right position to secure his continued success. He didn’t seek out power for himself; rather, he placed himself just close enough to the power centers […]
Yellowjackets Season Two: Post Mortem
While Yellowjakets second season finale will air live on Showtime this Sunday evening, the episode is already available on the Showtime streaming app. This article will contain spoilers for all of season two of Yellowjakets, up to and including the season finale. Do not read this article if you have not seen all episodes of […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Perry Mason (Season Two)
As someone who, in my previous life, was an attorney, I have a hard time watching shows about the legal process and taking them seriously. After all, it can become distracting when you know a character should have objected to a line of questioning – or shouldn’t have been allowed to object to a line […]
What the World Thinks of “Velma”
Since its debut on HBO Max on January 12, 2023, Velma, the mature animated mystery horror comedy series has made the rounds either on social media platforms like Tumblr, Facebook, and Tik Tok, or in rants by YouTubers, who are hate-watching the series while trying to monetize off people’s anger. The series reception has been […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: The Traitors
I’m not one for reality TV shows – unless it’s a competition cooking show, and then I’m all in – but I had heard some rumblings about the new Peacock series The Traitors, so I took some time over the holiday weekend to give it a look. And, a mere 36 hours later, I had […]
Things Get Better?: LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2022
In January 2022, I wrote that there was a possibility that in 2022 things would “get better” in terms of LGBTQ representation, with new fandoms developing from shows which take risks by telling diverse stories. Although 2022, in some regards, more than lived up to this possibility and went beyond, there were challenges. In the […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #34: Video Game Adaptations
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan by joined by Andrea M. Catinella to discuss the history and issues of video game adaptations. d
What the World Thinks of “Wednesday”
Since it’s debut on Netflix on November 23, 2022, Wednesday, a live-action supernatural coming-of-age comedy horror series, has been all the rage online. Thanks to its unprecedented popularity, those on social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok, and Tumblr, journalistis in thinkpieces and elsewhere, have reviewed the series, providing their own views and perspectives. This […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Fleishman Is In Trouble
Claire Danes is very, very, very good at acting. If you’ve been on social media in the past week, you’ve likely seen some form of that sentence from someone, and that’s likely made you wonder just why people are declaring such a thing at this time – after all, Danes has had a prolific career […]