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The CW’s The Carrie Diaries borrows the names of the characters of its mega-hit predecessor, but not much else. Although HBO’s flagship series Sex and the City connected with millions of …
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I Shouldn’t Be Watching This takes a writer who would otherwise have no interest in watching a show and throws them right into it. The aim is to assess how a …
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I Shouldn’t Be Watching This takes a writer who would otherwise have no interest in watching a show and throws them right into it. The aim is to assess how a …
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It’s become a widely accepted fact in the traditional TV market that niche, cultish comedies will flounder in the ratings, only to subsist on the strength of its cult audience. …
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This review is written by someone who has watched the whole first season of House of Cards on Netflix. If you have not completed the season, some mild spoilers follow. …
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It’s no secret that cable drama has been kicking the major networks’ ass for the past decade. Though network comedy has largely stayed strong, the broadcast networks have found themselves …
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More than any other art form, the sitcom changes drastically over time. Most commonly, an original premise reveals itself to be unsustainable and the show has to compensate for it. …
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Four months is a long time to wait. Is Revolution worth it? Network drama has been seriously struggling for a while now. Since Friday Day Night Lights went off the …
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After a slew of Emmy wins, a (surprisingly) funny SNL spoof, and even a personal endorsement from President Barack Obama, Homeland‘s riding high right now. Executive Producers Alex Gansa and Howard …
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With the success (however marginal) of shows like Cougar Town and Happy Endings, low-concept hangout sitcoms have made a comeback on network TV. Television comedies often benefit from very open-ended, …
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In its first season, American Horror Story was largely a dramatic disaster that morphed into a twisted camp comedy. Creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk threw pretty much every horror cliche at …
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Popular comedies in today’s TV, especially network TV, skew towards a warmer, more family-oriented sitcom format. Award juggernaut Modern Family and critical darling Parks and Recreation both have comedy styles that are …
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