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When it Comes to TV Diversity, Are We Going Backwards?
I wrote about the state of the writers' guild a year after their historic strike. What I learned was dismaying, but not all the surprising.
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Not Even Adam Brody's Charms Can Save "Nobody Wants This"
Has Kristen Bell’s character, who is from Los Angeles, literally never met a Jewish person?
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“My Lady Jane” Is The Best Show of the Summer
The period romance/ fantasy adaptation was a critically acclaimed delight with a growing fan base. So why was it canceled?
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"Bridgerton," Brain Rot, and Pop Girlies
A critical taxonomy of insipidness featuring fan favorites like Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Lady Whistledown
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Nicola Coughlan Has Main Character Energy in "Big Mood"
Ahead of her debut as the romantic lead in season 3 of “Bridgerton,” the Irish actress shows her range playing Maggie, a writer with bipolar disorder.
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“One Day” and “Normal People”: Sad and Horny in the British Isles
With Netflix’s “One Day,” ill-fated coming-of-age romances in Britain and Ireland are becoming a genre of their own.
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The Writers' Guild Won. What's Next?
Streaming is about to become more equitable. That's good for supporting and uplifting historically marginalized writers.
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Small screen, big ideas
Overanalyzing the progressive politics of millennial and Gen Z television and pop culture

Small screen, big ideas

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