Archive - Small screen, big ideas

“The Life List” Isn’t a Perfect Movie, But It’s Exactly What I Needed

Like the Netflix film’s main character Alex, I’m grieving a family member and trying to get myself out of a rut. Though I don’t have the ghost of Connie…

Apr 6 •

January 2025

My Top Shows of 2024

Television is in a weird place right now. However, from "Say Nothing" to "The Decameron," there is still boundless creativity and incredible…

Jan 1 •

December 2024

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.

Dec 19, 2024 •

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?

Dec 9, 2024 •

August 2024

“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?

Aug 21, 2024 •

July 2024

"Bridgerton," Brain Rot, and Pop Girlies

A critical taxonomy of insipidness featuring fan favorites like Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Lady Whistledown

Jul 11, 2024 •

May 2024

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.

May 8, 2024 •

April 2024

“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.

Apr 14, 2024 •

October 2023

The Writers' Guild Won. What's Next?

Streaming is about to become more equitable. That's good for supporting and uplifting historically marginalized writers.

Oct 18, 2023 •

June 2023

The Final Season of "Never Have I Ever" Is a Delight

And, a note on diversity in television and the writers' strike

Jun 18, 2023 •

May 2023

For disabled writers, the stakes of the WGA strike couldn’t be higher

In Hollywood, ableism compounds issues of low pay, shrinking writers’ rooms, and vanishing residuals for disabled writers -- check out my article in…

May 26, 2023 •

April 2023

“Daisy Jones and the Six” Broke My Brain

Trying to unravel reality and artifice in the Amazon series and accompanying album

Apr 13, 2023 •

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