television

Counterpoint: Reality TV is monetized abuse

Reality TV indiscriminately and routinely proves to be harmful to viewers, contestants, and, worst of all, children. If you simultaneously criticize porn for all its flaws and habitually engorge the mental rot that is reality TV, you are a hypocrite.

| Contributing Writer

Television just can’t replace live entertainment, and the pandemic proved it

Watching TV isn’t a true substitute for live entertainment, and I’ve found myself missing that more and more.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

The unlikely return of baseball glory

That baseball has persisted in spite of the lack of crowds is incredibly unlikely and even more exciting.

Josh Shapiro | Senior Sports Editor

Black TV is good TV: Favorite TV shows for Black History Month

Everyone could use some new TV shows to watch, and since it’s Black History Month, why not have them be on theme?

| Senior Cadenza Editor

TV character sexuality as an identity, not a plot device

In the wake of Mac’s (second) coming out on the new season of FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” I began to wonder about how the representation of sexuality in entertainment has changed over the 12 seasons of the show. Looking over the lineups of shows currently airing, it seems that the television industry is finally starting—emphasis on starting—to understand intersectionality.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

The rise of streaming services and the fall of cable TV

More so today than ever before, media companies outside the bounds of cable TV are stepping up their game and producing widely popular, intriguing, critically acclaimed content.

| Forum Editor

TV review: ‘Mixology’

Where is the line between spoof and the genuine exploration of a genre? “Mixology,” an upcoming ABC comedy, attempts to find out as it follows 11 singles as they attempt to make the most out of a typical night out at a trendy Manhattan bar.

| Staff Writer

TV Review: ‘Broad City’

Ah. The age of the Internet brings wonderful opportunities, and this is nothing but true for Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, who just went from women with a stellar web series to women with—dare I say—a hit television show on Comedy Central.

Elena Wandzilak | TV Editor

‘Looking’ deserves the time to find itself

Since it was first announced and even before its premiere date, “Looking”—HBO’s new comedy series about the lives of three gay men in San Francisco—has been inundated with criticisms both fair and unfair. The show, created by Michael Lannan, finally premiered this past Sunday.

| Staff Writer

‘The Sound of Music Live!’ attracts viewers but falls flat under the weight of poor acting, lack of cast chemistry

NBC’s much-hyped foray into the long-gone “event television” days finally went live with “The Sound of Music Live!” Thursday night, but the adaptation of the 1959 classic turned out to be nothing more than a couple of hours full of awkwardness.

Kimberley Henrickson | Contributing Writer

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