In Nucky Thompson’s own game of thrones, the story gets ever more sprawling, and–as the season 4 finale proved again–few people are safe.
Healthcare.gov Is, Like, the Twelfth “Obama’s Katrina” So Far
There is no force of man or nature more powerful than a news cliché.
Dead Tree Alert: The Sunday TV Overload Crisis
On TV’s busiest night, it’s too much of a good thing.
No, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Isn’t Conservative Propaganda
The show is a nice, funny sitcom about the (somewhat) tamed streets of New Brooklyn. And that’s not a crime.
How I Lost My Head for Sleepy Hollow
Fox’s apocalyptic drama is (American) Revolutionary, trading the dark paranoia of The X-Files for a celebration of belief and wonders.
TV—or Streaming Video—Tonight: ‘Alpha House’ on Amazon
This political satire, Amazon’s first streaming series, looks like big-time TV but plays like a cartoon.
Is There Too Much Great TV or Too Little?
We’re no longer in a so-called Golden Age dominated by a few great shows. But now there are golden nuggets everywhere, and that’s a very good thing.
News-About-the-News News: CNN Hires Brian Stelter As Reliable Sources Host
The media reporter will leave the New York Times, which will free him to cover that newspaper’s controversies. Will he be as free to critique CNN?
Whip Like a Man! Five Reasons MasterChef Junior Is the Season’s Best Reality Show
Unlike so many other pint-sized spinoffs of reality competition, this cooking show improved on the original recipe.
CBS’s Benghazi Apology: Sorry Is the Hardest, or At Least Slowest, Word
In an unfortunately familiar pattern, 60 Minutes walks back a report after first digging in and pushing back at critics.
New Girl, Brooklyn 9-9, and Breaking the “One Black Friend” Pattern
It’s still a rarity to see a major-network sitcom in which “a black friend” is not “the black friend.”
History’s Roots Remake: Probably Unnecessary, Possibly Worth It Anyway
A new version of the 1977 classic might not be as good. But if it gets people talking, it could still do good.
eightysomething: Why The Goldbergs Loves the ’80s a Little Too Much
There’s a difference between making a sitcom that has pop-culture references and a making a sitcom that’s about pop-culture references.