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  • Isaiah, left, on a hospital bed with Margot, right, holding a small book
    in Series

    My Love of Goosebumps Almost Masks My Existential Terror About the Current State of TV

    The following review contains some spoilers for Disney+/Hulu’s Goosebumps (2023) Let me let you in on a secret: the best part of Disney+/Hulu’s new Goosebumps series is, oddly enough, how un-Goosebumps it often feels. Let me explain. While Goosebumps—as part of what I consider to be the holy trinity of entry-level kid’s horror along with […] More

  • A sign reads Welcome to Riverdale, the town with pep!

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    in Series

    Why the Absurdity of Riverdale Works

    I never read the Archie Comics as a kid. They weren’t popular here in the UK, so my introduction to the ‘Archieverse’ was in 2017, when the first season of Riverdale began airing. Like many others, I went into it expecting a run-of-the-mill teen drama, akin to Pretty Little Liars or One Tree Hill. But, […] More

  • Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), a woman with short red hair wearing a dark blazer, holds up a pistol. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) stands behind her; he wears a suit and also has a pistol raised.
    in The X-Files, Compelling Characters

    Dreaming of Dana Scully

    Editor’s Note: “Dreaming of Dana Scully” was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. In the early months of 2021, I began dreaming of Special Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files. Before writing this article, I […] More

  • Nick Fury looks for Skrulls before they take over earth
    in Series

    Secret Invasion Review: Not Worth Traveling this Fury Road

    The following review contains spoilers for the entire season of Secret Invasion, (created by Kyle Bradstreet and Brian Tucker). Editor’s Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. When Secret Invasion was launched […] More

  • Joey and Dawson lie on his bed and watch a movie in Dawson's Creek
    in Summer Reruns

    Dawson’s Creek Is More Than Just a Teen Drama

    25 years ago this past January, Dawson’s Creek premiered on the WB. 20 years ago this past May, its series finale aired. In both instances, the show earned decent ratings and critical acclaim. I loved the show when I watched it as a teen, and rewatching a lot of it earlier this year for the […] More

  • Kerning's head on a black background with text saying an update is at 16% in Command Z

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    in Series

    Command Z Series Analysis: Do You Know Where You’re Going To?

    The following contains spoilers for the entirety of Command Z Editor’s Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. While the basic premise of Command Z is set in its first episode, certain […] More

  • Raylan wearing his hat with a white fence behind him in Miami in the Justified pilot
    in Summer Reruns

    Justified Still Holds Up but Hits Different Now

    With Justified: City Primeval on the horizon, it seemed like a good time to revisit the original series, which (if you can believe it) premiered all the way back in 2010. Being in my 40s, there’s a way in which that feels like just the other day to me, but actually watching the show again […] More

  • Jharrel Jerome and Olivia Washington as Cootie and Flora in I'm a Virgo. Screen capture off of Amazon.
    in Seasons, Series

    Titanic Topics in I’m a Virgo Season 1

    Throughout its first season I’m a Virgo tackles some titanic issues: Wrestling with the nature of identity, social perceptions and how media influences them, capitalist exploitation, and the overall existential crises inherent in existence, just to name a few. The undercurrent throughout all these topics being a search for genuine human connection. Yet, it cleverly […] More

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