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Manifested Destiny: Timeless and the Unravelling of American History
Despite emerging as the world’s dominant superpower across the 20th century, the United States of America is, compared to many other global nation states, a young buck in terms of historical brevity. Timeless is among the first television shows to highlight the historical texture of the nation through a science-fiction framework. Arriving on NBC in […] More
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2020 TV Awards: Our Favorite Shows, Performances, Disappointments and More!
Each year, the 25YL staff—or, well, those who answer the open call anyway—convenes to determine the prestigious 25YL TV Awards. Everyone knows these are the definitive awards in the business because we make no pretense to claiming that a show was the best of the year, or naming the best actor, etc. Instead, we list […] More
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in Seasons
The Boys are Back in Town with Their Second Season
The Boys, along with The Umbrella Academy, were my favourite new shows of last year and it’s fitting that their second seasons have arrived a month or so apart on two of the biggest streaming platforms, Amazon Prime and Netflix respectively. They’re very different, yet both based on alternative comics that have come from neither […] More
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25 Years Later, Preacher Remains a Vulgar and Moving Journey Through the Heart of America
I’d like to start off this late-to-the-party celebration of Preacher’s 25th anniversary with a bit of background on my experience with comics books. I’ve always enjoyed them, but it wasn’t until about 3 or 4 years ago that I really started getting into collecting them. Back in high school I primarily read The Walking Dead, […] More
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The Boys and the Rise of the Graphic Novel in Film and TV
I never read, I just look at the pictures – Andy Warhol Finally! The mainstream is starting to understand the untapped potential of alternative comic books and graphic novels. With the recent success of The Boys, which had a second season greenlit before the release of the first, it got me thinking about the long […] More
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in Seasons
Bad Parenting in Season 1 of Amazon’s The Boys
“Oh Superman where are you now. When everything’s gone wrong somehow. The men of steel, the men of power. Are losing control by the hour.” – Genesis, Land of Confusion It’s been less than a month since Amazon Prime dropped Season 1 of The Boys and we already have a teaser scene for Season 2 […] More
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The Boys’ Erin Moriarty on Season 2, the Impact of the #MeToo Movement & More
Erin Moriarty is everywhere you look right now. Her new series, The Boys, originally a popular graphic novel, is exclusively available for streaming on Amazon and has turned out to be a huge hit this summer. Amazon wasn’t surprised, having renewed the series for a second season prior to the first season being available to […] More
