‘Carnival Row’ is Television Word Vomit
‘Carnival Row’ is the television equivalent of word vomit. The intention is there, but the product is hasty, jumbled, and confusing.
Category Archives: television
When ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Became Grief Porn
That MGM thought a lighthearted wink of a cross-marketing campaign would work for a TV show that includes repeated government-sanctioned rape proves that the Handmaid’s Tale brand is unaware of its own narrative, culturally or otherwise.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – July 1-7
I swam, I tanned, and I mostly binged.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 10-30
Catching up on three weeks’ worth of watching! New movies, old TV, revolutionary comedy, and more.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 3 – 9
Summer, traditionally, is not a fun time for me.
‘Dietland’ is Weighed Down by Plot
Don’t ever say marketing doesn’t work, because an Instagram ad for this show got me. It was an animation, where body bags with labels like “Comedian” and “Politician” on them […]
We’re In It Now: Kicking Off Season 2 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
June was free, okay, but where was the relevance?
Some Deep Thoughts on Escapism, Monoculture, and ‘Game of Thrones’
“Game of Thrones” became the best, most fulfilling form of escapism any of us could have hoped for.
Let’s Hand Out Some ‘Game of Thrones’ Superlatives for “Beyond the Wall”
And let’s not worry too much about timelines.
A ‘Game of Thrones’ Guide to How the All These Guys Know Each Other in “Eastwatch”
How TF do all these people know each other?!
