Finishing Together: Season Four of SEX EDUCATION
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
While I came into Sex Education relatively recently, I can securely say that it’s one of my favorite teen shows of the modern era with this new season
Flop and Fizzle #2: CHILDREN OF MEN
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
The enduring thing about Children of Men is that, with every passing moment, it becomes more and more relevant. One of those sad, but true pieces of art.
Flop and Fizzle #23: SUNSHINE wraps a character piece inside a sci-fi thriller
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
The sun is dying and Icarus II, filled with interpersonal issues, compromised mental capacities, and Cillian Murphy’s super blue eyes, is the only thing that might save humanity.
The Syntax of Television, Part 3: Making a Show
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
When I was a kid, I had no idea that people made television. I barely knew that people made movies, honestly.
Ani-May: WOLF’S RAIN and the reign of original anime
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Wolf’s Rain has a lot to say about humanity. Which is kind of remarkable, considering the four leads are all wolves. Like, actually wolves.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES is a rip-roaring great time
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Fear not, adventuring parties, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves absolutely rips. It’s a story that doesn’t shy away from the mythology, names, and locations of the well-worn Forgotten Realms, but is also deeply accessible to newcomers who may not know (or even really care to know) about the intricacies of the lore of Dungeons & Dragons.
The Syntax of Television, Part 2: Spin-offs, Backdoor Pilots, and First-Run Syndication
by Emily Maesar, Associated Editor, TVJawn
There were always ways that broadcast shows could be pitched, bought, and aired without having an episode produced in the traditional way. Three such ways are spin-offs, backdoor pilots, and first-run syndication.
A Red Right Hand: The SCREAM franchise so far, from Stab to MTV
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
“Don’t you blame the movies. Movies don’t create psychos… movies make psychos more creative.”
The Syntax of Television, Part 1: Pilots
by Emily Maesar, Associated Editor, TVJawn
I’m excited to talk about the esoteric machinations of my industry with everybody because TV is just so dang weird!
SKINAMARINK brings nostalgic childhood horror back home
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Many argue (and I agree) that the lack of truly clear shots due to the limits of technology made horror films scarier.
Captain’s Log #12: The Star Trek machine keeps turning, even as TNG comes to a close
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Let’s talk about the end of The Next Generation because I’ve got some thoughts!
Ten years after it nearly ruined the studio, RISE OF THE GUARDIANS is still one of the best DreamWorks films
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Let’s talk about Rise of the Guardians because this film turned ten this year and there isn’t a week that goes by in the winter season that I don’t think about it.
Captain’s Log #11: The holodeck, Data, and the expanse of Q
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
There’s no real way to talk about Star Trek, as a franchise, without talking about technology.
MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Emily Maesar’s Ballot
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
In its final two episodes of the season, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE forges its own way forward within Anne Rice’s world
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
It’s been a week since I watched the finale, as we’re talking, and I sometimes will stop whatever I’m doing to just hoot and holler about the way that Rolin Jones and company finished out the season.
The ever-falling dominoes of the last Hollywood strike: the 2007-2008 Writers’ Strike 15 years later
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
The Writers’ Strike of 2007-2008 forever changed the landscape of “the industry,” such as it was—particularly in the realm of television.
Episodes 4 and 5 of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE bring us Claudia, Louis’s editorializing, and Lestat’s rage
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Claudia’s introduction is a magical, madness shared by us all.
Captain’s Log #10: “He must be hungry,” Star Trek and the limits of utopian storytelling
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
The major themes I want to talk about from season five, though, are the limits of medicine, the idea of gender and sexuality, and the willingness to commit war crimes and genocide—all in the progressive, utopian 24th century
The third episode of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE takes us through the odyssey of recollection
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
Boy, howdy, have the Interview with the Vampire video comparisons to both the book and the 1994 movie absolutely god tier.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE stuns with a brilliant second episode
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
It’s also important that Interview with a Vampire is unapologetically queer, not afraid to say the specific labels, and that it’s already been renewed for a second season.