MAYFAIR WITCHES ends its first season proving adaptation isn't easy
by Sam Morris, Staff Writer
Well, Mayfair Witches did not get any better during the second half of the first season.
DAISY JONES & THE SIX tries to give the titular band its place in the music industry
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Daisy Jones & the Six is fashioned as a tell-all, sort of Behind the Music type of deal, recorded twenty years after the famed band released their only album before breaking up.
Dispatches from the Hatch #2: Love Island, Romantic Entanglements on LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to take a look at the various couples, love triangles, quadrangles, and pentagons present in the show.
There are lights in the darkest forest of HBO's THE LAST OF US
by Jacob Harrington, Contributor
The Last of Us deals in tropes and archetypes, but the reason the two video games were a big deal isn’t because of zombies, but that the story was remarkably compelling. The story and world of The Last of Us is a dark forest.
Nostalgia on Top of Nostalgia in THAT 90S SHOW
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
That 90s Show is a reboot/nostalgia-fest of a show, lovingly crafted in the shadow of its predecessor, That 70s Show, which itself was nostalgic for a specific time and place.
Episode four of MAYFAIR WITCHES earns itself some good will by leaning into Rice's eroticism
by Sam Morris, Staff Writer
In fact, the reason that we’re getting more Mayfair Witches is apparently because of YOU!
MAYFAIR WITCHES loses its thread in episode three
by Sam Morris, Staff Writer
Look, there’s not a lot worth talking about in this episode—it’s really bad.
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!
From San Francisco to New Orleans, episode two of MAYFAIR WITCHES gets its story moving
by Sam Morris, Staff Writer
At this point, I have to confess: I don’t think Anne Rice cares about writing women characters, to the point that Rowan feels most defined by her relationships to Michael, Cortland, and Lasher.
Dispatches from the Hatch #1: “Live Together or Die Alone”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s funny how memory works. I’ve rewatched LOST season one several times, but I realized I had very little memory of the plot beyond that.
MAYFAIR WITCHES tries to make sense of Anne Rice's epic family drama
by Sam Morris, Staff Writer
So much for the Anne Rice-Verse… is what I was prepared to write based on early reviews of the premiere episode of Mayfair Witches.
Season 2 of STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH combines pulpy thrills with a focus on veterans
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Bad Batch is as vital to the tapestry of the Galaxy Far Far Away as any other movies or shows from the past decade.
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!
Split Decision: Best TV of 2022
Welcome to Split Decision for TVJawn! For the end of the year, Associate Editor Emily Maesar posed the question, “What was the best TV show that aired in 2022?” to the wonderful staff at MovieJawn. Here are their answers!
Read MoreHow Rankin/Bass imprinted the spirit of Christmas on multiple generations
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
Or…how to introduce children to Burl Ives and Fred Astaire.
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.
Even 10 years later, BURNING LOVE is still a pitch-perfect rendition of reality dating shows
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Burning Love was a dead-on parody of reality dating shows in the vein of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Rock of Love, for good measure.
The first season of ANDOR ends with sky and stone, plus a brick to the face of fascism
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Well there it is, the best season of live action Star Wars so far.
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.
As we head to the finale, is ANDOR tied on the end of a string?
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
This cat and mouse skirmish is a perfect microcosm of Luthen’s fight against the Empire—if they want to catch him, they will need a better mousetrap.