Curtain Call: SMASH raises the curtains on modern musical television
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The first musical TV we’re covering in CURTAIN CALL is Smash, the two season show that might finally be getting a Broadway show of its own.
Being a teen is nothing but stressful in FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Episode 7 of Fantasy High: Junior Year brings out the stressful nature of being a teenager. Grades, popularity, and life outside of both come to a head.
We Used to Be Friends: 96-97, Buffy, 7th Heaven, and teenage automomy
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
For this month’s look at one television season (1996-1997), I wanted to bring five specific shows to the table. Smart Guy, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clueless, 7th Heaven, and (of course) Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR offers us the ultimate teen party, complete with shapeshifting, a re-breakup, and a minor fight
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Sometimes being a teenager is getting pushed out of a world-ending situation and back to a normal high school party.
FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR has us rolling Arcana to understand time loops
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
It is time, once again, for a D&D battle!
FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR has it all: multiclassing, party preparation, and the possible return of the Nightmare King
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The first day of Junior Year comes to a close, but not before the Bad Kids get ready for the first party of the year… and the possible return of the Nightmare King!
Curtain Call: A Crash Course on Musical Television
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The screens are alive with the sound of music!
The Aguefort Adventuring Academy has a new antagonist in FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
School is finally back in session and there’s a new antagonist in town!
FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR asks the important questions: "Can I interest you in some healing?"
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
One of the great joys of Fantasy High is the entire group’s ability to really tap into the deep fears and issues of being a teenager.
FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR brings back the Bad Kids after nearly four years without them
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Dropout’s brilliant actual play Dungeons & Dragons show is back with the continuing story of the Bad Kids in Fantasy High: Junior Year.
MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS is more of a boring legacy for its human characters
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
The pitch for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters must have sounded too good to pass up for all parties involved.
We Used to Be Friends: American Teens on the Small Screen—Before Buffy
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Join us on a new monthly feature of TV all about teen shows!
SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF and the mythological implications of its reimagining
by Marie-Claire Gould, Contributor
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a new adaptation of the original comics, with the entire cast of the film returning… but it’s reimagining shows the mythic potential of finding yourself.
Dispatches from the Hatch #12: America's Next Top LOST, the future of TV
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
What hath LOST wrought? Let’s discuss in the final installment of Dispatches from the Hatch!
Dispatches from the Hatch #11: “You Needed This Place as Much as It Needed You”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
“The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people on that island.”
Read MoreHell on Earth: War in Cinema – BAND OF BROTHERS
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Band of Brothers is a rarity in that it is, in almost conceivable way, superior to Saving Private Ryan—no small feat.
The Legend of the Banana Stand: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT After Two Decades
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Arrested Development turns 20 and it’s original run still stands strong.
Dispatches from the Hatch #10: Why Women Kill, the Uneven Writing of Women on LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The writing of women on LOST is… a bit uneven.
Frankenstein's Monster Is My Neighbor
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
While viewing this INCREDIBLE series, I could not help but mull over the idea of living next door to America’s favorite spooky family.
Read MoreLIVING FOR THE DEAD will have you sliving in your best ghost drag this Hallo-kween
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
Living for the Dead, the new queer Hulu reality ghost hunting show, from the creators of Queer Eye and executive producer Kristen Stewart, feels like it was made specifically for the audience of me—in both a good way and a not-so-good way.