Hollywood’s Writers Gear Up for Another Strike
Television’s golden age hasn’t been so rosy for scribes, whose union is stuck in disagreements with major studios over health care and wage increases.
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Did Mindless TV Programs Prime the Pump for Trump?
Why have populist politicians such as Donald Trump risen to prominence and power at this particular point in…
The Protagonists of ‘Big Little Lies’ Are Gorgeous, Rich, Murderous—and Familiar
Halfway through the miniseries, Pacific Standard staffers chat about why HBO’s star-studded new beach-set mystery should matter to the hoi polloi.
Telemundo’s Vote to Unionize Is a Sign of Television’s Changing Demographics
Though the Spanish-language network is a sister company to NBC, its performers do not receive the benefits that their English-language peers do.
The Shows Shaking Up Disability Representation on Television
Speechless and Switched at Birth deliver great jokes, soapy family drama, and a primer in contemporary issues facing…
The Wisdom of Science Fiction in the Age of Trump
Forget The Man in the High Castle—The Expanse and The Collapsing Empire have more to say about political…
The Best Television We Watched This Year
We know, we know, there’s too much out there. But these titles rose to the top.
More Evidence Links Reality Television and Increased Narcissism
What hath the Jersey Shore wrought? By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Researchers are starting to suspect…
Writing for Television in the Age of Trump
You know the scene. The woman says no, fighting against the man’s aggression, but he pulls her close…
‘Pitch’ and the Three-Pronged Psyche of Black Female Athletes
Intentionally or otherwise, Fox’s new show peels back the layers of an experience that is studied by scholars,…