Television
My conclusion is that Mad Men is abstract, like some of the art in the series.
Read MoreThe revolution may be televised, but it is also going to be packaged and sold back to us.
Read MoreFor all the attention it receives and the level of cultural relevance it assumes House of Cards ought to be a much better series than its aggressive promotion makes it out to be.
Read MoreAt every turn I sense potential in The Americans, always untapped, for a smart sitcom.
Read MoreOn this show, thriving on caricature as it does, the chasm between Amy and Sheldon stops laughter long enough to suggest poignancy.
Read MoreEach John Oliver monologue takes a different weighty and urgent political issue and deconstructs it with wit, clarity and moral purpose.
Read MoreThe men are portrayed as comically irrelevant — and this is refreshing given the phallocentric alpha-male angst that has been TV fodder so often before.
Read MoreLouie is a difficult show to advertise because it is the only example of art-television at the moment.
Read MoreI love Saturday Night Live as much as the next guy, but Kids In The Hall did much more with much less than Lorne Michael’s comedy fiefdom.
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TV Commentary: A Fan’s Meditations on the Finale of “Mad Men”
People bonded with the product Mad Men was selling, but what were they falling for?
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