Complex TV: Beginnings

09Apr12

I have decided to use my blog here in tandem with the site for Complex TV to offer context & references for each chapter as I release them this spring/summer. I hope this is useful in both promoting readership, and making it transparent how this book is coming together out of earlier pieces and new […]

Filed under: Books, Complex TV, Media Studies, MediaCommons, Narrative, Television, TV Shows   |  1 Comment
Tags: alias, Arrested Development, awake, how i met your mother, pushing daisies, terriers, Twin Peaks, Veronica Mars

Best TV of 2010: The Top Tier

19Dec10

Last year, I skipped my annual Best Of list for a collection of decade-bests. Since we’re arbitrarily back to thinking annually this year, here’s a look back on the TV highs of 2010. I’m not interested in forcing everything into clear rankings, so like my decade lists, I’ll divide it into tiers – the Top […]

Filed under: Taste, Television, TV Shows, Videogames   |  1 Comment
Tags: breaking bad, louie, parks & recreation, red dead redemption, terriers

Thankful for Terriers

25Nov10

I’d like to interrupt this unplanned blog hiatus – yes, it’s been one of those semesters – to give thanks for this year’s best new show: Terriers. I’d been planning on posting a blog about Terriers after a few episodes, but I’m glad I got too busy to write it, as the show has transformed into […]

Filed under: Fandom, Narrative, Television, TV Shows, Viewers   |  8 Comments
Tags: fx, Nielsen ratings, terriers

Television’s Two Leagues

29Sep10

I’m on my way down to the always-excellent Flow Conference in Austin today, where media scholars gather to engage in structured conversations rather than formal presentations. One of the highlights of the conference each year is a screening, and this year’s had me excited a couple of weeks ago when it was announced: an advanced […]

Filed under: Television, TV Industry   |  23 Comments
Tags: lone star, terriers, the good wife