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The best television comedies of all time have basically been decided by the gods of Variety, Slate, The AV Club, and Ranker, so I won’t try to undermine their wisdom on the subject. What I do want to turn your attention to, is the fact that sometimes the weird little quirky comedies of yore have not, and do not, get the respect they deserve.
Whodunits are stories about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end. Modern day mystery fiction is marred by intense character development for the main sleuth at the expense of the mystery, but Christie only cared about the who, what, where, and how.
New properties are also very expensive, and are more likely to fail than something with a built-in fan base. This also means that without that fan base, a show that was once cancelled will not be revived. (No one is clamoring for a Diagnosis Murder or Grace Under Fire reunion.)
After the election results came in optimists pointed to one fact that they thought would soothe liberal psyches: “At least comedy shows are going to be so hilarious. They must be glad for all this new material.” No they’re not. Shut up. You are the worst.
Since the premiere of The Mary Tyler Moore Show women in the workplace sitcoms have become a renowned genre. Before Mary moved to Minneapolis and began working in the newsroom under Lou Grant, she was a domesticated mother and straight man to Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Female directors make money at the box office and have been tasked with supposedly male-centric content. Here is a list of female directors who are currently working in Hollywood and are prime examples of true artists in their own right.
Even just ten years ago it would have been unheard of to adapt critically lauded, adult minded literature for television because of its ultraviolence and sexual content.
Why wait until October to get into the Halloween spirit? There are tons of shows on Netflix and other platforms that you can watch all year long to get seriously spooked. Some of the best television shows have been creepy, scary, or downright disturbing. Here is a list of shows to get you in the Halloween spirit, or maybe just to binge watch at your leisure.
Hulu has decided to dole these episodes out one at a time, instead of in complete binge watching glory, like its competitor Netflix. Of the four episodes that have already aired, there have been some choice moments. Julie’s mother, played by the amazing Andrea Martin, steals the show on more than one occasion.
After feverishly bingeing to finish the third season of Jenji Kohan's critically acclaimed "Orange is the New Black," there are a lot of new questions to be answered. From last season we weren’t sure whether Vee was dead, if Alex would be back at Litchfield this season, or if Rosa got away scot free.
