Archive - the tv scholar newsletter

Ask TV Scholar: Help, I'm burnt out

Starting over? Consider these shows.

Mar 20 • tvscholar

Reflections #13: Vladimir

Let's investigate.

Mar 13 • tvscholar

Reflections #12: What to watch after Industry?

And other questions that came through my inbox, answered.

Mar 6 • tvscholar

February 2026

Reflections #11: Love Story & Heated Rivalry

There's a whole lot of yearning going on over here...

Feb 27 • tvscholar

reflections #10: America's Next Top Model

Wanna be on top?

Feb 20 • tvscholar

reflections #9: The Beauty

On oiled-up abs filling my screen every 10 minutes.

Feb 13 • tvscholar

What is Industry's Toheeb Jimoh watching?

Does the cast of Industry party as hard as its characters do? I ask the hard-hitting questions over here.

Feb 6 • tvscholar

January 2026

Sundance 2026 diaries

Including Riz Ahmed's Prime Video series and a promising pilot directed by Nicole Holofcener.

Jan 30 • tvscholar

reflections #8: The Boyfriend

Rarely have we seen (real) queer men this vulnerable with each other.

Jan 23 • tvscholar

What is The Night Manager's Georgi Banks-Davies watching?

On working with Tom Hiddleston, I Hate Suzie, and painstaking realism.

Jan 16 • tvscholar

reflections #7: The Pitt & Industry

Plus, some FAQs about how I got into writing about TV.

Jan 9 • tvscholar

reflections #6: Stranger Things

Resolutions are for TV, too.

Jan 2 • tvscholar

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