the tv scholar newsletter

Voice Note: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S06E06)

A tv scholar newsletter / We Must Discuss collab on one of the best shows on television.

Oct 22 • 

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Special newsletter: The films I saw at VIFF 2025

Trigger warning: movies!

Oct 15 • 

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What is Janicza Bravo watching?

Otherwise, she's swearing off episodic directing, for now.

Oct 8 • 

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okay so I quit my day job (again)

This newsletter is now biweekly! We're so back.

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

TIFF 2025 diaries

Everything I watched and thought at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

Sep 15 • 

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on wine and television

In conversation with Amari (@vin_dealer), a New York-based wine educator and digital creator, about all things wine and television.

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

5 shows I'm watching in August

Traveling alone, aliens, hunting wives, and more.

Aug 15 • 

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Every 2025 Emmy-nominated show, ranked

I ranked 44 Emmy-nominated shows.

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

9 shows I'm watching in July

From an F-graded to an A-graded show, and lots of Netflix comedies in between.

Jul 15 • 

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Ethical television consumption

Is there such a thing?

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

6 shows I'm watching in June

We're 6 for 6 on the "is it gay?" tvscholar score this month! Happy Pride.

Jun 15 • 

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Hometown television: A dispatch from Berlin

Finished The Pitt? Berlin ER is an even grittier hospital drama.

Jun 1 • 

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