the tv scholar newsletter

What is Russell T Davies watching?

An interview with the prolific TV creator of Tip Toe, Years and Years, Queer as Folk — and the list goes on.

22 hrs ago • tvscholar

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October 2026

November TV Preview

Plus, how my 30-day writing challenge is going.

Oct 28 • tvscholar

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What you should watch before ‘You Can See Everything’

Your television guide to the Nathan Fielderverse.

Oct 21 • tvscholar

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Everything I watched at VIFF 2026

A rare movies-focused newsletter from the Vancouver International Film Festival before we turn back to the fall TV season.

Oct 14 • tvscholar

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October TV preview

Spooky TV, Avatar: Seven Havens, Cupertino, and a Welcome to Wrexham-style hockey docu-series.

Oct 7 • tvscholar

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The problem with NYT’s top 100 TV shows of the 21st century

Did someone say male antihero TV canon fixation? Let me present to you MY top 10.

Oct 1 • tvscholar

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September 2026

6 shows (and 9 movies) I watched at TIFF 2026

Including Yaga, Carrie, Crystal Lake, and more.

Sep 24 • tvscholar

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Does Lanterns surpass Watchmen, and what should you watch after Silo?

Reflections #24: The final gasp of summer television before fall TV is upon us.

Sep 9 • tvscholar

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Reflections #23: Furious finale and the R.J. Decker gays

Is Furious about Epstein? And what are the implications of making “politically-engaged” television?

Sep 2 • tvscholar

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August 2026

September TV Preview

At LEAST 33 shows are premiering in September, by the way.

Aug 27 • tvscholar

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TV Scholar #7: Dr. Stefania Marghitu

The author of “Teen TV” has some thoughts on how she would update her book for a second edition.

Aug 19 • tvscholar

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a week in the life of a TV critic

Wondering what I do on a day-to-day basis? All will be revealed.

Aug 12 • tvscholar

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