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Reflections #16: The Comeback

How the panopticon and our culture of surveillance made its way onto Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King's satirical comedy.

15 hrs ago • tvscholar

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the sounds of Beef

What is Beef's supervising sound editor Christopher Gomez watching?

May 1 • tvscholar

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April 2026

Reflections #15: Euphoria & Margo's Got Money Troubles

Plus, your May television preview.

Apr 24 • tvscholar

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6 shows you might have missed in Q1

My round-up series is back by popular demand!

Apr 10 • tvscholar

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Reflections #14: Paradise

And the many reasons why I might not post about a show on Instagram.

Apr 3 • tvscholar

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March 2026

TV Scholar #6: Lucas Ferraço Nassif

An interview with psychoanalyst and TV scholar Lucas Ferraço Nassif.

Mar 27 • tvscholar

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Ask TV Scholar: Help, I'm burnt out

Starting over? Consider these shows.

Mar 20 • tvscholar

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Reflections #13: Vladimir

Let's investigate.

Mar 13 • tvscholar

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Reflections #12: What to watch after Industry?

And other questions that came through my inbox, answered.

Mar 6 • tvscholar

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February 2026

Reflections #11: Love Story & Heated Rivalry

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

Feb 27 • tvscholar

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reflections #10: America's Next Top Model

Wanna be on top?

Feb 20 • tvscholar

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reflections #9: The Beauty

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

Feb 13 • tvscholar

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