The Brilliant Self-Awareness of BoJack
How BoJack Horseman’s season 3 poster foretold a season that is a hit with audiences and critics.I am very specific about… Read More
July 27, 2016
Netflix
The Kids Are Alright
Lessons from Freaks and Geeks and Stranger Things.Ensemble casts comprised of children are risky propositions for most filmmakers. Terrible performances from… Read More
July 27, 2016
Is It Ever Too Late to Discover Something on Netflix?
Dear FSRIs It Ever Too Late To Discover Something On Netflix?Am I behind the curve or does the curve even exist?At some… Read More
July 26, 2016
What Netflix Can Learn from The Video Store Experience
Netflix can save itself by going old school. BoJack Horseman’s third season debuts this Friday, and while the animated comedy is… Read More
July 21, 2016
When You Love a TV Show But Don’t Want a Second Season
Stranger Things and more great series should be one and done.In the ever-shrinking distinction between movies and television, series like Stranger… Read More
July 20, 2016
Will People Sign Up for CBS All Access Just to Watch Star Trek?
Streaming is great, but what CBS is doing is a big risk.This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Star Trek… Read More
July 19, 2016
‘Stranger Things’ is an Utterly Bingeable Campfire Story
The opening credits are at the same level as Twin Peaks. Read More
July 14, 2016
Look Who’s Binge-Watching Now
Traditional networks have begun to chase the Netflix model, to varying degrees of success.“Just one more episode… one more and I’ll… Read More
July 1, 2016
Orange Is The New Black’s Mixed Messages
Sometimes a show takes a big swing at a political message and misses.The fourth season of Netflix’s hit show Orange is… Read More
June 28, 2016