Tag: Streaming
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Prestige TV After the Golden Age
When I was growing up, TV was the B-tier for prestige drama, with film reigning supreme. TV shows were predominantly a network affair, with modest budgets that needed to cover 24 episodes. The format lent itself to stand-alone episodes with only limited multi-episode storylines. There were exceptions like Twin Peaks, but for the most part…
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In Defence of Network Sitcoms
When I was younger, I became disillusioned with TV sitcoms. The fact that they were formulaic, the fact that they were canned, the fact that shows weren’t challenging or required deep engagement – these were all negatives in my mind. Finding The Larry Sanders Show in my teenage years was a godsend. The shift to…
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The Bloated Age of Content
The shift to streaming is one of the reasons the “Golden Age of Television” was able to last so long. While cable in the U.S. may have ushered in the golden age with The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, streaming planforms helped to spread quality content to an audience hungry for it. While the film industry…
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On A.O. Scott’s Resignation
Film critic A.O. Scott recently stepped down as the New York Times film critic, and his reasoning as to why is insightful for the state of American cinema today. On this podcast, he explains why. His reasons are paraphrased as follows: Franchises have become critic-proof After receiving blowback on Twitter for criticising an Avengers movie,…
A Random Walk Through Film History 