Thoughts on Things.
Before we start, some caveats: (1) these are my favorites, not “the best” necessarily – I didn’t see everything, not everything is my cup of tea, and these are just what I really liked and responded to; (2) I took “TV show” to require more than one episode, so no Read more…
I can’t resist the opportunity to create a list, so here are my top shows of the year. Note, though, that it’s a record of my own personal favorites and preferences, not a declaration of Ultimate Value. If I listed “best” or “most important,” I’d be more inclined to think Read more…
Continuing with my lists of media that “made me” (follow links for videogames and television) I now turn to movies. 1. The Star Wars trilogy There is nowhere else this list or story could begin than in a galaxy far, far away with a Corellian blockade runner being pursued by Read more…
I’ve posted my list of television that made me, but as I reflected upon there, after Sesame Street, not much else had a huge impact on me till the mid-90s. By contrast, I grew up with video games, the medium developing as did I, conveniently about as complex (or not) Read more…
What are the television shows that “made” you? Not those that are necessarily the best, nor even the ones you like the most, but the ones that played key roles in your development, that were there at important times for you, or perhaps that you regularly look back to? A Read more…
As 2017 draws to a close, here’s my list of the best television I’ve seen so far from 2017. Operative is that this is the best “so far” … not because I believe the next few hours will show me anything new and brilliant, but because I obviously haven’t seen Read more…
advisees past and present PhD students superb scholars whose work you should be reading Daphne Gershon (expected 2024) dissertator Diss title: “Conspicuous Dysfunction: Televisual Portrayals of…
Midway through the first season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, lead character Clay (Dylan Minnette) chats with his dad about why Clay is depressed and behaving strangely. Mr. Jensen (Josh Hamilton) confides in his teenage son that he hated high school. He was bullied, he admits, but he assures his Read more…