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Top Television of 2021

This year, my Best Of 2021 list takes the form of a few pairs or trios: Weird Fun: WandaVision, Loki (both Disney+), and Doom Patrol (HBO Max) WandaVision was a superb televisual turn for the MCU. Admittedly a gift for television scholars, given its aping of various decades’ worth of Read more…

By Jonathan Gray, 1 year ago January 1, 2022
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My Favorite 50 TV Shows of the 2010s

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…

By Jonathan Gray, 3 years ago January 6, 2020
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My Favorite 25 TV Shows of 2019

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…

By Jonathan Gray, 3 years ago January 2, 2020
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The Television That Made Me

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…

By Jonathan Gray, 5 years ago July 29, 2018
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Best Television of 2017 … so far

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…

By Jonathan Gray, 5 years ago December 31, 2017
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Teen Pain in 13 Reasons Why, American Crime, and Audrie and Daisy

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…

By Jonathan Gray, 5 years ago September 11, 2017
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