Why Does “Louie” Have so Many Continuity Inconsistencies?
Though the show does maintain certain elements from episode-to-episode, Louie C. K. has made it clear that he’s not dedicated to continuity and more than willing to break from television…
How Has “Girls” Been Controversial?
Even though Girls wasn’t thematically an enormous departure from Dunham’s previous work, it was her first work to be widely distributed for a broad, mainstream audience, and it was met with…
What’s the Similarity Between “Homeland” and the John Frankenheimer Film “The Manchurian Candidate”?
Frankenheimer’s landmark film also deals with a prisoner of war who returns home as a war hero even though he’s secretly switched his allegiance to another country. Besides the premise, many…
Does “Parks and Recreation” Push a Political Agenda?
Despite its small-town government setting and subject matter, Parks and Recreation (2009-2015) doesn’t immediately strike the viewer as a politically charged show. Its tone is generally sunny and…
How Much of “Parks and Recreation” Actually Addresses Real Life Politics?
When shows deal with politics, creators are faced with a major question: just how extensively should the series address real-world politics? In the cases of some contemporary shows, the series’…
Why Did Tina Fey Choose To Do a Show That Was so Close to Her Experiences at “Saturday Night Live”?
When Tina Fey was a given a development deal with NBC, her first pitch was a sitcom about cable news. Fey would haved played the producer of a Bill O’Reilly-type show hosted by a character played…