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Breaking Bad: Is Heisenberg Alive? Is Walter White?
Our roundtable discusses "Granite State," the seventh episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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Nickelodeon The Legend of Korra: A TV Show for Kids With Serious Appeal for Adults
Nickelodeon's series, which just returned for its second season, is a cartoon with commentary.
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Mindy on The Mindy Project Needs to Stay Unlikable—for the Good of TV
The Fox series' creator and star says her character will be more likable this season, and that's a loss for viewers who want to see more three-dimensional women on sitcoms.
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The News vs. The Newsroom: Election Night 2012 Was Weirder in Real Life
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of last year's presidential race in its season finale to what really happened
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AMC Breaking Bad: Did Walter White Betray His Family—or Begin to Save Them?
Our roundtable discusses "Ozymandias," the sixth episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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AMC How Shakespeare Would End Breaking Bad
The Bard would close things happily for Albuquerque, which means horribly for Walt & co.
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The News vs. The Newsroom: Just How Awkward Was Election Night 2012?
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of last year's presidential race to what really happened
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AMC Breaking Bad: Oh My God
Well, that was intense. Our roundtable discusses "To'hajiilee," the fifth episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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AMC The Alternate Breaking Bad Universe in Which Walter's House Burns Down
Sam Catlin, the writer of last Sunday's episode, discusses the "agonizing decisions" that took a month to plot.
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Fall TV Preview: 18 Shows to Check Out
Terrorists, zombies, and one very famous, long-anonymous mother are all coming to the small screen this season.
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AMC Breaking Bad: Could Walter White Really Kill Jesse Pinkman?
And is the show moving too fast for its own good? Our roundtable discusses "Rabid Dog," the fourth episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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HBO The News vs. The Newsroom: Can One Report Bring a Network 'to Its Knees'?
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of the investigative reports on "Operation Genoa" and the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi to what really happened
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Breaking Bad: Was Jesse's Big Epiphany Believable?
And has Walt always been Heisenberg? Our roundtable discusses "Confessions," the third episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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HBO The News vs. The Newsroom: Was There a Real 'Genoa' Report? Yes—in 1998
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of Mitt Romney's campaign staff gaffes and the investigative reports on "Operation Genoa" to what really happened
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Breaking Bad: Shades of Fargo?
Our roundtable discusses "Buried," the second episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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The News vs. The Newsroom: Yes, NBC Did Alter George Zimmerman's 911 Call
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of Tyler Clementi's suicide, the Trayvon Martin shooting, and Rush Limbaugh's comments about contraception to what really happened
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Breaking Bad Returns: Is This Show Even About Walter White Anymore?
Our roundtable discusses "Blood Money," the first episode in the AMC show's final half-season.
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Breaking Bad's Moral Lesson to Civilians
When Walter White and those around him feel forced to do the "wrong" thing, many in the military and veteran community understand all too well the lingering effects.
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The Depressing, Disappointing Maleness of Doctor Who's New Time Lord
The show's mythology allows its hero to change gender and race, but its showrunner passed on tackling its history of sexism—and on getting a much-needed new energy.
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Ten Years Later: The O.C.'s Influential Glamorization of Teen Drinking
Reading the scholarly literature on television's changing portrayals of alcohol use
