Comparing the HBO series' depictions of Occupy Wall Street investigations and Republican presidential-campaign drama to what really happened
Please Like Me has drawn comparisons to Girls and Louie, and its fresh take on gay characters may be exactly what U.S. television needs.
TV's self-centered, drug-obsessed antiheroes make the flower-power promise of Owsley Stanley and the clean-and-sober promise of the War on Drugs seem like cruel jokes.
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of Occupy Wall Street, the Republican presidential campaign, and the opening of the "Ground Zero Mosque" to what really happened
Comparing the HBO series' depictions of the Troy Davis execution, 9/11, and the death of Anwar al-Awlaki to what really happened
For the third time ever (and the third time in four years), a main-draw Outstanding Directing category includes more female nominees than male.
Jason Bateman did the best he could, but Michael Bluth was a weak link in Netflix's strange, semi-genius season. Better to recognize 'Feral Jesus,' no?
The late Cory Monteith transformed the high-school quarterback archetype by revealing it to be a performance—one that disguised self doubt and allowed for kinship with outcasts.
Two Atlantic staffers discuss the merits of sticking with a top-pedigree, high-potential show even as it continues to disappoint.
Watching this show is complicated.
A new book explains the link between the rise of antihero protaganists and the unprecedented abundance of great TV (and what Dick Cheney has to do with it).
Not all daytime serials are mind-numbingly silly, and many acclaimed TV dramas, like The Sopranos and Homeland, incorporate elements made famous by soaps.
A conversation with Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight about their new Showtime drama
James Gandolfini changed the kind of characters who could anchor major TV dramas—but those characters overwhelmingly still must be men.
So Don's going to find redemption now? Zzz...
Our roundtable discusses the final episode of the sixth season.
In advance of Sunday's finale, we look at the best lines, most underused characters, most inspiring scenes, and more.
The late Sopranos star brought Marlon Brando-style complexity to the small screen.
Our roundtable discusses the 11th episode of the sixth season.
A conversation about the show's sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-queasy identity politics