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Fox Gotham's Arkham Asylum Is Too Bland to Be Scary
The Batman prequel show returns with an episode set inside the notorious mental institution, but fails to tap into its Lovecraftian origins.
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ABC/The Atlantic Agent Carter, Super-Riveter
Marvel's first female-driven series is a super-sized, butt-kicking allegory for women finding professional fulfillment in the post-WWII man's world.
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CBS The Good Wife Returns, Too Exciting for Its Own Good
The show had exciting twists around Cary's pending imprisonment and Alicia's love life, but they don't hold up to much scrutiny.
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PBS Dullsville Comes to Downton Abbey
Three Atlantic staffers discuss the premiere of the fifth season, which has the estate in status quo.
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HBO TV Shows to Look Forward to in 2015
The sitcoms, superhero shows, and limited series worth checking out over the next few months
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The WB Remembering Richard Gilmore
The late Edward Herrmann will be remembered for many different roles. For a lot of young people, his Gilmore Girls character is the most indelible.
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Taylor Hotter The Guys Who Love Gilmore Girls
The podcast Gilmore Guys has drawn a devoted following by taking an affectionate but critical look at a beloved TV show.
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TV Tokyo/WOWOW Asteroid Blues: The Lasting Legacy of Cowboy Bebop
The remastered, Blu-Ray edition of the cult anime series will allow viewers to revisit and, hopefully, discover the series.
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HBO The Newsroom Exits With a Funeral for Old Media
The series finale spent a lot of time flashing back to the show's first episode, a reminder of its deep flaws both past and present.
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Lauren Giordano/The Atlantic The Best Television Episodes of 2014
Staff selections from a year of great TV
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Fox Searchlight Behold, the Oscar Contenders (as Confirmed by the Golden Globes)
The Hollywood Foreign Press's nominations mostly stuck to conventional wisdom, but tossed some surprising love to oddball critical favorites—especially in the TV categories.
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HBO The Newsroom Tackles Campus Rape, and the Results Are Horrifying
There was nothing good about Sunday's episode, but its level of misguided self-regard almost made it must-see TV.
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Virginia Sherwood/NBC Peter Pan Live Was Never Intended to Be Enjoyed
Much like the Sharknado phenomenon, NBC’s newest ratings ploy is based on being ridiculous.
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American Horror Story: The Show Stumbles On
Who knew an episode titled "Blood Bath" could be so dull?
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Wikimedia/The Atlantic Peter Pan, Queer Icon
In NBC's Peter Pan Live!, Allison Williams continues the long history of women playing the boy—or "boi"—who never grew up.
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Comedy Central More TV Programs Should End as Nobly as Kroll Show
Comedian Nick Kroll has decided to kill his Comedy Central series before it gets stale—a move that's refreshing, even in this era where more creators are recognizing the virtues of limits.
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HBO The Newsroom Enters an Echo Chamber of Mansplaining
The show blows all its goodwill on a series of strident lectures about the future of good journalism, mostly directed at its female characters.
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Gene Page/AMC The Walking Dead: Gone Girl
Dissecting "Coda," the mid-season finale of the fifth season
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Parks and Rec Captioned/Tumblr; NBC The Great and Terrible Rise of Screencaps
A new medium for humor, or cheap use of someone else's content? Images and GIFs taken from copyrighted material show modern fandom in all its creative complexity.
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NBC The One Where I Counted the Jokes in Popular Sitcoms
An unscientific survey shows the most-viewed TV comedy shows tend keep the humor to a measured pace.
