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Treme's Big Problem: Authenticity
The HBO series, returning Sunday, obsessively works to prove it's not a tourist in New Orleans. It ends up losing the city—and the viewers—in the process.
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Disney; YTV The Misunderstood History of the Wacky Japanese Game Show
Zany contests have fallen out of style—even as the Western image of "crazy" Japanese TV seems to be ramping back up.
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HBO Ja'mie King: Smart Parody or Destructive Stereotype?
Chris Lilley's new show is hilarious, but it's not clear enough whether the show is mocking the society that enables teen-girl monstrosities like Ja'mie or teen girls themselves.
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Homeland Is the Most Radical Show on TV (and That's Why It's Unbearable)
To make a political point, it has alienated every character from the viewers.
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BBC Doctor Who's 50th-Anniversary Episode: Delightful, Fan-Servicing Chaos
"The Day of the Doctor" used an insane plot for a simple task: making diehards very, very happy.
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NBC SNL's Josh Hutcherson Episode: 5 Best Scenes
An '80s tribute, absurdist humor, and The Hunger Games, SNL-style...
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BBC How Doctor Who Survived 50 Years
Infectious optimism, a sense of adventure, and limitless storytelling possibilities: For a low-budget kids' show, the BBC's original concept packed a lot of promise.
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Showtime It Wasn't Bigotry Back Then: The Unsettling Message of Masters of Sex
The show has a knack for painting sympathetic portraits of now-villainized gender and sex norms—like old ideas about virginity, homosexuality, and women's roles.
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Showtime What Homeland Does Right
As tonight's episode reminded, the show only works when everyone's betraying everyone else.
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NBC SNL's Lady Gaga Episode: 5 Best Scenes
Paxil for Obama; crack-smoking Mayor Rob Ford shares his story with a credulous Lara Logan; Lady Gaga takes aim at herself, and more...
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AP Yeah, Alec Baldwin Is a Bigot
Supporting marriage rights doesn't mean you aren't a homophobe.
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Lisa Kudrow Is Saving Scandal From Itself
Playing an idealistic congresswoman from Montana, Kudrow freshens up a show too dependent on its cynical protagonists' stale love affair.
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Andy Kaufman's Best Lies
This week's hoax over his supposedly continued existence pales in comparison to what the comic accomplished at the height of his powers.
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BBC Doctor Who's Pleasantly Shocking 50th-Anniversary Teaser Webisode
After "Night of the Doctor," fans might want to rethink their expectations for the upcoming big episode.
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Homeland Finds a Motto: 'You Sound Like You're High'
“Gerontion” was a solid episode, except for all the things that didn't make sense.
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NBC The Real Problem With SNL and Casting Black Women
It's not that black women aren't ready for Saturday Night Live. With its limited, stereotype-reinforcing roles, SNL doesn't seem ready for them.
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Showtime The Craziest Part of That Crazy Homeland Episode
The mayhem shocked, but not as much as the show's own self-sabotage did.
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NBC SNL's Kerry Washington Episode: 5 Best Scenes
SNL acknowledges its diversity problem; Kerry Washington and Jay Pharoah parody "What Does the Fox Say?"; the secrets of Angela Merkel, and more.
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What Parks and Recreation Could Learn From Grey's Anatomy About Friendship
Unlike Parks, with its lovely but one-sided central platonic pairing, Grey's demonstrates just how dynamic a duo can be when neither party is the sidekick.
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Showtime Might Homeland's Big, Dumb Twist Pay Off After All?
Tonight's episode, "The Yoga Play," suggests there may be hope for Season 3.
