Author: Claire DuMont

Two figures stand holding hands. The figure on the left is red and has a television as a head. On the television screen is a red heart. The right figure is colored in blue, and is smiling and wearing a basketball jersey and jeans. In between them, above their hands, are two red and blue hearts, overlapping in the center and becoming purple.
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Regularly scheduled programming: How to get back together with your favorite show

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What do you do after heartbreak taints your favorite show? TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reflects on how she got back together with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

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Regularly scheduled programming: 10 shows you should binge while stuck at home

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Whether feeling the blues or boredom, social distancing is leaving a lot of us with a lot of time on our hands. TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 recommends ten TV shows to get caught up on while we’re racking up screen time.

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Regularly scheduled programming: I haven’t finished it yet! My problem with series finales

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TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reckons with her inability to watch series finales, and whether or not the fear even matters in the age of streaming and binge-watching.

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Regularly scheduled programming: To all the TV couples I’ve loved before

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TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 takes a look back at the best TV couples of all time, from the heartwarming “Parks and Recreation” duo of Ben and Leslie to the toxic “Succession” pairing of Tom and Shiv.

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Regularly scheduled programming: ‘Sex Education’ is an amazing teacher of important issues

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Claire Dumont SC ’23 discusses “Sex Education” and its powerful storyline concerning sexual assault and healing, and how it embodies the show’s incredible capacity to connect people.

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Regularly scheduled programming: ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ is ‘Glee’ meets ‘The Office’

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TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reviews spin-off “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” and its portrayal of high school theater. “‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ also thrives in its ability to find the balance between making fun of high schoolers and taking itself seriously,” she writes.

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Regularly Scheduled Programming: ‘The Politician’ has my vote

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In this week’s TV column, Claire DuMont SC ’23 reviews “The Politician” and its perplexing portrait of the American political system. She writes, “I was surprised to watch the trailer and discover that the show was actually about teenagers, not adult politicians … in a time so fraught with political disillusionment, politics can be like high school drama.”

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