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
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.
Regularly scheduled programming: I haven’t finished it yet! My problem with series finales
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.
Regularly scheduled programming: To all the TV couples I’ve loved before
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.
Regularly scheduled programming: ‘Sex Education’ is an amazing teacher of important issues
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.
Regularly scheduled programming: ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ is ‘Glee’ meets ‘The Office’
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.
Couch potato: HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ is a fresh take on the iconic comic book series
TV columnist Gabriella Del Greco SC ’21 dives into the premiere of the “Watchmen” reboot and its supposed “wokeness.” “The first two episodes cast doubt on whether “Watchmen” truly has social justice in mind,” she writes.
Reel talk: ‘El Camino’ — An unnecessary but enjoyable epilogue to ‘Breaking Bad’
TV columnist Rachael Diamond SC ’21 considers the ramifications of ‘Breaking Bad’ epilogue ‘El Camino.’ “Despite being an inessential addition to Jesse’s story, the film certainly doesn’t detract from the magnificence of the show’s conclusion,” she writes.
Couch potato: Why you should join the Phoebe Waller-Bridge hive
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” has been a frenzy of the past year, taking home three Emmy awards and stealing thousands of hearts.
Couch potato: On the perils of watching TV with your parents
How to navigate watching TV with parents when perils like sex scenes and explicit content appear