HBO’s Perry Mason Premieres June 21st @HBO @TheMysterious
HBO’s new series Perry Mason premieres on June 21. Set in a gritty 1932 Los Angeles, it focuses on a young Mason (played by Matthew Rhys), earning his living not as an attorney but as...
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CFP: The Female Detective on TV: MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture @AnnaMisiakFal
MAI: Feminism & Visual Culture (maifeminism.com) invites academic authors with expertise in television studies and other related disciplines to contribute to our upcoming special issue on female detectives on TV. For decades now, the...
“that’s what she said”: A Blog About The Office
If you’re a fan of the sitcom The Office (sadly off the air now), you might enjoy the blogposts from Ford & Harrison, “that’s what she said,” analyzing the employment law issues that popped...
“Young Sheldon” and Library User Privacy @YoungSheldon
I treated myself to a set of the first season DVDs of Young Sheldon and was watching the episodes the other day. I really like this show, particularly for the continuing development of the...
A New “Dracula” To Premiere on BBC/Netflix @TheConversationUK @TheConversationUS
The excellent site The Conversation offers Jordan Kistler’s essay on the BBC and Netflix’s update on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which will make its debut in early 2020. Writes Professor Kistler, Gothic fiction has always had...
MBNBC Journalist and Commentator Rachel Maddow To Play Vesper Fairchild in “Batwoman” @maddow @CWBatwoman @THR
A scoop from The Hollywood Reporter. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is playing Vesper Fairchild (isn’t that a great moniker?) in The CW’s Batwoman (played by Ruby Rose), even though the character is not actually scheduled...
Beauty and the Beast: A Lawyer and Her Love @Barbara_Elin
Barbara Elin looks back at the original tv series Beauty and the Beast, which featured Assistant D.A. Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton), in love with subterranean dweller “Beast” Vincent (Ron Perlman). For more of Ms. Elin’s...
“Sunnyside” Up: Kal Penn’s New Immigration Comedy @kalpenn @NBCSunnyside
Kal Penn discusses his new NBC comedy series Sunnyside here, for the New York Times. The show is centered on immigration, but not political, says Mr. Penn. The premise seems timely in the Trump...
NBC Legal Drama “Bluff City Law” Debuts September 23 at 10 p.m., 9 Central Time @NBCBluffCityLaw
Bluff City Law, the new NBC legal drama starring Jimmy Smits (L. A. Law.) as attorney Elijah Strait and Caitlin McGee as his daughter Sydney, premieres on Monday, September 23. What’s the show about?...
The “Breaking Bad” Movie Is On Its Way @BreakingBad @THR @NetflixUS
From The Hollywood Reporter, an interview with Aaron Paul and Vince Gilligan about the new “Breaking Bad” movie.