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-6 posts tagged "TV Shows"
Olivia Schatz | Friday, February 10, 2023
I would like to preface this article by saying that I am in no way a television critic. I have no history in film, television or art for that matter. However, I watch an absurd amount of TV. That is the only qualification I have for writing this article, and I think that is good
Reyna Lim | Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Not too long ago, I came across an online video about “doing it for the plot.” It was a casual, 15-second clip about how the irrational decisions and impulsive choices we make, despite how bad the short-term consequences may seem, should be seen as contributions to the “plot” of our lives, as opportunities for adaptation
Evan McKenna | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
I didn’t watch “Lost” growing up — mainly because I was four years old when it first aired — and I still haven’t watched it to this day. But I do remember one thing about the show: All of the adults in my life wouldn’t shut up about it. The island, the drama, the unraveling
Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 4, 2019
Notre Dame Student Government has committed a crime against the student body that has gone unnoticed for too long. About two weeks into the semester, the student Xfinity service was removed with very little notice and almost no warning to those of us who used the service weekly. A few weeks into this new way
John Darr | Thursday, February 26, 2015
“Made for television.” In his brilliant novel “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” John Irving managed to capture an aging generation’s simultaneous condemnation and acceptance of new technology. The central character’s grandmother constantly connects the most melodramatic and far-fetched events in her life to television programming. Despite her contempt for broadcasted material, she consumes unholy amounts
Matthew Munhall | Thursday, November 6, 2014
It is a particularly dire time for the network sitcom. The broadcast networks boast just two ultra-popular comedies — “The Big Bang Theory” and “Modern Family” — and neither are particularly fulfilling on a creative level. This season, NBC pulled its two-hour comedy block from Thursday nights, ending its iconic “Must See TV” lineup after