Nussbaum: An Ode to Cop Rock, TV’s Unsung Procedural (and Glee’s Secret Sauce)
I've always thought back fondly on the 1990 Steven Bochco attempt at a musical procedural. It makes me wonder at the TV experiments we haven't seen yet.
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Nussbaum: Betrayed by Dexter
Season five of the show had lots of things that made no sense, and, worse, felt exploitative — something I'd rarely thought about the show.
Nussbaum: A Fantastically Strange Magazine About TV
The beautiful television issue of 'Esopus' could be the first designed for people who never watch television.
Nussbaum: Giving Thanks for Parenthood
'Parenthood' could easily be condemned for its yuppie navel-gazing. I say, bring on the navels. Let us gaze.
Nussbaum’s Critical Speed Round: Men of a Certain Age, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, and More
I'm a longtime fan of 'How I Met Your Mother,' but this season is bumming me out.
Nussbaum: Is Anyone Still Watching Desperate Housewives? Talk to Me
The show is a cascade of increasingly nutso plot twists.
Nussbaum: Do We Want Too Much From TV’s Creators?
The Just Jealous! thesis and the I'm Rubber, You’re Glue school of thought.
Why do the Mad Men Writers Make Betty Draper Such a Monster?
While the ladies around her bloom, Betty hardens, her character getting ever icier, vainer, more alien.
TV Review: The Stealthy, Noir-y Charms of Terriers
'Terriers' has pulled off a neat trick: looking like a procedural, then sneaking in something much more interesting.
Nussbaum on Boardwalk Empire
"Still, if 'Boardwalk' doesn’t have original ideas about the men who kill for money ... that’s very easy to ignore when you’re dizzy with the fun of it all."
Why We’ll Miss Law & Order
In this week's magazine, Emily Nussbaum remembers 'Law & Order,' recently canned by NBC after 456 episodes.
Emily Nussbaum Is Thankful This Is the Last Season of Lost
"What was this wild goose that I had been chasing so loyally for five seasons?"
Nussbaum on the Mad Men Finale
"It made me think and argue and feel, which is exactly what great TV should do."
Nussbaum on Eastwick: ‘Lord, Is This Show Depressing’
Fortunately for ABC, she has good things to say about 'FlashForward.'
The Real Smithers Revealed!
Nussbaum discovers in John Ortved's new 'The Simpsons: An Uncensored Unauthorized History' the identity of the guy who inspired Waylon Smithers.
Nussbaum on the Mistaken-for-Gay Character
At Surf, Emily Nussbaum ponders the history of straight TV-sitcom characters mistaken for gay, from Jack Tripper through Andy Bernard.
Nussbaum on ‘Mad Men’: How Joan’s Rape Changed Everything
She still seemed like someone capable of handling anything. Then in last week's episode, Joan's power turned against her.
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