Aaron Sorkin took The West Wing’s optimism with him when he left, sending it into a season-long “unending litany of failure.” Continue reading »
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Same As It Ever Was?: Saved by the Bell Gets Real (By Turning All the Characters into Jerks)
A pair of episodes proved to the best of times and the worst of times for Saved by the Bell. Continue reading »
Same As It Ever Was?: You’re No Fun Anymore – Monty Python Minus One
The Flying Circus needed all six of its pilots to fly. Here’s what happened when one of those pilots left. Continue reading »
Same As It Ever Was?: Mulder vs. Flukeman – How Darin Morgan Taught “The X-Files” to Laugh at Itself
Darin Morgan helped The X-Files find its lighter side without diminishing its pathos Continue reading »
Same As It Ever Was?: Steroids Almost Ruin Pro Wrestling (Though Not in the Way You’d Think)
Hulkamania, zombie morticians, and evil sumo wrestlers. What more could you want? Why aren’t you reading this already? Continue reading »
Same As It Ever Was?: Star Trek After Gene Roddenberry
In a new feature, J. Walker explores the humanity of Star Trek — and its creator’s weird relationship with it. Continue reading »
