Tagged television
Jun 04 2026
“For All Mankind” Goes Full Science Fiction in Its Fifth Season
Ronald D. Moore is one of Star Trek’s most prolific writers. He worked on more than 90 episodes across Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, as well as the screenplays for Generations and First Contact. Then he cemented his status as one of the genre’s most important voices when he created the…
Apr 13 2025
A Eulogy for “Mythic Quest”
There was a very brief window during which Mythic Quest, the Apple TV+ series about a fictional video game studio, might have been the best sitcom on television. I haven’t seen every sitcom, of course, but I have seen Bob’s Burgers, The Good Place, Ted Lasso, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia—probably…
Apr 15 2024
Delusional Monthly Magazine’s Quirky Premise Is Wasted on an Unlikeable Cast
I’ve been writing for Twin Cities Geek since 2019, and I’ve enjoyed writing every single article I’ve ever put out. If I hadn’t become a contributor, I might never have discovered some of my favorite anime or been able to describe how and why I love them.
So, when I saw OLM Team…
Dec 27 2021
The Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Is All Style, No Substance
What a fever dream. It’s 2021 and the live-action Cowboy Bebop series has finally arrived. Fans have anticipated this for a very long time. For better or for worse, it’s here. My expectations were low when this was first announced, and they remained so after the first trailer. Cowboy …
Sep 06 2020
Lovecraft Country Masterfully Blends Horror and History
“The evil that men do lives after them.”
That well-known line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar could serve as the underlying theme and overarching message of Lovecraft Country, the brilliant new series on HBO. The evil here originates from two sources: the horrific mythology…
Mar 07 2019
10 Underrated Black Sci-Fi Characters
I always enjoyed science fiction more when the creators used fantastical settings and unorthodox concepts to make poignant commentary on present-day issues. When the writers and producers play with a literally infinite selection of worlds, technologies, cultures, and so on, audiences are exposed…
Sep 04 2018
How to Avoid Problematic Shows and Enjoy TV and Movies This Fall
It’s that time of year again: autumn is in the air! Time to break out the sweaters and scarves, coordinate apple-picking trips, and indulge your annual proclivity for pumpkin-spice lattes.
(Or your annual proclivity for making fun of people who dig pumpkin-spice lattes. But really, the only thing…
Jul 25 2018
The 8 Most Exciting Trailers out of San Diego Comic-Con 2018
Each year, we poor unfortunate souls who can’t afford the exorbitant cost of attending nerdvana, otherwise known as San Diego Comic-Con, wait anxiously for news to drop about our favorite fandoms. Those lucky few . . . thousand . . . in attendance get to enjoy the massive Hall H panels firsthand…
Jun 30 2018
5 Awesome Anthology Shows to Binge-Watch Right Now
“The Golden Age of Television” is a phrase that has been thrown around with almost reckless abandon since the dark ages before streaming. I’d argue that every decade has had examples of phenomenal programming, as well as some that has been . . . not so great. The ’80s mastered the art of the Saturday-morning…
Jan 30 2018
7 Underappreciated Sci-Fi Shows to Stream Right Now
Every year, we all patiently await for the newest season of our favorite streaming shows. Stranger Things, The Handmaid’s Tale, Black Mirror, any of the Marvel properties (except Iron Fist)—each posted online and each binged within a week. How can we possibly handle the seemingly infinite…