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Television Without Pity: A History

jacobclifton.com · Television Without Pity Television Without Pity:A History I was there for fourteen years. What…
Yellowjackets Season 1: What the Show Is Actually Doing

A deep read of Yellowjackets Season 1 — the survival horror, the timeline, the girls, and…
the Nevers: Touched — a Post-TWoP Recap

The Nevers premiere, recapped in the old Television Without Pity tradition. TWoP’s own Jacob Clifton on…
Euphoria + Dysphoria

The line between dysphoria and euphoria is a simple one that’s very hard to cross. We…
An Unfound Door: Watching Doctor Who, Season 1A

So there’s this wisdom, a spiritual light lodged in the material world, which the redeemer retrieves…
The One Literary Reference You Must Know to Understand True Detective

Thomas Ligotti’s ‘The Conspiracy Against the Human Race’ is the key to understanding why Rust Cohle…
Caprica Six & The Rainmaker of Kiau Tchou

Mailbag time. …Your comment, both here and on Facebook, that it’s all about Caprica Six. I’m…
The 5 TV Characters You Are Way Too Close To

I was going to do another pretentious religious post today but I had a great conversation…
Breaking Good: The Season Arc

Because of my work with Television Without Pity over the last decade, I’ve obviously seen a…
Unicorn Sausage

It is getting pretty hairy thinking about what it actually takes to be a musician or…
…I Don’t Even OWN a TV

When I say, “I don’t really watch that much TV,” it never fails to get a…
Maman Fatale: Is Every Noir Woman Some Gay Dude’s Mother?

Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams– Romeo Is Bleeding, screenplay by Hilary Henkin– Running With Scissors,…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting TV

The 2007-08 writers’ strike is over. So what actually happens now? A guide to which shows…
What To Watch. Besides Yourself.

Friday Night Lights, NBC– Big Brother 9, CBS– Paradise Hotel 2, Fox Reality– Moment Of Truth,…
No Futures: Before & After

– Charlie Wilson’s War, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Mike Nichols – The Golden…
When Sex Is Not Sex: Bug, Lars, and Comics

Bug, starring Ashley Judd– Lars & The Real Girl, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Mortimer– “Three…
Come With Me If You're Bored With TV

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Originally uploaded by Paul Kelley When Battlestar Galactica made its US…
Stardust: Putting the Fairy Back in Fairytale

The stories don’t really care which route you take.