Joe Stando is watching… Broad City, Comedy Central Season 2, Episode 1: “The Heat” Wednesdays at 10:30/9:30c The best show on TV is back. Broad City, which follows fictionalized versions of comedians Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer living in Brooklyn, possesses a specificity of voice, Read More …
Agent Carter is among the most anticipated shows to premiere this year, and not for the same reasons as a lot of others. Fans anticipated the show with a mix of excitement and dread. Was it going to be a worthy spin-off to one of Read More …
I watched all of The Newsroom. All of it. Every single episode. Why, you ask? Isn’t it the general critical opinion that Aaron Sorkin’s days as an important voice in television ended the day he wrote the “Isaac & Ishmael” episode of The West Wing? Hasn’t this Read More …
Deadshirt Is Watching…is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt staff, contributors, and guests sound off on the television shows we’re tuned into, from intense dramas to clever sitcoms to the most insane reality shows. This week: Gotham, Empire, and Archer. Max Robinson is watching… Gotham, Fox Episode 11: Read More …
I once did PR for Insane Clown Posse, but these people are fucking insane.” Mozart in the Jungle, the latest binge-ready release from Netflix competitor Amazon Prime, has a whole lot going for it right from the start. Like some of the best stories in entertainment, it presents its Read More …
Star Trek is an enormous and complex cultural entity whose impact on politics, technology, and storytelling are undeniable. It’s also as flawed and problematic as any other massive media franchise. Lifelong Trekkie and Deadshirt Editor-in-Chief Dylan Roth attempts to make sense of it all for die-hards and outsiders Read More …
Deadshirt Is Watching…is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt staff, contributors, and guests sound off on the television shows we’re tuned into, from intense dramas to clever sitcoms to the most insane reality shows. This week: Bee and PuppyCat, Galavant, and The Millionaire Matchmaker! Dylan Roth is watching… Bee Read More …
Pro wrestling is a weird bastard art, and if you’re unfamiliar with its intricacies, the hordes of people in your social media circles obsessively pontificating about it every Monday night must be a truly confounding experience. Let our very own Dominic Griffin, lifelong wrestling enthusiast, Read More …
In 2007, the people behind the cheapo freeware game Elf Bowling got a movie made about their game. After a few years of tricking people into paying to play their game on handheld consoles, Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike was Read More …
We’re spending the month of December looking back at some of the great new releases that we missed out on reviewing earlier this year. This is The Rest of 2014. In a lot of ways, 2014 has been a year of Very Important Television. There were Read More …