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 Read More …
By Benny Paul Outlander, just renewed for a second season on Starz, is a show full of great images and ideas that is just starting to gain momentum. Based on a popular series of historical-fantastical novels by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander opens in 1945, with a just-reunited 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. Joe Stando is watching… You’re the Worst, FX Episode 7, “Equally Dead Read More …
Between 1989 and 1990, Pat Sajak might have been the busiest man on televison. In addition to hosting Wheel of Fortune (the most successful game show in the history of television) he hosted his own talk show, aptly named The Pat Sajak Show. These days, Sajak Read More …
Christina Harrington and Haley Winters binge-watched BoJack Horseman this week, and they’re ready to drop everything to convince you do the same. Haley: I thought I knew what to expect from BoJack Horseman, the Netflix original animated series about a washed-up nineties sitcom star who is Read More …
Cartoon Network’s recent wave of original series, including Adventure Time and Regular Show, feels like a real sea change in American animation. These shows demonstrate a willingness to experiment, both in terms of animation style and bold storytelling choices. Debuting last year, Rebecca Sugar’s Steven Read More …
This weekend, the beloved science fiction series Doctor Who, pet obsession of Anglophiles the world over, made its triumphant return to television screens with the premiere of its eighth season (or thirty-fifth, if you want to be technical about it). The episode, titled “Deep Breath”, 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 …
It’s about time Garfunkel and Oates got their own TV show. For those not in the know, that may seem a confusing statement. But if you’ve peeked in on the Los Angeles comedy scene in the last seven-odd years, you’d recognize the names not as Read More …
I find sharks fascinating for the same reason a lot of other people do: I think they’re terrifying. I turn to Shark Week in order to better educate myself about that fear, and also because sharks are as amazing as they are scary. I unironically Read More …