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November/December 2020 / Television

The Boring Brilliance of Hinterland Who’s Who

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Tom Jokinen

Fifty years later, the iconic one-minute nature docs remain the best television to ever come out of Canada

Photo collage of stills from the TV show I May Destroy You. In the center is the actress Michaela Coel, wearing a head wrap and looking over her shoulder at the viewer. She is surrounded by panels in purple, pink, blue and orange.

Arts & Culture / Television

Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 - by JP Larocque

Television has historically failed to depict the survivor experience. I May Destroy You finally does it justice

A screen shot from the Batwoman TV show in which Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) and Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy) hold hands and look into one another's eyes.

Television

The Undeniable Queerness of Superhero Stories

January 17, 2020January 20, 2020 - by Anna Peppard

The genre is built on themes of transformation, disguise, and duality—a reality that LGBTQ folks live every day

Daenerys from Game of Thrones stands in front of a smoke-filled background.

Arts & Culture

Is Game of Thrones Screaming toward an Epic Fail?

May 13, 2019August 4, 2020 - by Angela Misri

Too many great TV shows have been ruined by a terrible ending. Please don’t let this be one of them

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November 2018 / Television

This New CBC Show Is an Antidote to Reality TV

October 31, 2018July 10, 2019 - by Caoimhe Morgan-Feir

In an era where sensationalism on our screens dominates, In the Making is a venture into authenticity

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June 2018 / Television

The Future of TV

June 18, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Adam Sternbergh

What is must-see TV at a time when everyone watches it alone?

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Television

Inside the All-Consuming World of Paw Patrol

November 1, 2017May 12, 2020 - by Jason McBride

How a made-in-Toronto cartoon about superhero puppies became a worldwide hit

Television

Catharsis Is a Superhero

November 24, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Stacey May Fowles

Jessica Jones gives abuse survivors someone to believe in

December 2015 / Television

Nathan for Everyone

November 24, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Kaitlin Fontana

The comedic upstart behind Dumb Starbucks gets smart

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November 2015 / Television

Live from Another Country

October 16, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Kliph Nesteroff

How the CBC blew its chance to create Saturday Night Live