After a charmingly spectacular run in 2019, Modern Love is back with its second season. An anthology series of eight stories based on a column of the same name, published in The New York Times, Modern Love explores the complexities, … Continue reading Modern Love Season 2 // Review
‘The internet means a lot to me, and no one is talking about it correctly’ said Bo Burnham in 2017. In his new comedy special Inside, Burnham rectifies this by artfully depicting the everyday crises that inform our technologically governed … Continue reading Bo Burnham’s Inside Inside takes the viewer on a journey inside Bo Burnham’s home, inside his brain, and inside ourselves.
Originally published in print March 2021. Based on Paul Abbot’s UK series of the same name, and now concluding its twelfth season, Shameless follows the antics of the dysfunctional Gallagher family, led by alcoholic patriarch Frank (William H. Macy) on … Continue reading Shameless in the time of Covid As Showtime’s Shameless draws to a close after twelve seasons, the infamous Gallaghers navigate Covid-19, and post-Trump America
Originally published in print March 2021. Illustration by Andrés Murillo. Way back in 2019, when Disney announced that WandaVision would be at the helm of Marvel’s first official foray into the world of television, I don’t think even the most … Continue reading WandaVision – The Trials and Tribulations of Marvel’s Official TV Expansion What is Disney+, if not Marvel persevering?
Originally published in print February 2021. The only episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (or of anywhere else) that I’ve ever seen is the director’s cut of season one episode nine. As much as I love it, I … Continue reading The Real Housewives of The Other Side “Lucifer has many faces.”
Originally published in print February 2021. The worlds of film and television haven’t always gotten along too well. For the longest time, it was a sign of decline for a bigshot Hollywood actor to take up work on the small … Continue reading “It’s a 22-Hour Movie!” – Cinematic Television in the Streaming Wars
Originally published in print February 2021. Illustration by Nanami Ando Nic Suibhne. They can be sweet, aloof, or a little bit of both, but behind every great female character, thanks to stereotypes and outdated gender norms, there is usually a … Continue reading The Best and Worst TV Boyfriends
It’s a Sin is probably the most profound, real and emotionally charged television series I have seen in recent years. The mini-series, which consists of five episodes and originally aired on Channel 4 earlier this year, takes place over the … Continue reading It’s a Sin – An Absolute Must-Watch
~ Spoiler Alert ~ Dearest Readers, Many gratitudes for reading this week’s edition of TN2. We have received a plethora of requests regarding the biggest show of 2020, Bridgerton. This show offered us an escape from the horrors … Continue reading Bridgerton // Review
Love/Hate is debatably one of the greatest programmes ever produced by RTÉ. It gained instant success when it was first broadcast in 2010, and this Stuart Carolan creation continues to have a devoted fan base that has sung its praises … Continue reading Love/Hate – The Shakespearean Tragedy of Irish Television
Originally published in print December 2020. The Christmas programming season is a time for reflection, to look back over the year gone by. To sit down with a pen and the RTĖ guide, make a plan and stick to it. … Continue reading Recipe for the Perfect Christmas Special
Originally published in print December 2020. Not content with dethroning Hallmark as the king of cringey Christmas movies, Netflix aims to further expand their yuletide realm to include the small screen with the first-of-its-kind Christmas series, Dash and Lily. As … Continue reading Dash and Lily – a New Genre of Festive TV