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(09/19/19 2:00pm)
The fall season is almost upon us, and what better way to prepare for the upcoming premieres than to look back at one of the summer’s biggest hits. Offering an antithesis of the superhero genre, “The Boys” manages to be simultaneously provocative and fun in its approach.
(09/12/19 1:00pm)
In between marathons of “Harry Potter” and “Anne of Green Gables,” we have designed a watchlist called “Summer of Shows” that calls for long nights on the couch, the familiar whistle of the tea kettle and philosophical conversations about “that” tiny irrelevant scarf.
(09/04/19 2:00pm)
Madison is home to dozens of venues for taking in movies, plays, musicals and concerts. The Daily Cardinal highlights some highly anticipated events happening on campus this fall semester, as well as a few movies and shows for you to enjoy in between studies!
(08/29/19 2:00pm)
Fox News is one of the most successful media networks in the world. Heavily criticized for featuring controversial commentators such as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, Fox News has been and remains the most watched news channel in America.
(07/30/19 1:00pm)
Returning over two years since the premiere of its first season, HBO’s “Big Little Lies” continued on its own without any source material for season two and delivered a set of episodes that not only felt necessary for the sake of the characters but generated a truly intriguing, worthwhile plot.
(05/22/19 2:00pm)
Widely raved about for its dark humor and story, Bill Hader’s HBO dark comedy series “Barry” wrapped up its second season Sunday night, leaving us with a rather disappointing episode but a promising cliffhanger.
(05/22/19 1:00pm)
There was never a bigger or greater TV show in history. Originally airing in 2011, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spanned eight seasons and helped transform the fantasy genre through its human-centered drama, complex characters and a captivating plot. With the series ending Sunday night, most fans, including myself, were extremely disappointed with how it ended.
(05/15/19 11:01pm)
After last week’s somewhat rushed and disappointing episode, HBO aired one of the best episodes of “Game of Thrones” by a long shot this Sunday. Two weeks ago director Miguel Sapochnik gave us “The Long Night,” the giant battle at Winterfell against the Army of the Dead, which brought the remaining characters together to fight for their lives in a spectacular array of CGI and fantasy spectacles. Now he directed “The Bells,” an episode that not only shocked audiences and delivered stunning action but was rooted in powerful, emotional suspense that honored its complex characters.
(04/29/19 9:16pm)
***Major Spoiler Warning***
(04/25/19 1:00pm)
Big Little Lies
(04/23/19 1:00pm)
Virtually every remaining character in the series is gathered together at Winterfell to fight the Dead. With so many lovable characters in the same presence, episode two of season eight of “Game of Thrones” titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” did a remarkable job of reminding us why the show truly works so well — the emotional depth and the rich characters.
(04/15/19 10:45pm)
*Spoilers Below*
(04/11/19 1:00pm)
Sir David Attenborough is the most well-known naturalist alive, spanning a career at the BBC as a nature documentarian and presenter since 1954. Attenborough’s cutting-edge nature programs such as “Life on Earth” (1979), “The Living Planet” (1984), “The Trials of Life” (1990), “The Life of Birds” (1998), “The Blue Planet” (2001), and “Planet Earth” (2006) have transported audiences into the most spectacular settings on the planet and have documented the world’s most extraordinary spectacles of life.
(04/04/19 1:00pm)
With anthology shows only becoming more prominent in recent years thanks to series like “Black Mirror” and “Love, Death, and Robots,” it seems as fit a time as any in the television landscape for “The Twilight Zone” to burst back onto the scene. With its first episode “The Comedian” — ironically airing on April Fools — the classic returns with as much intrigue and social commentary as ever.
(04/02/19 1:00pm)
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is without question the most popular television series in history, spanning across the entire world to become a cultural phenomenon and milestone in entertainment history. Many fans of the show admit how they usually have a distaste for the fantasy genre, alluding to how the show deviates from traditional fantasy stories and is itself a refreshing and unique take on the genre.
(03/16/19 1:00pm)
Proving that it is still a dominant force in the television landscape, Netflix continues a strong 2019 lineup with “The Umbrella Academy," a comic book-style show that is not your average adaptation.
(03/15/19 1:00pm)
Ricky Gervais is known for his unfiltered, politically incorrect style of comedy, both on stage as a stand-up comic and in his other media appearances. People either get offended by or fall in love with the British comedian. I’ve loved Gervais’ work — not just his brutally honest style, but also the stories he crafts that are a proper blend of humor and heart.
(03/13/19 1:00pm)
To make a story compelling, there needs to be a protagonist the audience gravitates towards; someone who goes through a great struggle and changes due to their experiences. In what is commonly referred to as the hero’s journey, a protagonist often starts off in a bad position, one in which they feel trapped or isolated. Throughout the course of their journey, they learn lessons, face difficult situations and end up altered internally due to their treacherous growing process.
(03/07/19 3:44pm)
Sometimes a TV series just doesn’t know when to end. The first season of HBO’s “True Detective” from 2014 starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in spellbinding performances that redefined crime storytelling for the ages to come. It was dark, gritty and rooted in the questioning of the nature of humanity. Each episode was more gripping and intriguing than the next.
(02/28/19 2:00pm)
A remake of a Korean game show, Fox’s latest hit “The Masked Singer” is not your average competition. However, it consistently serves as a surprisingly fun spot on television.