TOILET TROUBLE
The star of Prime Video’s hugely expensive new show tells us all about the chaotic and complicated fight scene that kicks off his new series.
Television Without Pity co-founder Tara Ariano has had bylines in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Slate, Salon, and The Awl, among others. She co-hosts podcasts including Extra Hot Great, a weekly show on TV, and Listen To Sassy, about the beloved teen magazine. She’s also the co-author, with Sarah D. Bunting, of A Very Special 90210 Book: 93 Absolutely Essential Episodes From TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code (Abrams 2020). She lives in Austin.
BIG BUDGET
One half of the Russo Brothers explains why “Citadel,” the second most expensive TV show ever, was worth the gamble, and the surprising thing it has in common with his Marvel work.
COACH AND TAMI, WHO?
“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.” might be aimed at kids, but Gen X-ers found a surprising reason to love the show, too: The relatable depiction of the parents, who are—gasp!—their age now.
GLOBAL SENSATION
The 12th season of the BBC’s politely emotional series returns to PBS on Sunday. What is about these London nurses, nuns, and midwives that keeps viewers everywhere so rapt?
NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
Given reality TV’s long history of ridiculous, convoluted, and gimmicky dating shows, expectations weren’t high for “Farmer Wants a Wife.” So color us surprised at how great it is.
HOEDOWN
What is the new series “Farmer Wants a Wife” about? Well, there are some farmers, and they want wives. Here’s how Fox plans to make smart TV out of the global phenomenon (really!).
POWER & GLORY
Netflix’s new season of the hit Danish political drama “Borgen” is a blistering evisceration of our political and media landscape, and might be the most urgent series on TV.