Every year we see pretty similar lists pop up around the internet claiming the “Top 10 Best Great Shows Of All Time This Year.” But there’s a fundamental problem with that task: not everybody watches TV for the same reasons.
Did that stop me from ranking every single show I watched this year? 2020-12-26 14:52:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Even though all of TV production was thrown for a total loop this year, I still found the time to watch some 48 shows that aired in 2020. I ranked all of them in a semi-live setting in this video, definitely not as in-depth as you might be used to, but if I went in depth on 46 shows we might be here until 2021!
I've attached a written list if you prefer to just get the numbers!...
2020-12-18 03:37:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! Every month I'll be answering any and all questions from you all. I'll answer them on a live stream Sunday the 27th at 5PM EST. Here's how you can submit a question:
- Email bumtugglies@gmail.com
- Comment below
- Direct message me here on Patreon
Ask me about what TV shows I like. Ask me about...
2020-12-16 19:46:08 +0000 UTC View Post
If you’ve been following my blog or listened to my old podcast Couch Taters, you might know that I have a penchant for what I’m calling Domino’s Pizza TV—it’s cheesy, it’s definitely not good, and I always wish I had spent my time doing something else. But I’ll be damned if I’m not skipping the plate and shoving that cardboard bread directly into my mouth.
Bad TV™ is som...
2020-12-10 23:29:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm here and I'm answering some of those questions!
2020-11-29 23:48:08 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be recording my answers to the monthly Q&A this weekend so if you have any last minute questions you want to submit, now's the time!
2020-11-28 02:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Things I would have loved to cover in my video about The Wire
It may have taken me two months to make Episode 4 of Copaganda and it may have been the longest piece I’ve ever written or made into a video, but believe it or not, the...
2020-11-23 02:36:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! This month, instead of doing my usual livestream Q&A, we're going to submit questions here ahead of time and I'm going to answer them in a video at the end of the month. Here's how you can submit a question:
- Email bumtugglies@gmail.com
- Comment below
- Direct message me here on Patreon
I'll post periodically here to remind you!
Ask me about what TV ...
2020-11-12 03:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The Wire has long been heralded as a smarter cop show, but is it even really about the police or is it about systems, power, and money?
This video is the longest thing I've ever made and I really, really hope you like it. It was a long journey to get to a place where I felt like I could publish it (and to be honest, I still feel like it could use some polish since that's just the ed...
2020-11-09 21:48:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The show is happy to attack the reputation of big business, just so long as it protects that business’s bottom line.
For those of you who don’t watch The Boys or care about superhero stories, I’m sorry you live in an era where they are the most lucrative—and thus most important—genre of pop culture. Oh, also spoilers for season 2 of The Boys.
2020-10-24 00:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostSince I started the Live Q&As, attendance has dwindled every month. Which is okay!
All that means is that it's not a method of engagement that is working for people. I've posted two options I've seen work for creators in other spaces, let me know if you like either one or have a different suggestion!
Mailbag blog posts: I would set up a place for people to submit ques...
2020-10-20 23:29:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey, hey, hey here's the monthly update!
TLDR:
- Thank you
- I rewrote the Episode 4 (The Wire) script, it'll be worth the wait
- How can we engage better than Live Q&As?
- Episode 5 will focus on The Shield
- Look out for some blog posts on The Boys (again) and Horror
- Thank you
- Also, thank you
Holy smokes there are a lot of new people here! Thank you all for joining me on this project!
I'm hard at work on Episode 4, and although I had to do some major rewrites and have a very hectic schedule this month I'm still hoping to have it out before the end of the month. In the meantime, please accept this reel of outtakes
NBC Universal has decided to block my Brooklyn 99 video two weeks after I posted it for an 11 second audio clip. I have disputed the claim but the video is currently unavailable in the US and Canada. I'll keep you all updated!
Hey everybody, here's the monthly update on the series! Let me know if you have any questions about the channel, the blog, the livestream, Patreon, or just want to say hi!
2020-09-21 22:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Maybe it's the lack of returning TV or my obsession with Aya Cash or the Copaganda series, but The Boys’ second season is, so far, way more interesting.
2020-09-15 22:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Would have been a poll but I can't upload multiple images there
2020-09-06 15:34:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Should we try some radical changes to systems? Michael Schur (mostly) says, "Nah, you've had enough to eat today."
2020-09-06 01:47:15 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate on the state of the Copaganda series!
2020-08-27 15:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Second seasons usually don't go well for high-concept shows. So why is The Umbrella Academy better in season two?
2020-08-15 01:22:07 +0000 UTC View Post
13 million people watch Blue Bloods every week. That's a bad thing.
This is early access! Video will go live to everyone else tomorrow (Sunday is the best day for me to post given my schedule and the channel analytics)
I May Destroy You is all about the delicate dance between the vulnerability that brings us pleasure and pain.
In the future, this kind of blog might be a video, but for a number of reasons (including working on the format and some bad acne) you’re stuck with a written article this time.
Hey everybody! Here's an update on the state of the series and ye olde Patreon. Today's been a little hectic but I plan on checking in with all the new patrons at some point tomorrow. Thank you so much for supporting the series, it means a lot!
Anyway, more detailed update is attached here. Feel free to reach out with any questions/comments/concerns/hopes/dreams.
Cops are in the news and American society is rethinking its relationship to the police. But where does our image of what the police are come from? How did early TV create the template for "copaganda?"
2020-07-10 18:44:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, I wrote a thing updating you on the state of the channel, copaganda project, and the general nature of Patreon! I'm going to be writing these updates biweekly from now on!
2020-06-28 01:40:51 +0000 UTC View Post
For The Ringer, looking at two of the most influential TV shows ever and how they used the same TV tool in very different ways
2020-06-10 18:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey patrons! Thanks for always being there. I'm trying to decide on a topic for my next video and I'm stuck between two ideas.
- One is a smaller, more focused video on The Wire's 4th season. For those who haven't seen it, The Wire's 4th season is hailed as one of the greatest ever (I agree) and it stands apart in its ability to paint a complex and nuanced story about systemic injustice....
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Normal People is a show about the inner lives of two characters based on Sally Rooney's best selling novel, so how does the show use its camera to translate those inner feelings and emotions into visual language?
2020-05-26 20:17:13 +0000 UTC View Post