TELEVISION

Television has always been the pulse of popular culture—a mirror that flickers, distorts, and occasionally tells the truth. In this section, we explore both the present and the past of the medium: the streaming epics redefining narrative form, the limited series that blur the line between cinema and television, and the classic shows whose shadows still linger across the dial. Each review or essay looks beyond the screen toward what these stories reveal about who we are and what we watch for. From the glow of the cathode ray to the glow of the tablet, Television considers how the small screen continues to tell our biggest stories.

Television / Streaming Reviews

A Deeper Dive: “Sora Not Sorry” Proves That Even South Park Is Not Safe from the AI Era

Nov 18, 2025 1:44 AM

When the creators of South Park—Trey Parker and Matt Stone—announce they’re tackling generative AI and deepfakes, you already know things are going to get messy. In Season 28’s Episode 3, titled “Sora Not Sorry”, the show delivers its most unhinged, up-to-the-minute commentary yet, weaving together revenge porn, political sex scandals, and the collapse of trust in digital media. The result is equal parts hilarious, gross, and strangely urgent.

Ozzy: No Escape from Now

Oct 8, 2025 7:03 PM

The Prince of Darkness shuffles into the final chapter of Ozzy: No Escape from Now. He’s sporting one of the many black hats the camera never tires of capturing, and the exit tunnel is too long to care about a closer shot. There are no fireworks on which to close this surprisingly intimate doc, just the slow-motion, death-defying plummet of the legend we thought would live forever.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Oct 4, 2025 7:12 PM

Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series Monster: The Ed Gein Story, a show that attempts to “look into the disturbed mind of one of America’s most vicious killers,” often does the opposite and get lost in its own mythology.