Emily Todd VanDerWerff's posts

Even the people who make your favorite pop culture have their own favorite pop culture. In Surprise Top Five, we ask…

The Internet features more than its share of negativity and snark—sometimes you’ve just gotta vent. But there’s…

As the ’80s passed its midpoint, there was an increasing sense that the multi-camera sitcom had done all it could.…

In entertainment, an awful lot of stuff happens behind closed doors, from canceling TV shows to organizing music…

(This is part two of a two-part series. For part one, click here.)

Walter White dies at the end of Breaking Bad.

Welcome to the Music Roundtable, a blatant rip-off of TV Club’s TV Roundtable feature. Here, music writers and fans…

“The Old Man In The Cave” (season 5, episode 7; originally aired 11/8/1963)

Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story Of The VHS Collector
People will collect just about anything, and the idea of…

“Tell me a story, Daddy.”

Welcome to the Tournament Of Episodes, an unending game of bloodsport between some of the best episodes of the…

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

Judd Apatow and Gillian Jacobs might be combining their cult TV powers to save the day for Hulu, which has struggled…

Welcome to the Tournament Of Episodes, an unending game of bloodsport between some of the best episodes of the…

Is it any wonder that the first series from Damon Lindelof since Lost, the show that made his name and reputation,…

“White Rabbit” (season 1, episode 5; originally aired 10/20/2004)

Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, June 25. All times are Eastern.

1. Spartacus
Game Of Thrones has left the air for another long hiatus. The HBO fantasy series became an even bigger…

It’s not a good sign that most of the conflicts in Tyrant could be averted by a few people getting on a plane. The…

Double the pleasure double the fun. Here are 19 examples of bizarro versions of beloved TV characters.