Author Archives: Elias Rosner

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Television
Five Thoughts on Supergirl‘s “The Bodyguard”

By | Mar 9, 2020 | Television

One of these days, I’ll figure out what bothers me about Supergirl in the same way I know what bothered me about Arrow or The Flash. Maybe it’s the relentless, saccharine optimism that crumbles under the slightest bit of scrutiny. Maybe it’s the propensity to rely on platitudes and contrivances to propel the drama forward. Maybe it’s society’s conditioning for me to see shows featuring women and traditionally feminine coded storytelling methods, devices and tropes as inferior.

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Five Thoughts on Riverdale‘s “How to Get Away with Murder”

By | Feb 27, 2020 | Television

It’s been three seasons but Riverdale is back to riding high on that good, good murder pulp. It’s been a while since the show’s fired on all cylinders like this week. It only took a half season’s worth of build up and a bit of faffing about to really lay the groundwork. Much as I loathe to admit it, this story wouldn’t have worked as well in a shorter season. Dammit Riverdale!

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Five Thoughts on Riverdale‘s “Men of Honor”

By | Feb 6, 2020 | Television

Katy Keene begins tonight -- tomorrow as I’m writing this -- having forgone the usual backdoor pilot stage that other CW shows have gotten in the past, The Flash anybody? We’re treated to a small taste of the character rather than the show and, while I do not have the time for one more CW show to watch (8 might just be my limit. . .and 75% of their slate,) I’ve got high hopes.

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Interviews
Interview with a Webcomic: Coni Yovaniniz & Rodrigo Vargas on Cons, Travel, and The Autobio Line

By | Feb 4, 2020 | Interviews

The webcomic creator is never far from their audience. Be it through social media, public email addresses, Discord servers, or simply the comments section beneath a page, there is a rapport and a conversation that is developed that is unique to the medium. We’re continuing those conversations here, albeit a little more formally, by interviewing […]

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Television
Five Thoughts on Riverdale‘s “Quiz Show”

By | Jan 30, 2020 | Television

As a former Quizbowl player, seeing this competition made my day. Sure, it’s nothing like that game, built more for television and modeled after those shows, but seeing a competition between schools come down not to a physical challenge but a mental one was great. . .if only there wasn’t the constant threat of cheating hanging over the competition.

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