Star Trek
For All Mankind and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Definitive Comparison
Star trek Deep Space Nine and For All Mankind: Are they the same show?
Maureen Ryan
I am a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and have been covering the entertainment industry as a critic, analyst and reporter for ONE THOUSAND YEARS. Welcome!
TV Lists
My Top TV Shows & Movies of 2021
Hello! It’s too late to post my favorite TV shows and films of 2021, because it’s now 2022 and no one cares! Or maybe someone cares. In any event, it pleases me to post this information and at least give my WordPress skills a workout. Normally I write
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My Top TV Shows of 2020
I love reading critics’s end-of-year lists and, because I’m a nerd, I also enjoy making lists of things I should check out (at this point, my Things to Watch Google Doc is one of history’s greatest epics). It’s weird how other critics’ lists are
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My Top TV Shows of 2019
This is a love story. Television, there’s too much of you. Stop. But also, don’t. I didn’t do individual writeups of each show on this list, as I did with my 2018 list, in part because this was a looong year and I still have a lot
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The 101 Best TV Shows of 2010-2019
This is my personal list of the top 101 programs of the decade. I only considered programs that premiered after January 1, 2010. If you get mad about an omission, there’s a 98% chance that the show you’re cranky about premiered before that date. I’m almost annoyed
Slings & Arrows
Slings & Arrows Arrives: Why You Should Watch This Hidden Gem
“Slings & Arrows” arrives on Acorn’s streaming service on Monday, Nov. 4, which should be a national holiday in North America, probably. (UPDATE: It doesn't appear to be on Acorn anymore – but in the US, you can buy all three seasons of Slings & Arrows on Amazon
Battlestar Galactica
See You On the Other Side: My Battlestar Galactica Post-Finale Interviews and Review
This piece was originally published March 14, 2009. The publication I worked for at that time let the post lapse into the void. But there were many copies. Can you believe it’s really over? I can’t either. Before accepting that fact, let’s talk and think and write
Friday Night Lights
A 2007 Friday Night Lights Set Visit: Witnessing the How the Magic Was Made
This piece was originally published March 20, 2007. AUSTIN, Texas — A dusty field in Texas. A ramshackle house in a cash-strapped part of town. The cramped, battered office of a high school guidance counselor. They’re all unlikely places for a creative revolution, but there’s no other way
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My Top TV Shows of 2018
Welcome, I am your TV-recommending algorithm. This AI swears a lot. First things first: Why are there 40 shows on this list? Because it’s my site and I make the rules. Unchecked power has turned me into an unpredictable wild-card cyborg. Wheee! Real talk: There are 40
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Links to my 2012-2017 Top TV Lists
Want even more TV recommendations than you can find here? Of course you do! Check out my 20 favorite shows of 2017, with many honorable mentions. Here’s my 2016 Top 20 list (I ranked shows for the first time! Exciting! I did not rank programs on two other lists