Pop Junctions: Reflections on Entertainment, Pop Culture, Activism, Media Literacy, Fandom and More.
Reflections on Entertainment, Pop Culture, Activism, Media Literacy, Fandom and More
‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. This piece explores the cultural dialogue that has extended from the Netflix limited series, Adolescence.
Read More‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. This piece reframes HBO Max’ series The Pitt as part of television soap opera’s long lineage.
Read More‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. This piece explores how Hacks offers sharp cultural commentary on the double bind women face in comedy: dismissed as too young to be serious, then too old to be relevant.
Read More‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. This piece explores the industrial reflexivity and satirical industry critique of the Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio, placing it within a surge of media about media. It argues for a “comedy verité” style in the post-network era that contrasts with traditional network sitcoms’ canned humor.
Read More‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. This contribution by Chris Comerford compares the mix of comedy and drama in The Bear and Shrinking. Though it may have started as one, The Bear no longer feels like a comedy, nor even a “dramedy”. Despite its nomination once again for Outstanding Comedy Series at this year’s Emmy Awards, this article argues that The Bear has slipped further from its comedic roots in favour of prioritising drama and introspection. By contrast, the article examines fellow nominee Shrinking’s second season and its successful intertwining of comedy and drama even as its tone and subject matter get increasingly heavier.
Read More‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to this theme explore critical understandings of some series nominated in these categories. To start the series, Lauren Alexandra Sowa interviews Jeffrey Jones about the Peabody Awards podcast, We Disrupt this Broadcast.
Read MoreWith America’s Senior Citizens in control of more money than younger generations, it is time for US entertainment companies to more aggressively appeal to older audiences.
Read MoreChernobyl (HBO – SKY, 2019) is a miniseries inspired by the real fact (or, rather to say, by the huge amount of historical, journalistic, administrative and scientific documents available on the subject) and also, in part, by the book Prayer for Chernoby by Svetlana Aleksievic. Miniseries are one of the most popular formats in current television production. They are characterised by a closure at the end of the planned episodes and are therefore also called limited series.
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