You’re the Worst makes us laugh by exploring how far terrible characters can push social boundaries. But it also illuminates some big ideas about comedy that stretch back to the Restoration, Chaucer, and Commedia dell’arte.
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The Overthinkers tackle the fourth season of Arrested Development.
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There’s a reason Firefly got canceled.
To those who would say “Let it go” — You can have my obsession with this show when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.
What Glee has in common with the Illiad. You know, *other* than the sublimated adult-teenager homoerotic relationship.
Community may be the new show that I was most interested in. Glee is the one I was most excited about, but I pretty much knew Glee would be awesome. I hoped Community would be awesome, but I had my … Continued
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[We are delighted to welcome our newest writer, Shana Mlawski, to the blog. As new media moguls, we decided to abuse our awesome power to haze the new girl (mmm…girls…me rikey!) and, in so doing make her introduce herself to … Continued
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It’s Oscar® week, and we here at Overthinking It are celebrating with more six word summaries, this time of the Best Picture nominees. We start today with Juno. Stokes Cera and Bateman together again? Awesome! Sheely Teen Pregnancy? I like … Continued
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