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Will Riverdale’s surprisingly strong season finale carry into season five?

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Riverdale’s writing, acting, and musical choices in its most recent season have turned even its most dedicated viewers away. But with change on the horizon in the world of Riverdale, it’s possible the show may be able to save itself from more self-inflicted embarrassment in season five. Following...

Reflecting on the Disney channel’s problematic past

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Like many others, I was quick to subscribe to the streaming service Disney+ when it was released this past November. My first few shameless benders were dedicated to revisiting Disney Channel favourites from my childhood. After making my way through these shows, I started to notice some underlying...

Winter Tekenos-Levy is proud of Canadian television

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Canadian TV is thriving, according to prominent Canadian television writer and story editor Winter Tekenos-Levy. In recent years, she’s written for the Emmy-nominated Schitt’s Creek, the critically-acclaimed Kim’s Convenience, and long-running show This Hour Has 22 Minutes. In 2018, she was nominated...

Should we let Apple become the new Netflix?

Written on January 23, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

Apple is the undisputed master of technology. However, recent announcements reveal Apple isn’t stopping until all the screens they’ve created are filled with their content as well — specifically, television. A massive push into the world of television appears to be on the horizon for the tech company,...

American Crime Story’s second season underwhelms

Written on January 23, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

I truly hope the second season of American Crime Story will serve as a successful follow-up to the first season’s success. But after seeing this first episode, I find myself left with more questions than answers. I’ll admit I was already skeptical before watching the second season premiere of Ryan...

Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix return is a nostalgic tap on the shoulder

Written on January 19, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

The 90s were often characterized by sitcom stars embodying the human experience of mediocrity. However, it was a certain nasal-voiced stand-up comedian starring in the infamous “show about nothing” that truly stole the genre. Seinfeld has been named by Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone as...

Everything you missed at the Golden Globe Awards

Written on January 11, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

The Golden Globe Awards are typically known for being the Academy Awards’ edgier and drunker cousin, led by GIF-able reaction shots and witty one-liners. However, this year’s award ceremony — which aired this past Sunday — put its usual antics aside and gave the reins to a much more effective leader and...

Does 'Stranger Things 2' live up to the hype

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

For months, Netflix has been releasing images and trailers to promote the second season of Stranger Things, building a hype the quiet premiere of the first season never had. As the release date of this second season approached, I wondered, could it live up to these impossibly high expectations? After...

How Riverdale became an overnight phenomenon

Written on October 13, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Although the four months of summer 2017 were great — no school, warm days, patio drinks — let’s be honest, we weren’t fully living it up for one simple reason: Riverdale was on break. Returning for its season two premiere on Oct. 11, we finally get the chance to find out if Fred Andrews is...

Three suitable alternatives to Netflix in Canada

Written on October 12, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

I am about to write something that you will probably instinctively dismiss. You may read it, you may even process it, but the chances of you taking it seriously are slim. Netflix isn`t the only streaming site. I know, it’s tough to process. Many of us think of Netflix as the golden standard for...

Queen’s professor’s crime novel adapted for TV

Written on October 12, 2017. Posted in Arts.

After penning 30 best-selling books, one of Queen’s professor Antonio Nicaso’s crime books made its premier as a TV show called Bad Blood. Nicaso’s 2015 novel, Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto’s Last War, was co-written with Toronto Star journalist Peter Edwards after 20 years of research....

The tenth anniversary of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'

Written on September 29, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Whether you love them or love to hate them, the Kardashians have been a part of most of our lives for the last 10 years. Needless to say, we’ve witnessed a lot from this family throughout these years — there have so far been 13 seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and countless spin-off accompaniment...

Welcoming a new Powerpuff girl to the squad

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Growing up, my sister and I established a solid after-school routine: come home, grab our Dunkaroos snack and turn on our television to catch the latest episode of The Powerpuff Girls. I was mesmerized by the entire show. I mean, a show promoting female representation and girl power to children...

Revivals should teach us a lesson, other than the dangers of nostalgia

Written on September 15, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Television is at its best when it takes advantage of its form to teach us something new about our society. It has the unique power of broadcasting fresh observations into our living rooms daily. So why is television’s latest trend to bring the outdated views of shows that ended years ago back to...

The Bachelorette used racism as plot fodder

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

The first time I watched the Bachelor was in 2015: the first semester of my second year, my housemates insisted I watch the show with them in our kitchen. I agreed, not expecting myself to find it engaging in any way. Instead, that day, I become more invested in the show than I care to admit. The...

Point counter point:Is 13 Reasons Why worth the risk?

Written on May 29, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

The TV show adaptation of the book of the same title by Jay Asher has been making waves since it first came out as a thirteen-episode series for Netflix on March 31, 2017. The show focuses on the story of Hannah Baker, a 10th grader who takes her own life. Her story is told through the main character...

The five most underrated comedies on TV right now

Written on January 24, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

The other day I was approached by a friend bearing a sad face, hair covered in popcorn and wobbly legs that screamed “inactivity.” I could tell they’d been binge watching. They tearfully informed me they’d realized that they’d already watched all the truly great comedies that television...

A hopeful series of events

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Loyal fans of the Lemony Snicket universe can rest easy with an adaptation that keeps the complicated plot and characters intact. It’s not exactly perfect, but it’s definitely not the (truly) bad beginning we might’ve had. Spoilers ahead. When the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate...

A watchlist to watch out for

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

The Sopranos In my opinion, one of the best shows ever. I have no particular order in terms of the shows in this list other than this is number one. It details the daily struggles of Tony Soprano as he grapples with depression, running the mob and his oddly normal family life. The Sopranos ran for...

Life’s short, talk fast: A review of Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival

Written on December 1, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Warning: This article contains spoilers. As the younger brother of my family, I started watching Gilmore Girls with my older sister who always ended up with the remote. We would always end up back in Stars Hollow following Lorelai and Rory Gilmore in a fast-talking, coffee-swilling, pop culture-spieling...

What We're Watching: Procrastination Edition

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Arts.

The Journal has put together a list of shows available on Netflix for the expert procrastinator — perfect for exam time.

Body politics

Written on February 14, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

We expect popular media to be aspirational, but when it mirrors our own lives, we get judgmental. That’s been the reaction to the latest episode of popular HBO show Girls. In it, Lena Dunham, the show’s creator and star, spends two days sleeping with an older, and much more attractive man in his Greenpoint...

Stop watching

Written on February 10, 2012. Posted in Editorials.

Reality television that portrays people in unflattering situations isn’t a new phenomenon. In recent years though, shows that document people’s strange, erratic behaviour have seen tremendous viewership. TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras aims to give a behind-the-scenes look at the world of baby beauty queens,...

Good riddance Gosselin

Written on September 12, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

When it was announced that Kate Gosselin’s reality show, Kate Plus 8, had finally been cancelled by TLC, I was relieved by the news. Gosselin turned this once lovable show about the chaos of raising twins and sextuplets into a 30-minute whine about her struggles as a single mother. Quite frankly,...

Tag: Television

Will Riverdale’s surprisingly strong season finale carry into season five?

Reflecting on the Disney channel’s problematic past

Winter Tekenos-Levy is proud of Canadian television

Should we let Apple become the new Netflix?

American Crime Story’s second season underwhelms

Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix return is a nostalgic tap on the shoulder

Everything you missed at the Golden Globe Awards

Does 'Stranger Things 2' live up to the hype

How Riverdale became an overnight phenomenon

Three suitable alternatives to Netflix in Canada

Queen’s professor’s crime novel adapted for TV

The tenth anniversary of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'

Welcoming a new Powerpuff girl to the squad

Revivals should teach us a lesson, other than the dangers of nostalgia

The Bachelorette used racism as plot fodder

Point counter point:Is 13 Reasons Why worth the risk?

The five most underrated comedies on TV right now

A hopeful series of events

A watchlist to watch out for

Life’s short, talk fast: A review of Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival

What We're Watching: Procrastination Edition

Body politics

Stop watching

Good riddance Gosselin

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