Despite a rough start to the season, Saturday Night Live continues to be a fascinating case study for understanding American television.
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Change and Continuity on Saturday Night Live
Fall Premieres 2013: NBC
Antenna contributors review the new fall series from the peacock network.
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What Are You Missing? Aug 5 – Aug 18
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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What Are You Missing? April 14-April 27
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Framing a Legacy: The Office‘s Diegetic Documentary
While The Office's documentary aesthetic has often led to the assumption the show itself was the final product, the choice to position the diegetic documentary as public television and a successful international export pushes against this assumption in interesting ways.
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Shut it Down: The End of 30 Rock
A cultural discussion of 30 Rock's television legacy for feminist discourse and self reflexive satire television in the wake of its final broadcast.
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What Are You Missing? Feb 3-Feb 16
Ten media news items you might have missed recently.
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The Domestic Apolitics of 1600 Penn
NBC's new First Family sitcom, 1600 Penn, is surprisingly devoid of conventional political engagement, instead relying on traditional domestic comedy in the form of interpersonal conflict.
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From Henry VIII to Flash Mobs: Branding Britain at London 2012
What image is Britain out to portray on the international stage with its branding of "GREAT Britain" for the London Olympics?
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Upfronts 2012: An A-Z of What’s New
Who gets their own show, and what can we expect, for the 2012-2013 season?
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The Brotherhood of NBC
When NBC aired its "Brotherhood of Man" promotion before the Super Bowl on Sunday, it provided a useful take on the network's biggest strength...and its potential weakness.
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NBC’s SMASH: Not Exactly Smashing
As a fan of musical theater, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the premiere of SMASH, the new NBC drama about the behind-the-scenes adventures of a group of people attempting to open a new musical on Broadway. Though the show is set to premiere after the Super Bowl, NBC has already released the pilot for free...
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Specter of Legitimation: The Fading of NBC’s Thursday Legacy
While the actual “Must See TV” branding is all but gone, there remains a specter of legitimation surrounding the evening…at least in the eyes of NBC schedulers.
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Out of Time
Each year, the anticipated fall premiere television season is followed by an equally exciting period: fall cancellation season. The failures of The Playboy Club and Pan Am raise the question of why we turn to period TV, especially post-Mad Men.
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Problematic Promotional Moments
What happens when the television production schedule leads to promotions which are out of date by the time they air?
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