What Makes a TV Show Successful?

“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan Thomas p {text-align: justify}   What makes a TV show a success? Is it the writing? The cast? The look and feel of the show? Originality? Well, if any of these were the case, “Firefly” would’ve lasted more than [...]

The Comedy of Animation

TV currently has several animated popular animated series, offering from low-brow humour to gross-out comedy to intellectual fare.Now, what separates these is not really theme or art, but approach. “Futurama” is one of my favourite animated shows, now cancelled yet resurrected through a series of straight to DVD movies(which is the perfect solution as far [...]

On the Evolution of Sitcom

Sitcoms have been around for ages.I doubt there’s anyone with a TV that hasn’t been a fan of one or another.In a way, sitcoms have been the backbone of television ever since they made the jump from radio to that little black box we call TV. With its root firmly placed in plays of Aristophanes, [...]