TV Criticism ft. Heather Mason (SyFy Fangrrls/Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls) & LaToya Ferguson (The A.V. Club/IndieWire) (PT81)
Summary: Alex and Nick invite Heather Mason (from SyFy Fangrrls & Amy Poehler's Smart Girls) and LaToya Ferguson (from The A.V. Club & IndieWire) for a lighthearted conversation about the current state of TV criticism in the era of peak content and serialized storytelling.<br> <br> What does TV criticism look like today? What is the process of reviewing a TV show? What can writers learn from critics? When are shows reviewed as a whole as opposed to episodically? How can critics review so much content in the era of peak TV? What are common misconceptions about TV criticism?<br> <br> Plus, a special WonderCon 2018 reminder.<br> <br> The Paper Team rates this episode "A+"...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> WonderCon 2018 panel reminder (00:00:33)<br> A casual conversation about TV criticism (00:01:45)<br> Resources and Next Week On (01:14:18)<br> <br> Reminder<br> Paper Team is going to WonderCon 2018! Join our panel "Reimagined for TV: Writing shows based on popular IP" on <a href="https://wonderconanaheim2018.sched.com/event/E5n8">Sunday, March 25 at 1:00PM in Room 209</a>.<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/nerdheather">Heather Mason on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/lafergs">LaToya Ferguson on Twitter</a><br> <a href="http://thetvsisters.com">The TV Sisters</a><br> <a href="http://la-fergs.tumblr.com">LaToya Ferguson on Tumblr</a><br> <a href="http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/fangrrls">SyFy Fangrrls</a><br> <a href="http://www.ign.com">IGN</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230903085941/https://hellogiggles.com/">HelloGiggles</a><br> <a href="https://amysmartgirls.com">Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls</a><br> <a href="https://www.avclub.com">The A.V. Club</a><br> <a href="http://www.indiewire.com">IndieWire</a><br> <a href="https://uproxx.com">Uproxx</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_Without_Pity">Television Without Pity</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Junipero">"San Junipero" (3x04 - Black Mirror)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(TV_series)">Scream (TV Show)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Wolf_(2011_TV_series)">Teen Wolf (TV Show)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars">Pretty Little Liars</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_Queens_(2015_TV_series)">Scream Queens</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strain_(TV_series)">The Strain</a><br> <a href="http://www.metacritic.com">Metacritic</a><br> <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/">Rotten Tomatoes</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_Dead_Gorgeous_(film)">Drop Dead Gorgeous</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Trust_the_B----_in_Apartment_23">Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_News">Great News</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries">The Vampire Diaries</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_(TV_series)">Hannibal (TV Show)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Alexander">Sasha Alexander</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Beeman">Greg Beeman</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_(TV_series)">Dark</a><br> <a href="http://tvcritics.org">Television Critics Association (TCA)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_and_Frankie">Grace and Frankie</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dreams_(2017_TV_series)">Electric Dreams</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%27s_Angels_(2011_TV_series)">Charlie's Angels (2011 TV Show)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/666_Park_Avenue">666 Park Avenue</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Annable">Dave Annable</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia."></a>
