‘Everything on That Island Wanted to Kill You’The very first crew of Survivor slept tent-less on a beach covered in rats and snakes because they smelled a hit TV show. And then it got worse.
Nussbaum: Betrayed by DexterSeason five of the show had lots of things that made no sense, and, worse, felt exploitative — something I’d rarely thought about the show.
Nussbaum on Boardwalk Empire“Still, if ‘Boardwalk’ doesn’t have original ideas about the men who kill for money … that’s very easy to ignore when you’re dizzy with the fun of it all.”
ByWilla Paskin
in the magazine
Why We’ll Miss Law & OrderIn this week’s magazine, Emily Nussbaum remembers ‘Law & Order,’ recently canned by NBC after 456 episodes.
The Real Smithers Revealed!Nussbaum discovers in John Ortved’s new ‘The Simpsons: An Uncensored Unauthorized History’ the identity of the guy who inspired Waylon Smithers.
ByLane Brown
surf
Nussbaum on the Mistaken-for-Gay CharacterAt Surf, Emily Nussbaum ponders the history of straight TV-sitcom characters mistaken for gay, from Jack Tripper through Andy Bernard.
ByLane Brown
surf
Nussbaum Blogs!Today marks the debut of Surf, the new blog by ‘New York’ TV critic Emily Nussbaum.
Emily Nussbaum on ‘Lost’: We Are John LockeTonight’s premiere may feel a bit like being stuck at the peak of a really fantastic roller coaster, except that it’s a ride you can barely remember getting on and that looks suspiciously like it’s made of off-brand particle board.