Willa Paskin

Slate

Willa Paskin appears in the following:

July Summer Screens Roundup

Monday, July 08, 2019

A preview of what movies and TV shows to watch in July. 

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The Trump Voter Through the Roseanne Lens

Friday, April 27, 2018

ABC says the reboot of 'Roseanne' portrays "The Family That Looks Like Us." But who is the "us", exactly?

The Politics of the Roseanne Reboot

Thursday, April 05, 2018

A discussion about the politics of the "Roseanne" reboot. 

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How Political Conventions Became Prime-Time Entertainment

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The spectacle! The excitement! The ratings! 

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Stoners, Russian Spies and a Transgender Father Top TV's Best of 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

2014 was another boundary-stretching, genre-pushing year on television.

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Why Did Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom" Disappoint?

Thursday, December 18, 2014

“The Newsroom” marked Aaron Sorkin’s much-anticipated return to TV, but it got canceled after just three seasons. Willa Paskin of "Slate" diagnoses its fatal flaws.

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True Detective: Not Just Another Cop Show

Thursday, February 27, 2014

WNYC

HBO’s True Detective isn’t misogynistic. It’s only depicting misogyny, says Slate TV critic Willa Paskin.

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Fall TV: It Stinks, But It Has Potential

Thursday, September 26, 2013

After a summer of re-runs and reality programs, the five major networks are rolling out a whole new roster of shows. But Slate's TV Critic Willa Paskin says the fall TV season stinks.

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Key to Scandal’s Success: Sex, Lies and Videotape

Thursday, May 16, 2013

After a year of steamy love affairs, waterboarding and an attempted presidential assassination, the ABC drama "Scandal" is wrapping up its second season Thursday. 

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