The Televangelist: The Man in the Booth Wants to Make You a Deal
“The Booth at the End uses a ‘less is more’ approach and a healthy dollop of ambiguity to craft an intricate morality play.”
The Televangelist: GCB Is the Incredibly Bad and Inexcusable Show We Deserve
“That title, extrapolated, conveys everything you need to know about the show.”
The Televangelist: In Honor of My Dad, the Original Televangelist
“When I found out Monday night that my dad had died after a long battle with cancer, I figured I probably wouldn’t get around to writing a Televangelist column this week.”
The Televangelist: How Smash Shatters the Reality of Relationships
“It’s a great show that too often settles for incredibly stupid.”
The Televangelist: Glee’s Enabling Song
“The message of the show is a more calculated take on the old standby: ‘If it feels good, do it.’ “
The Televangelist: The Office’s Long, Splendid Goodbye
“The Office, more than any TV comedy I can think of, rewards patience”
The Televangelist: Community’s Magnum Opus
“What makes the episode . . . is the heartbreaking and illuminating final parallel timeline: the one in which Jeff Winger’s will is thwarted and his absence is felt.”
The Televangelist: The New Girl, The Last Man Standing, and Gender Relations
“As adults, it’s way past time for us to climb out of the club house with the “no girls allowed” sign and start learning from one another.”
The Televangelist: How NBC’s Parenthood Instills Empathy
“The startling development that has me watching every week is the degree to which the show instills in me a deep sense of empathy for its’ characters.”
The Televangelist: A Case for the Idiot Box
“Channel surfing is … dangerous, it’s inefficient, and it results in your watching things merely to pass the time rather than redeem it.”
