TV Criticism ft. Heather Mason (SyFy Fangrrls/Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls) & LaToya Ferguson (The A.V. Club/IndieWire) (PT81)

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. 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? Plus, a special WonderCon 2018 reminder. The Paper Team rates this episode "A+"... SHOWNOTES Content WonderCon 2018 panel reminder (00:00:33) A casual conversation about TV criticism (00:01:45) Resources and Next Week On (01:14:18) Reminder Paper Team is going to WonderCon 2018! Join our panel "Reimagined for TV: Writing shows based on popular IP" on Sunday, March 25 at 1:00PM in Room 209. Links Heather Mason on Twitter LaToya Ferguson on Twitter The TV Sisters LaToya Ferguson on Tumblr SyFy Fangrrls IGN HelloGiggles Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls The A.V. Club IndieWire Uproxx Television Without Pity "San Junipero" (3x04 - Black Mirror) Scream (TV Show) Teen Wolf (TV Show) Pretty Little Liars Scream Queens The Strain Metacritic Rotten Tomatoes Drop Dead Gorgeous Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Great News The Vampire Diaries Hannibal (TV Show) Sasha Alexander Greg Beeman Dark Television Critics Association (TCA) Grace and Frankie Electric Dreams Charlie's Angels (2011 TV Show) 666 Park Avenue Dave Annable Rachael Taylor Robert Buckley The Slap The Slap (US Version) Jonathan LaPaglia Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]