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Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever Books

Journalist

Hank Stuever is a seasoned journalist, with a rich career in the media industry since 1968. He specializes in reporting and commentary on popular culture, particularly television shows and films.

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“While I don't like violent programs per se, I do like good storytelling, which made me a fan of shows like Breaking Bad and American Horror Story.”

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Author:Hank Stuever

“Whenever people ask me if it's okay to stop watching "The Leftovers," I always say OF COURSE IT IS.”

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“We all have to draw some lines. To preserve my sanity, I steer clear of cooking, professional sports and most imports, unless imported to us via PBS, Sundance, etc.”

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“I love commercials. I love to hate commercials, too. I talk back to them.”

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“One of the dirty little secrets of my job is that I don't do ANY food or cooking shows.”

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“The fastest way to bring financial ruin upon yourself is to go for a drive in the United States without proof of insurance and current license and registration.”

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“I'm not much a TV reporter, as in someone who covers the daily machinations of the television industry, though I certainly follow it and weave it into my reviews and essays about the medium.”

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“Never forget that I am paid for my troubles!”

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“I like the anthology concept. I wish more shows would do it.”

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“I do get lots of links to advance screeners, which helps, but there's no way I could do my job without the full-on cable subscription.”

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“I don't really like to arrange shows by best performances. That's why Emmy season is kind of a chore for me. Unlike movies, where it's easier to decide who was the best performance, a TV show goes up and down, including characters/portrayals.”

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“I have to confess I can't have the holiday season without "Hard Candy Christmas". For some reason, it makes me think of the sticky ribbon candy bowl my mid-western grandma always had.”

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“I think the occasional appearance of the UFO is a very oblique pop-cultural reference that anyone who was alive and sentient in the late 1970s will get right away.”

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“We got Arbitron diaries at my house in the 1980s, when the family was down to just my mother and me, and we tried for a couple of days to fill it out (I of course treated it like we'd been asked to write a new book of the Bible), but we got really bored with it and gave it up.”

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“I've loved the "Star Wars" movies for the ride and pure fun and found that it just didn't stand up when asked for more, particularly when it comes to back stories, prequels, spin-offs, encyclopedic scope, etc.”

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“"Star Trek" expands almost instinctively - the more information you seek from it, the more it gives. It also has the benefit of taking place in our future, our mutual destinies as occupants of a peaceful, non-polluted Earth.”

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“As far as my personal nostalgia zone goes, I find I watch more of AntennaTV than anything else.”

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“It seems to me conspiracy is at the heart of dozens of TV dramas currently on. Maybe that itself is some kind of conspiracy.”

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“Mobster stories are always a harder sell for me. I don't romanticize organize crime the way others do, though I can be swayed.”

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“In fact, when it comes to TV, I'm not even sure what my real, true preferences are.”

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“My work is very much like the restaurant critic's - a number of factors come together to make for a strong review.”

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“In the end, all critics should be guided by this one principle: Is this piece of work [TV show, movie, play, concert, album, restaurant] succeeding at what it set out to do?”

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“Just as it's unfair to review a taco stand for not being a four-star restaurant, I also have to be mindful that not every drama on TV is trying to be "The Wire."”

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“I'm pretty sure the world is in solid agreement that "The Wire" is worth watching all the way through.”

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“My first few years as TV critic, I would go to parties and people (usually older Posties or ex-Posties who seemed to pride themselves on not watching very much television) would take me by the arm and insist that I watch this show they'd recently starting watching on DVD, about drug dealers in Baltimore.”

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“I don't have scientific data, but I think plenty of perfectly nice weekends are being given over to the binge craze.”

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“I'm a fan of half-hour shows that can be both funny and dramatic.”

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“"Big Bang Theory" focuses on main characters who in other shows would only be auxiliary players hewing to stereotype: The gawky nerd who lives next door and says oddball things.”

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“Jarecki's 'Reagan' is a compellingly watchable and appropriately conflicted portrait...artfully nuanced and intellectually curious.”

Curious Portraits

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“There just isn’t a weak season of 'Breaking Bad.' There’s just superior work, a sprint toward evil that turned into a marathon. But like all big-talker shows that bring their heavy cargo in for a rough and breathlessly observed landing, 'Breaking Bad' didn’t quite leave itself enough runway to satisfactorily end some of its better story lines, especially once the chronology gap closed up between the flash-forwards from last year’s episodes and Sunday night’s conclusion. One could easily argue that there was just too much left to do in this one episode.”

About the Author

Born: 1968
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 30

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