“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.” MadeStoriesShowsFansHorrorProgramViolentStorytellingHorror StoriesGood StorytellingAmerican Horror Story Author:Hank Stuever
“One of the dirty little secrets of my job is that I don't do ANY food or cooking shows.” LittlesShowsJobsSecretCookingDirtyCooking Shows Author:Hank Stuever
“I like the anthology concept. I wish more shows would do it.” ShowsWishConceptsAnthology Author:Hank Stuever
“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.” KindCharacterShowsTvsEasierPerformancesSeasonsIncludingTv ShowsUp And DownChoresEmmysPortrayalBest Performance Author:Hank Stuever
“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?” ShouldEndsPlayShowsPrinciplesPiecesTvsSucceedCriticsAlbumsRestaurantsConcertsTv Shows Author:Hank Stuever
“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.” PeopleYearsFirstsShowsPartyWatchesTelevisionTvsPrideArmsDrugCriticsStartingTake MeExesDealerDvdsBaltimoreDrug Dealers Author:Hank Stuever
“I'm a fan of half-hour shows that can be both funny and dramatic.” ShowsHoursHalfFansDramaticHalf Hours Author:Hank Stuever
“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.” YearsEndsEnoughStoriesShowsBigsLastsNightEvilLeftLinesToo MuchWeakSeasonsHeavyArguingSuperiorsConclusionSundayRoughGapsFlashEpisodesLast YearMarathonLandingTalkersRunwaySprintCargoChronologySunday Night Author:Hank Stuever
