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Jen Chaney

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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

  1. summer preview 2017
    Physical Fitness Is All Over TV This SummerWe love watching other people put their bodies to the test while we sit there, allowing ours to atrophy.
  2. Anne of Green Gables Fans, You Will Love Netflix’s Anne With an EThe new Netflix series based on L.M. Montgomery’s books is lovely, but also not afraid to go dark.
  3. the vulture tv podcast
    What Other Coen Brothers Movies Would Make for Good TV?We discuss on this week’s Vulture TV Podcast.
  4. Is the Summer Pop-Cultural Experience Still Defined by Movies?Summer is still the season of the big-screen blockbuster. But TV and year-round tentpole releases are changing things a little.
  5. the vulture tv podcast
    From The Handmaid’s Tale to 13 Reasons Why, Book Adaptations Are All Over TVAnd they’re more prestige-y than ever.
  6. The Handmaid’s Tale’s Closing Songs Are Slyly Genius“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” may not seem like it belongs in this show. But it does.
  7. How 13 Reasons Why Compares to ’80s Pop Culture About Teen SuicideThis is not the first time TV has tackled the issue so directly.
  8. goodbyes
    An Ode to Carrie Fisher’s Perfect Catastrophe Swan SongThe season-three finale marks Fisher’s last turn as Mia, and serves as a fitting tribute to the actress who played her.
  9. ntwhcd
    Sam Bee Demands That a Female Voice Be Heard in WashingtonIt was clear that Bee and the Full Frontal team were eager to flex some feminine muscle.
  10. chat room
    Samantha Bee: Not the Correspondents’ Dinner Won’t Just Be an Anti-Trump RoastAnd why nice weather can be bad for political activism.
  11. the vulture tv podcast
    Damon Lindelof on Why The Leftovers Is Ultimately a Love StoryAnd why it’s so hard to say no to a naked Theroux.
  12. tv review
    Genius = A Reasonably Good DramaIn which Einstein does higher math and, also, several women.
  13. tv review
    Great News! Great News Is GreatMy only major complaint about this show is that I wish there were more of it.
  14. close reads
    Why The Leftovers’ Pop-Culture References Are So GoodUltimately, they underline the central question of the series.
  15. great performances
    Oprah Winfrey Is Phenomenal in The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksShe is still capable of surprising us.
  16. tv review
    Silicon Valley Is As Sharp and Absurd As Ever in Its Fourth SeasonRichard Hendricks still has no chill, and we are grateful to the comedy gods for that.
  17. tv review
    Netflix’s Girlboss Is a LetdownYou may get frustrated with the heroine’s manic-pixie-jackass routine.
  18. the vulture tv podcast
    Our Lingering Questions After Girls’ Final SeasonWhere did Hannah’s writerly ambitions go?
  19. tv review
    Fargo Is Back and It’s Familiar in the Best WayFargo season three is very, very Fargo.
  20. girls talk
    A Final Open Letter to Hannah Horvath of GirlsSome parting words for one of TV’s more polarizing characters.
  21. girls
    The Girls Finale Reminds Us This Wasn’t Just a Show for MillennialsWhat gets lost when we talk about Girls is the notion that it was also a simple coming-of-age story.
  22. tv review
    Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale Is Your Must-Watch Show This SpringThe adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel is intense and instantly engrossing.
  23. close reads
    Why Lena Dunham Is Such a Great Actress on GirlsHannah Horvath has been a maddening, compelling, and memorable character. Lena Dunham’s unapologetic portrayal of her is a big reason why.
  24. the vulture tv podcast
    The TV Theme Songs We Have to Sing Along to (and the Ones We Have to Skip)And the ones long enough you can get up to get a snack.
  25. tv review
    Veep Is Back to Make America Hilarious AgainThe new season isn’t explicitly about Trump or the aftermath of the election. But it still feels right for these times.
  26. girls talk
    Shoshanna on Girls Is ‘Adulting,’ But Has She Really Grown Up?Kudos for being honest with your friends and everything, but what is up with your new insta-life?
  27. close reads
    How Girls Breaks the Traditional Rules of the Friendship ComedyThe HBO series was always about what happens when young women grow up and grow apart.
  28. tv review
    The Son Is Such an AMC SeriesIt’s well-acted and solid and, like the bulk of AMC dramas, probably not going to generate much buzz.
  29. chat room
    The Americans’ Margo Martindale on Playing Ruthless Women“I hope I get to cut somebody else’s throat.”
  30. the vulture tv podcast
    The Silence of the Big Little Lies FinaleTune into our discussion of the show on the Vulture TV Podcast.
  31. girls talk
    To Root or Not to Root for Adam and Jessa on GirlsShould they be together? Because I’m not sure they should be.
  32. close reads
    Big Little Lies Was, Above All Else, a Commentary on Gender BiasEven the Greek chorus was a reminder of the way all of us prejudge women.
  33. close reads
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of Big Little LiesWe know who died, and we know who did it. How do we feel about it?
  34. gross things
    Why Is Everyone Projectile Vomiting on TV?In every binge-watch, apparently there must be a purge.
  35. On Viceland’s Jungletown, It’s the Messes That Make for Compelling TVFind out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.
  36. chat room
    Darby Camp of Big Little Lies on Playing Reese Witherspoon’s Daughter“I thought it was really fun to call Reese ‘woman.’ That seemed really sassy.”
  37. tv review
    TV Land’s Nobodies Isn’t Totally Fresh, But It’s Still FunShowbiz gets squirmy in the Melissa McCarthy-produced series.
  38. girls talk
    A Follow-up Open Letter to Marnie Michaels of GirlsWhat happens to Marnie when a pawn shop owner gets real.
  39. close reads
    The Rise of Elijah on GirlsGive him his spinoff now.
  40. listen
    The Vulture TV Podcast: This Is Us, Rupert Grint, and MortalityWhy watching Rupert Grint grow up is making Matt Zoller Seitz feel weird.
  41. tv review
    Shots Fired Is an Ambitious Yet Accessible Look at Police ShootingsOnly in the current TV landscape would a show like Shots Fired qualify as very good rather than great.
  42. tv review
    The Amazon Spring 2017 Pilots, Ranked From Strongest to WeakestThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a shoo-in to get a full season order.
  43. girls talk
    An Open Letter to Marnie Michaels of GirlsDo you ever actually hear yourself, Marnie?
  44. Iain Armitage on Big Little Lies, David Bowie, and the Big Bang Theory Spinoff“This show got me into David Bowie and now I know virtually all of his songs.”
  45. the vulture tv podcast
    What Show Should Fill the Game of Thrones-Sized Hole in Your Life This Spring?May we suggest The Handmaid’s Tale?
  46. Why the NCAA Tournament Is Great TVLike the current TV landscape, the first rounds of March Madness are overwhelming and full of twist endings.
  47. vulture lists
    The 20 Most Satisfying Cries on This Is Us, RankedYou watched. You wept. We ranked.
  48. close reads
    Why This is Us Is More Popular Than Friday Night Lights and Parenthood Ever WereUnlike those shows, This Is Us reassures its audience that everything happens for a reason.
  49. tv review
    Trial & Error Tries Very Hard to Be FunnyThe new NBC comedy is guilty of a few too many forced jokes.
  50. girls talk
    Why Elijah on Girls Needs to Apologize to HannahIs it too late now to say sorry?
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