Author: Geraldine Malone
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The OA
Spoilers abound! We look at one of the most divisive shows this year, The OA. Some love it, some hate it. Some are just confused. Note: The following piece contains spoilers for The OA. The week following the release of The OA I received a fluster of emails and messages that I had to watch…
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Rory Gilmore is a Bad Journalist
Is Rory Gilmore a shitty journalist? One of our own journalists says, yes. Yes, she is. We know it’s just TV, but come on people. For many girls growing up in the 80s and 90s, Rory was our guide, our comrade, our sister. For those who also aspired to be journalists she was another version…
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Preacher
AMC’s adaptation of The Preacher, from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, debuted with a pilot that featured a lot of table setting but showed promise. A baby cries in the distance as the viewer flies through outer space — that’s the setup for the new AMC comic-adapted show about a man-of-God in Texas. Preacher debuted…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and Black Panther
Journalist and Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is added to the list of literary figures who’ve tackled comic book characters with his new vision for Black Panther. Black Panther has always been ahead of the curve, and with the new reincarnation from the pen of Ta-Nehisi Coates, that curb is exciting, relevant, and profound. There’s been a…
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Jessica Jones
Geraldine comes up for air (and to jot down her thoughts) after bingeing on eight episodes of the Netflix / Marvel Comics series Jessica Jones. The anticipation leading up to the release of Marvel’s new Netflix series, Jessica Jones, was palpable not only in the nerd-blog sphere online, but in the general TV critic world.…
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Five Takeaways From The AMC Preacher Trailer
Now that we’re peeing our pants about having a Preacher trailer, Geraldine ponders the ins and outs of the long awaited comic to TV adaptation. How do you really describe Preacher without giving anything away? That’s a dilemma because if you have never read the comic book series every page turned is a new adventure,…
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Supergirl – Friend or Foe to Feminism
Did the new Supergirl show set the women’s movement back? Did it inch it forward? A little from column A, a little from column B? “Scared but good scared like that moment before you kiss someone for the first time,” that’s how Kara Zor-El described remembering how to fly. Welcome to the world of Supergirl,…