Drama

 
 

From HBO to PBS: What's Coming Up on TV this Spring

Game of Thrones (HBO)

The holidays are over and that means so are the doldrums of television. Finally, we TV addicts will get new episodes of favorite shows and premieres of a whole crop of new shows. And as your intrepid TV watcher, I'm here to tell you about the shows I'll be excited to see debut on my flat screen.  Read more >

[Interview] Tina Cesa Ward: Writer, Director, New Media Pioneer

Daryn Strauss & Tina Cesa Ward

Sure, the web is full of comedy videos and user-generated chaos, but where are the good dramas?... And where do we find good, smart, complicated female characters?  Read more >

The Unintended Consequences of Cyberbullying Rhetoric

Sad Child

We all know that teen bullying - both online and offline - has devastating consequences. Jamey Rodemeyer's suicide is a tragedy. He was tormented for being gay. He knew he was being bullied and he regularly talked about the fact that he was being bullied. Online, he even wrote: "I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?" The fact that he could admit that he was being tormented coupled with the fact that he asked for help and folks didn't help him should be a big wake-up call. We have a problem.  Read more >