The Importance of Portraying Female Friendships on TV

Female friendships portrayed on television are nothing new. I grew up watching Kimberly and Trini on Power Rangers to Phoebe, Rachel, and Monica on Friends. They embodied a friendship I wished to have when I eventually grew up. But with…

Insecure Season 3 Review: A Season for Character Growth

It’s hard to believe eight episodes have already aired and we’re now wrapped up on season three of HBO’s Insecure. In contrast to last season where Issa Dee (Issa Rae) was heading into a downward spiral coming off her breakup…

The Best 30 Episodes of Television in 2016

2016 has been shit. Decipher the why’s for yourselves, but there are plenty of them. Due to this-perhaps inspite of it-more and more we have turned to entertainment to keep the demons at bay and distract our mind with television…

15 MVPs of Television in 2016

2016 was another great year for television and with that comes a multitude of fantastic performances from breakout to well-known actors. The Emmys and other major awards aren’t always the most absolute indicators of the year’s most powerful television performances.…

TV Review: Insecure Series Premiere – “Insecure as F*ck”

“We are just tired of being expected to settle for less.” This one line is one of the parts that resonates the most from the premiere episode of the new HBO series, Insecure. That line comes with many layers of…

TV News: First Look at Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy ‘Insecure’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veqxnUWa1Hk&feature=youtu.be “Black women aren’t bitter,” Issa Rae says to a class full of children. “They’re just tired of being expected to settle for less.” HBO debuted our first look at Issa Rae’s new show Insecure. Rae, known for her popular web series The…