TV satire in the US lost its edge under the Trump administration

Trump embodied many of satire’s central characteristics, including exaggeration, irony and stupidity, which made it difficult for satirists to ridicule him.

Allaina Kilby, The Conversation

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Matt Wall, The Conversation

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Richard Thomas, The Conversation

· Nov 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Sairat’s Nagraj Manjule is hosting Marathi version of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. Here’s why it matters

The decision to make the director the face of the show sends a clear message: if he can, so can you.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jun 20, 2019 · 09:30 am

Sony BBC Earth show ‘City in the Sky’ goes behind the scenes of the airline industry

The mini-series on the global airline industry will be aired in India on May 1.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 28, 2019 · 09:15 am

Todd Sampson on ‘Body Hack 2.0’, meeting sadhus and Aghoris, and facing the ‘fear of the unknown’

The new season will be premiered in India on the Discovery channel on March 25.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Mar 17, 2019 · 09:15 am

From Northern Ireland with love and sarcasm: Why ‘Derry Girls’ on Netflix is worth the binge

The comedy about a bunch of uninhibited teenagers is very specific as well as very universal.

Ankita Chawla

· Feb 26, 2019 · 06:00 pm

Beyond Ted Bundy: 40 titles to prove that Netflix can’t get enough of serial killers

The streaming platform has cashed in on the morbid curiosity of viewers to know more about the nature of criminal pathology and extreme violence.

Soumya Rao

· Feb 02, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Swedish-Danish crime series ‘The Bridge’ remains inimitable (despite multiple remakes)

The latest remake is set between Malaysia and Singapore.

Ankita Chawla

· Jul 10, 2018 · 07:30 pm

‘The Staircase’ is rivetting, and so is the parody ‘Trial & Error’

Just like novelist Mike Peterson, a poet is charged with the murder of his wife in ‘Trial & Error’.

Vikram Johri

· Jul 02, 2018 · 08:15 am

The TV series that inspired Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ films is ultimate geek heaven

The show, created and produced by Bruce Geller, ran for seven seasons from 1966 to 1973 and returned for two in 1988 before wrapping up.

Vikram Johri

· May 30, 2018 · 08:15 am

In ‘Come Home’ TV show, a home turns into a battlefield

The BBC mini-series depicts a disintegrating family trying to understand what went wrong.

Ankita Chawla

· May 28, 2018 · 09:15 am

‘The Rain’ review: The Netflix thriller is a bit of a washout

The Danish show combines science fiction with horror elements.

Vikram Johri

· May 12, 2018 · 09:15 am

In TV show ‘Roseanne’ and its reboot, a comedy that actually cares about working class America

The American show continues to situate its characters’ life experiences within a wider social and economic context.

Scott Doidge, The Conversation

· Apr 22, 2018 · 07:30 pm