Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Tv Archive

Archives for October 2019

Culture
HBO’s Watchmen tells stories about America’s racist past in America’s racist presentHBO’s Watchmen tells stories about America’s racist past in America’s racist present
Culture

Regina King, Damon Lindelof, and others tell us how they updated the legendary comic for this 2019 adaptation.

By Emily St. James
Culture
In 1986, Watchmen skewered the way we love superheroes. It’s still as relevant as ever.In 1986, Watchmen skewered the way we love superheroes. It’s still as relevant as ever.
Culture

Why we keep coming back to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
ABC’s Emergence blends Lost with This Is Us and adds a dash of E.T.ABC’s Emergence blends Lost with This Is Us and adds a dash of E.T.
Culture

It’s better than that sounds.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Netflix missed its subscriber numbers, againNetflix missed its subscriber numbers, again
Technology

This wasn’t as bad as Q2. But things are only going to get tougher as Disney, Apple, and more streamers show up.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
The Succession twist that probably doesn’t exist, explainedThe Succession twist that probably doesn’t exist, explained
Culture

Attempts to “solve” Succession’s season 2 finale misunderstand what makes the show so good.

By Emily St. James
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
The rise of Succession, TV’s new must-watch showThe rise of Succession, TV’s new must-watch show
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

The HBO series about awful rich people seems like it’s about wealth. It’s really about abuse.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How El Camino captures what Breaking Bad did bestHow El Camino captures what Breaking Bad did best
Culture

Breaking Bad was as funny and heartfelt as it was dark. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is, too.

By Allegra Frank
Culture
Shepard Smith is leaving Fox NewsShepard Smith is leaving Fox News
Culture

After 23 years at the network, Smith is leaving amid turmoil surrounding Trump and impeachment.

By Jane Coaston
Culture
Letterkenny, streaming on Hulu, is a love letter to small-town life and weird, wonderful slangLetterkenny, streaming on Hulu, is a love letter to small-town life and weird, wonderful slang
Culture

It’s time to watch this Canadian hangout comedy that combines the eccentricities of Schitt’s Creek with wry and wacky wordplay.

By Elisabeth Donnelly
Culture
In El Camino, a desperate Jesse Pinkman tries to break free of Breaking BadIn El Camino, a desperate Jesse Pinkman tries to break free of Breaking Bad
Culture

Walter White’s moral arc shaped Breaking Bad. But El Camino is shaped by Jesse’s.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
Succession comes up with an episode where absolutely everybody losesSuccession comes up with an episode where absolutely everybody loses
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

Zero winners and 11 losers from one of the most gut-wrenching, cringe-inducing episodes of the show yet.

By Meredith Haggerty and Emily St. James
Culture
Fox’s Almost Family aims to build a quirky family dramedy around medical rapeFox’s Almost Family aims to build a quirky family dramedy around medical rape
Culture

It’s so close to being good that its badness feels somehow worse.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Workin’ Moms is the truth-telling comedy working parents needWorkin’ Moms is the truth-telling comedy working parents need
Culture

This Canadian TV series, now streaming on Netflix, finds humor — and commiseration — in the challenge of juggling kids and a career.

By Amber Dowling
Culture
The Good Place’s final season looks a lot like its first seasonThe Good Place’s final season looks a lot like its first season
Culture

Eleanor furthers her unlikely plan to save the world in an episode full of romantic complications and golf.

By Emily St. James, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
Culture
Transparent waves farewell, from the far-off shores of 2014Transparent waves farewell, from the far-off shores of 2014
Culture

A giant musical finale reveals how little the show was ever about trans people.

By Emily St. James