Television 2015: Netflix Is A Video Store That Saved A Western
People in television talk a lot about brands, but sometimes the way a content provider brands itself can actually affect what shows it can save.
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Television 2015: With 25 Ways To Watch TV, Does The House Always Win?
There are so many ways to watch TV now that people often feel liberated from old models. But even under some of the new systems for television, as at your better casinos, the house always wins.
Alison Brie's Breakout Role On 'Mad Men' Looked Like A Bit Part
When Mad Men first started airing, Brie remembers saying, "I don't think it's gonna last very long." Even when the show was a hit, she kept looking for other work — and landed a role on Community.
Television 2015: Is There Really Too Much TV?
The number of scripted prime-time TV series is expected to pass 400 in 2015. That's too much for at least one network executive, but the picture is more complex than that.
Television 2015: Full Drops And Single Shots
Television used to arrive weekly in almost all cases, one episode at a time. Now, the timing is being rearranged, and so are the conversations around shows.
A Historic Fight Over Public Housing Makes For Fine Drama On HBO
David Simon, perhaps television's greatest chronicler of institutional inertia, brings a painful and complex story of 1980s local politics to the network where he made The Wire.
New 'Sesame Street' Deal Is All About Economics
Under a new partnership between HBO and Sesame Street, PBS stations will screen new episodes of the children's show nine months after they appear on HBO. NPR's Scott Simon talks to media correspondent David Folkenflik.
HBO's 'Hero' Tells A Slow Story In Too Many Hours
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans reviews the anticipated new HBO show from The Wire's David Simon, Show Me a Hero.
'Show Me A Hero' Offers A Nuanced Take On Public Housing Discrimination
David Simon's new HBO mini-series, Show Me a Hero, examines racial biases in New York City's public housing laws. Critic David Bianculli says, "This 25-year-old true story couldn't seem more timely."
'Sesame Street' To Air Next 5 Seasons On HBO
After the first nine months of airing new episodes exclusively on HBO, Sesame Street will also be available on PBS for free. NPR takes a look at the agreement and its possible consequences.