Films and Media: Television Series

Severance centers on Mark Scout, leading a team of office workers whose memories are surgically split between work and personal lives. The 'work-life balance' experiment is questioned as Mark faces a mystery forcing him to confront the true nature of his work and himself.

After divorcing billionaire Rupert Mannion, Rebecca Welton inherits AFC Richmond and replaces the team’s manager with idealistic American coach Ted Lasso. Ted and his assistant coach Beard arrive to transform the club’s modest history with Lasso’s unconventional approach.

When civilization is destroyed by a worldwide pandemic due to a parasitic fungus that turns humans into predators, hardened survivor Joel is hired to take fourteen-year-old Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What should have been a quick job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey across a post-apocalyptic United States, where no one can protect Joel or Ellie except each other.

Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.

A smart and hilarious comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Glendale Community College

The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world’s most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Sir Winston Churchill.

Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music.

The Vietnam War tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. The series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses -- Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam.

In 1989, the Buffalo Bills were a talented team full of big personalities, including future Hall-of-Famers Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. Dysfunction and infighting ran as deep as the talent in their locker room, but the team known as "The Bickering Bills" would soon transform themselves into an elite force.

In the vicinity of New York’s Hudson River Valley, the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness. This was the first American school of landscape painting.

In Television, David Thomson delivers a six-decade history of the medium, tracing its evolution from scheduled, limited broadcasts to today’s on-demand streaming. Across 22 thematic chapters, he offers provocative insights into television’s cultural impact, iconic figures, and transformative role in modern life.

From its crudely drawn vignettes on The Tracey Ullman Show to its nearly 700 episodes, The Simpsons has evolved from an alternative programming experiment to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. The Simpsons: A Cultural History offers an entertaining discussion of the series that will appeal to both casual fans and devoted aficionados of this groundbreaking program.

A deeply reported cultural history of reality television, tracing its origins from early experiments to modern phenomena like Survivor and The Bachelor. She explores its pioneers, moral complexities, and enduring emotional power, revealing how reality TV shaped America.

This book chronicles In Living Color, the groundbreaking sketch comedy show that launched stars like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez. Through insider interviews, it explores the show’s cultural impact, challenges, and lasting influence on comedy and Black culture.