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5 Characters you love on TV that would be the BEST in real life

September 22, 2025 by Christopher ZF 3 Comments

We’d totally be friends in real life.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Happy Endings, How I Met Your Mother, Television, TV

5 Characters you love on TV that would be the WORST in real life

September 21, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

When the schtick stops, these people are nightmares.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Angel, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, Office, Sex and the City, Television, TV

Outlander - Season 1, Episode 9

April 6, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Now we’ve got the spanking out of the way…

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Diana Gabaldon, Outlander, Ronald D. Moore, Stephanie Scott, Television

Falling for Princess Tutu: One of anime’s best told stories

January 30, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Anime fan or not, Princess Tutu is worth your time.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Anime, Ballet, Deborah Krieger, Falling For, Hal Film Maker, Ikuko Itoh, Japan, Princess Tutu, Television

The Stake Podcast Episode 6: 10 Years Later, LOST and Battlestar Galactica

September 24, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 1 Comment

Looking back on two brilliant—but flawed—TV series.

Filed Under: Stake Podcast, TV Tagged With: ABC, Battlestar Galactica, Damon Lindelof, George W. Bush, Iraq War, J.J. Abrams, LOST, Religion, Ronald D. Moore, Science-Fiction, SyFy Channel, Television, Television Finales

The Stake Podcast Episode 5: Should Pop Culture Grow Up?

September 19, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung Leave a Comment

AO Scott thinks Adulthood in American Culture is Dead. Chris, Andrew and Chris ask the next question: How do we define adulthood?

Filed Under: Stake Podcast Tagged With: 50 Shades of Grey, A.O. Scott, Adulthood, Alyssa Rosenberg, Books, Criticism, Matt Zoller Seitz, movies, Red Band Society, Shakespeare, Television, The Fault in Our Stars, Young-adult fiction

The Permanent, Empathetic Cringe of rewatching My So Called Life

July 24, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Bethany recently returned to Liberty Hig,h and found a bunch of kids and confused parents stuck on a 20 year-old emotional rollercoaster

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Bethany Taylor, My So Called Life, Television

The Leftovers Recap: Season 1, Episode 2

July 7, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Stake contributor Margaret LaFleur begins recapping HBO’s newest drama.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: HBO, Margaret LaFleur, Recap, Television, The Leftovers

5 Reasons you should binge watch Under the Dome before Monday’s Season 2 Premier

June 25, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The show won’t win any awards, but it’s excellently crafted for binge-watching on hot summer nights.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, CBS, Science-Fiction, Television, Under the Dome

Falling For Veronica Mars: A Murder Mystery to rival your favorite cable anti-heroes

June 12, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Veronica Mars hits the ground running faster than any show I can recall.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: CW, detective tradition, Falling For, Kristen Bell, Television, Veronica Mars

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