Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Television: The New Season
Let us now praise television. Its longbows, drawn since springtime, finally twanged last week and 17 arrows flew. Wunk. Tunk. Boink. Doyng. One after another, TV's new series all hit on or near the mark.
The single word that best distinguishes this year's series is honest. Unlike many plays of Broadway and films of Hollywood, they are free of pretension—unprepossessing, undisturbing and unoffending. They are accomplishments of theatrical engineering, designed to say and mean nothing while being diverting, with a net moral value of point zero zero. All were offered by NBC...
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Foo Fighters and Adele Win Big at Grammys
- Steve Jobs Will Receive Posthumous Grammy
- The Best and Worst of the 2012 Grammys
- 2012 Grammys Red Carpet: Six OMG Fashion Moments
- Deodorizing Denim: Scratch and Sniff Men's Jeans Debut in Canada
- It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- The Beatles' Final Year
- Eat like an Italian
- Syrian Rebels Plot Their Next Moves: A TIME Exclusive
- The End of Poverty
- The China Effect
- Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?
- Charms of the Quiet Child
- Can North Korea Be Safe for Business?
- Is Ketamine a Quick Fix for Hard-to-Treat Depression?
- The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)
- First Comes Love, Then Comes Obesity?
- Friends With Benefits
- N. Dakota College Shaken by False Degrees
More News from Our Partners
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
