Stories by Peter Hummers

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Stream On: And now for something completely different—the children of Monty Python

What to stream on TV: Fawlty Towers and Father Ted

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Stream On: Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson called the book of Job “the greatest poem of ancient and modern times.” The [Old Testament book] addresses the vindication of God in the light of the…

Aug 7

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Stream On: Bob Newhart had two legendary sitcoms—or did he?

What to stream on TV: Bob Newhart (“Professor Proton” on The Big Bang Theory) got his start in comedy by recording long phone calls about absurd scenarios.

Jul 30

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Stream On: Different paths taken on Snowfall and Wu-Tang: An American Saga

What to stream on TV: Two tales of the crack epidemic, of loss and redemption

Jul 23

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Stream On: Next-level sitcoms Arrested Development and Parks and Recreation

What to stream on TV: Do laugh tracks bother you?

Jul 16

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Stream On: Landmark westerns Gunsmoke and Have Gun, Will Travel

What to stream on TV: When TV westerns grew up.

Jul 10

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Stream On: Pioneers of TV comedy, still crazy after all these years

What to stream on TV: The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy

Jul 2

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Stream On: More unreliable narrators in Homecoming and Mr. Robot

What to stream on TV: Homecoming, and Mr. Robot, from Homecoming's producer

Jun 25

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Stream On: The unreliable narrators of The Family and The Affair

What to stream on TV: Subjective narration in The Family and The Affair.

Jun 18

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Stream On: It’s all in the game—The Wire and Friday Night Lights

What to stream on TV: Two of my favorites have more in common than one might think--The Wire and Friday Night Lights

Jun 12

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Stream On: Three pirate shows, all rated Aargh!

What to stream on TV: OBX "tourist" Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, is featured in this week's series, including Neil Cross's Crossbones

Jun 4

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Stream On: A Tom Selleck trifecta—from private eye to small-town chief to Police Commissioner

What to stream on TV: Tom Selleck through the ages--Magnum, P.I., Jesse Stone, and Blue Bloods.

May 28