Best of 2018 The Best TV of 2018 By Team Unwinnable • December 27th, 2018 True to the Unwinnable brand, the shows on the Best TV of 2018 list are lovely, dark and deep.
The Weird World of Neon Genesis Evangelion Spinoffs By Malindy Hetfeld • December 17th, 2018 Neon Genesis Evangelion stands out as a series that used spinoffs to open up some more opportunities to market something, anything to fans, while potentially hurting the source material in the process.
The Radical Positivity of Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san By Kris Ligman • November 19th, 2018 I’ve been thinking a lot about radical positivity. About how, in a world full of objectively horrible things and an even greater volume of subjective nastiness, the most defiant act is to be kind.
An Ode to Kathleen Zellner By Kris Ligman • November 13th, 2018 Making a Murderer‘s Kathleen Zellner is an asshole. I adore her.
Rookie of the Year I’ve Joined the Blue Rose Task Force By Matt Marrone • November 7th, 2018 Matt Marrone has a Twin Peaks-related announcement to make.
American Vandal Season Two: The Kids Aren’t Alright By David Shimomura • November 6th, 2018 American Vandal Season Two tackles both turd and teen vulnerability.
Deep Space Nine is More Important Than Ever By P.J. Kryfko • November 2nd, 2018 Looking back on Deep Space Nine, it seems ahead of its time, but maybe we’ve just been backsliding.
Backlog Culture is Not Canon By Gavin Craig • September 12th, 2018 Star Wars is a case study in how canon can grip a culture, and what happens when fandom turns toxic.
The Heavy Pour Death Rattles By Sara Clemens • August 17th, 2018 AMC’s The Terror understands that, sometimes, the Arctic’s silence haunts most of all.
Here's The Thing Superman’s Disguise isn’t as Silly as You Think By Rob Rich • August 9th, 2018 Everyone always makes fun of the absurdity of Superman’s “Clark Kent” disguise, but Rob thinks it’s a lot more plausible than people give it credit for.
Janet, The Good Place and Morality By Sam Desatoff • August 8th, 2018 The Good Place smartly, and refreshingly, layers a lighthearted comedy on top of the typically grim theme.
Here's The Thing Getting Lost in Lost in Space By Rob Rich • July 16th, 2018 Is the new Lost in Space yet another shining example of a classic franchise reboot that works? Hell yeah it is!
The Finest Show on the Air is the World Cup By David Shimomura • July 12th, 2018 I love sports. I own jerseys, go to games, and desperately seek attention from the other writers at Unwinnable despite their annoyed yawns and fart noises.
Rookie of the Year A Time To Kill By Matt Marrone • June 9th, 2018 Where does Dexter Morgan find the time?
More than a Mix Tape Maker By Brock Wilbur • June 1st, 2018 It is a weird delight to be able to interview Liz Lawson, who started her career on shows like Dexter and House and True Blood: shows that I consider outstanding more for their licensed tracks than for their original soundtracks.
Here's The Thing Why I Love Trigun By Rob Rich • April 25th, 2018 The mix of comedy and drama in Trigun changed how Rob Rich appreciates stories of all kinds.
Rookie of the Year Halt and Catch Death By Matt Marrone • March 29th, 2018 I used to believe I was immune to regret. I wore it like a tacky t-shirt. Now I know I have a virtually endless string of regret. Not bad choices, necessarily. Just so much taken for granted.
Best of Wrestling 2017 By Don Becker and Kenneth J. Lucas • January 9th, 2018 Was 2017 the best year for wrestling? We give some evidence that it might be.
List-O-Mania – December 2017 By Team Unwinnable • December 26th, 2017 All the stuff that filled Team Unwinnable’s free time this month – now with TV and Movie categories!
Best of 2017 The Best TV of 2017 By Team Unwinnable • December 26th, 2017 We kick off our celebration of the best stuff of 2017 with the debut of a new category: Television!
How Wrestling is Embracing New Masculinity By Liam Lambert • December 14th, 2017 As little as five years ago, it’s hard to imagine that a character could tie another man up in the ring ropes, slap him around, and yell “say my name” in his face, and be cheered for doing so.
The Burnt Offering Stranger Songs By Stu Horvath • December 6th, 2017 With soundtracks, sometimes too much of a good thing can be terrible. Evidence: the in-your-face 80s soundtrack of Stranger Things 2.
Rookie of the Year The Last Word on When to Quit By Matt Marrone • December 4th, 2017 Matt Marrone finds a faint glimmer of hope for Agent Cooper and Laura Palmer in the final Twin Peaks novel by Mark Frost.
American Vandal Feels More Real than True Crime By David Shimomura • November 20th, 2017 Is the truth worth it and at what cost, especially when exposing it leaves those who sought it with little more than a story to tell.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – November 2017 By Stu Horvath • November 15th, 2017 Our November issue hits the virtual newsstand and Stu’s got the the rundown of what’s inside.
Rookie of the Year It’s 2017, Coop By Matt Marrone • October 9th, 2017 Matt attempts to piece together his brain after the finale of Twin Peaks blew it apart.
The Heavy Pour Who Needs the Devil When You’ve Got the Lord? By Sara Clemens • October 6th, 2017 Is Agent Dale Cooper still the hero of this story?
Self-Insert Alpha/Beta/Omega FanFic By Amanda Hudgins • September 7th, 2017 The things we saw when we searched Google images for Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics to illustrate this article would make all the cenobites in Hellraiser blush.
Gang of Clones: The Heart of Orphan Black By Levi Rubeck • August 22nd, 2017 Orphan Black mostly carried itself as a character-based mystery cop procedural, with main clone Sarah leading the charge against the many forces that sought to exploit her sisters and her daughter
Rookie of the Year The Bob Bang Theory By Matt Marrone • August 11th, 2017 This is the water. And this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
The Burnt Offering The Perils of Realness By Stu Horvath • July 28th, 2017 Forget all that other trash. This is the real deal.
Backlog Jack in Purgatory By Gavin Craig • June 30th, 2017 No matter how many fall to Samurai Jack’s blade, his robes always stay clean and white.
Rookie of the Year Deliver the Message By Matt Marrone • May 17th, 2017 In another timeline, Twin Peaks wasn’t cancelled and The X-Files was it’s spin-off. The connections are there if you look for them.
Artist Spotlight: Joe Boyle By Stu Horvath • April 14th, 2017 We talk to artist Joe Boyle about Scooby-Doo, nostalgia and how great kids growing up have it today.
Westworld Confronts What It Feels Like To Be Human By Harry Rabinowitz • April 7th, 2017 “Who doesn’t hurt from seeing the world, and not what you wish it was?”
Samurai Jack is Among the Best Shows Airing By David Shimomura • March 27th, 2017 “For Samurai Jack, “mature” means a solid concept cinematically executed to its fullest. Though it is a little bloody along the way.”
Rookie of the Year Whichworld? By Matt Marrone • February 4th, 2017 Which robot-populated historical simulation theme park would you visit?
HBO’s Westworld Might Go Where The Matrix Didn’t Dare By Megan Condis • November 2nd, 2016 If Westworld is a rabbit hole, how deep does it go?
