Crosstalk

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  Crosstalk A fan and a newbie catch up on the first season of The Venture Bros.

  Just how steep is the learning curve for someone diving in for the first time?

  May 17, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk The good, the bad, and the Go Daddy: Super Bowl commercials 2013

  The best commercials of this year's Super Bowl made a virtue of simplicity.

  February 4, 2013 | 11:00am -

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  Crosstalk Can an exploitation movie be a great movie?

  Recent graphic films have us debating the line between arthouse and grindhouse, and whether either can cross over to the other.

  January 11, 2013 | 10:00am -

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  Crosstalk Delving into Chris Ware’s massive, multilayered comics project Building Stories

  Is it really “too complex to be called comics,” as Kirkus Reviews claimed? 

  October 15, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Crosstalk Policing Amanda Palmer: How crowdfunding has changed expectations for artists

  Should business come before music in the music business?

  September 24, 2012 | 1:00pm -

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  Crosstalk Is Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management as awful as we’ve feared?

  “The show never shakes the sense that it’s a court-mandated sitcom.”

  June 28, 2012 | 10:50am -

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  Crosstalk Mad Men’s death-haunted fifth season

  Two fans analyze the show’s recent season wrap-up, picking out its strengths, their doubts, and theorizing about the series’ future.

  June 15, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Reviewing the latest round of DC’s New 52 

  We check out the latest round of new titles from DC, and check in with the state of the old New 52. 

  June 8, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Crosstalk Hunger Games vs. The Stand: Do dystopian and doomsday stories need backstories?  

  The Hunger Games doesn’t tell readers/viewers exactly how its dystopia happened, but do they even need to know? 

  April 12, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Crosstalk Does One Direction signal the beginning of another boy-band invasion?

  Ten years after the ’N Sync/Backstreet Boys era closed, are we starting it all over again? 

  March 29, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk What makes a good book-to-film adaptation? 

  Is staying true to the source material the goal of an adaptation or one of many possible choices? 

  March 28, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Breaking Down The 2012 Oscar Ceremony  

  The Oscars, the day after. 

  February 27, 2012 | 1:20pm -

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  Crosstalk Super Bowl Commercials 2012

  We break down the high, lows, and in-betweens of this year's Super Bowl commercial crop. 

  February 6, 2012 | 12:02pm -

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  Crosstalk The New DC 52, Week 5 (Aquaman, Superman, All-Star Western, and more)

  Our five-week look at DC’s 52 new issues wraps up with a suddenly cool Aquaman, a disappointing new Superman, and more naked flesh from Voodoo.

  September 30, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk The New DC 52, Week 4 (Wonder Woman, Batman, Catwoman and more) 

  Our five-week look at DC’s 53 new first issues continues with a bunch of female superheroes in various states of undress.

  September 23, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk The New DC 52, Week 3 (Green Lantern, Batwoman, Frankenstein, Agent Of S.H.A.D.E. and more) 

  Our look at DC’s 52 new comics reaches the halfway point. 

  September 16, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk The New DC 52, Week 2 (Action Comics, Detective Comics, Swamp Thing and more) 

  Our five-week look at DC’s 52 new first issues continues with new #1s from flagship titles Action and Detective and more. 

  September 9, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk The New DC 52, Week 1 (Flashpoint #5 and Justice League)

  A five-week look at DC’s 52 new first issues kicks off with a discussion of the finale of Flashpoint and the first issue of Justice League.

  September 2, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Is good art really never depressing?

  Roger Ebert once wrote, “all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.” Is he right? And can the same standard be applied to all art?

  July 13, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk What makes an old TV show “dated” (and is “dated” always bad)? 

  What makes TV look like the product of yesterday? And does that matter?

  June 2, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Why do pop-culture fans stop caring about new music as they get older?

  Of all media, why is music the most susceptible to people giving up on it as they age? Is current music just not as good as it once was? Or are you one step away from yelling at kids to get off your lawn?

  May 10, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Super Bowl Commercials 2011

  The highs, the lows, and the other lows of this year’s Super Bowl commercials.

  February 7, 2011 | 12:33pm -

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  Crosstalk Which is worse, epic hyperbole!!! or “meh”?

  Two A.V. Club writers take sides in the ever-intensifying battle between unreflective enthusiasm and jaded indifference.

  January 19, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  Crosstalk Crosstalk: What did the Rally To Restore Sanity accomplish?

  Two attendees offer two ground-level, crowd-immersed takes on this weekend’s gathering.

  November 1, 2010 | 4:00pm -

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  Crosstalk How has the culture of TV (and TV-watching) changed?

  We're not watching television like we used to. And maybe that's a good thing.

  June 18, 2010 | 12:00pm -

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  Crosstalk Breaking Down The 2010 Oscar Ceremony

  A dialogue about the 82nd Academy Awards: the good, the bad, and the puzzling.

  March 8, 2010 | 11:54am -

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  Crosstalk The highs and lows of this year’s Super Bowl ads

  We break down the highs and lows of this year’s Super Bowl ads in the return of Crosstalk.

  February 8, 2010 | 11:30am -

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  Crosstalk Crosstalk: Is The Golden Age Of DVD Over?

  Do those shiny discs have a dim future?

  August 7, 2008 | 11:04pm -

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  Crosstalk Crosstalk: The Fall TV Season Check-Up

  How's the Fall TV season going so far? We talk it out.

  October 12, 2007 | 12:01am -

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  Crosstalk Crosstalk: The Pros And Cons Of Reality TV

  Do shows like Kid Nation, Project Runway, and Top Chef depict anything actually related to reality? Are they worth watching anyway? Two A.V. Club writers take different tacks.

  August 31, 2007 | 12:20am -