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House and the Arrival of the Asshole
Hugh Laurie, as House MD, epitomised the TV Asshole, a modern update on the Byronic Hero. What does it say about us that we enjoy seeing a flawed man at the centre of a narrative?
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Revisiting F.R.I.E.N.D.S: The One Where We Defend the Sitcom
Even as the sitcom makes a comeback, F.R.I.E.N.D.S is the subject of our generation's biggest polarising pop-culture debates. The criticism of the sitcom accuses it of being sexist, unfunny, and even bland. But I often wonder if using a 2020s lens to critique a TV show that is not from this time, a valid critique of it.