Ryan DowdHow I Stopped Worrying About Game of Thrones (in 7 Easy Steps!)I’m confused about Game of Thrones. Let’s start there.Aug 16, 2017Aug 16, 2017
Ryan DowdASOIAF is coming: The next great fictional universeAs news of the great ASOIAF expansion lit across the land a few months ago, murmurs become whispers, whispers turned to speculation, and…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Ryan DowdYou want it darker? No, not reallyLifting a successful story from its original medium and plopping it in another is a tricky business. And before wandering off into useful…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Ryan Dowd‘Winter Is Coming’ or ‘Valar Morghulis?’Was Robert Baratheon, first of his name, titles, titles, titles … the greatest warrior king since Aegon the Conqueror or a slave to lust…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Ryan DowdTalking Television: Why FX Is the Most Important Programmer2016 has been the year in which every musical icon seems to have joined the big band in the sky. 2016 is the year we’re able to…May 9, 2016May 9, 2016
Ryan DowdA Night with Chris VuTalking Juice, sleep, freshman year, Battle of the BandsMar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016
Ryan DowdWhat If Winter Never ComesSo far, it’s been a winter of false spring. It springs up for two or three days at a time. Saturday came as a surprise, for those who don’t…Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016
Ryan DowdHow ‘Reagan’ Saved “New Girl”Four years and change ago, “The Story of the 50” almost broke New Girl. In the tenth episode of the sitcom’s first season, the loft quad is…Feb 15, 2016Feb 15, 2016
Ryan DowdAmerican Crime Story: FX Has A HitWhen the camera closes in on a hunched Cuba Gooding Jr. in his study or even later at the casket of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, he…Feb 8, 2016Feb 8, 2016