Todd VanDerWerff
Critic at Large
Todd VanDerWerff is the Critic at Large for Vox. Before that, he was the TV Editor for The A.V. Club. Before that, he worked at a bunch of newspapers. And before that, the Internet wasn't around, so who cares?
Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival takes place in a beautiful, perfect bubble. Let it never burst.
This new miniseries is bloated and pointless. I loved it.
Christmas in the Space Age: looking back at the wild, weird designs of mid-20th-century holidays
There are two critical periods for Christmas. One is the Victorian era. The other is the 1960s.
Don’t avoid politics this holiday season. Use these 5 tips for productive conversations.
You can have sane, compassionate, persuasive political conversations. I know because it happened to me.
NBC’s The Good Place knows nothing's as simple as good vs. evil. It’s perfect for 2016.
The sitcom, which stars Kristen Bell, is a cheeky broadside against fundamentalism in all its forms. It’s terrific.
Tired of all the commercials on TV? So is the guy who runs TNT.
But is there any way he can reduce them across the industry? Probably not.