Postmodern television is a category or period of modern television related to the art and philosophy of postmodernism, often making use of postmodern principles such as satire, irony, and deconstruction.
List of postmodernist shows
30 RockTV Finales FAQ – Google Books Arrested Development'Arrested Development' finds new life in the land of Netflix – Baltimore Sun The Bachelor Black Mirror Bob's BurgersPostmodernism in Television — The Factory Times Breaking Bad The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends CatfishThese Reality TV Shows Are the Pinnacle of Trashy Fun – MovieWeb The Colbert ReportIs the US ready for a fictional president?|Celebrity|The Guardian CommunityThe Post-Modern Sitcom|Toronto StandardComfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love 'Community' – The New York Times Curb Your Enthusiasm'You Should See Yourself': Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture on JSTOR Ed, Edd n Eddy FalloutFallout and the Post-Modern Television Post-Apocalypse - Paste Magazine Family Guy FleabagThe 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade – The New York Times Freakazoid!Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #260 Freakazoid! "Five Day Forecast/The Dance of Doom/Handman" and "Candle Jack/Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet/The Lobe" - Nathan Rabin's Happy Place Futurama Hell on Wheels'HELL ON WHEELS' IS BOTH A TACTICAL HOMAGE TO THE WESTERN GENRE AND A POSTMODERN PASTICHE|PopMatters Inventing AnnaThe 10 best TV shows of 2022 so far – BBC Culture It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Larry Sanders ShowThe Politics of Humor – Google Books Magpie Murders'Magpie Murders' Review: A Postmodern Mystery on PBS – WSJ Miami ViceThe Postmodern Presence – Google Books (pgs.35–36) Monty Python's Flying CircusHow Monty Python's Mix of Postmodern Absurdity and Political Satire Influenced Shows Like 'Rick and Morty' – Laughing Squid Mystery Science Theater 3000Cable's 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'|EW.com Neon Genesis EvangelionOn Evas and Angels: Postmodern Fantasy Devotion to Neon Genesis Evangelion|PopMatters The Office'The Office': a postmodern success wraps up – Orange County Register The Prisoner Real HousewivesIN PRAISE OF REALITY TV AS 'POSTMODERN ART PAR EXCELLENCE' – Brooklyn Magazine The Rehearsal The Ren & Stimpy Show Rick and MortyRick and Morty Almost Swallows Itself in a Too Meta Midseason Premiere – Paste Magazine RiverdaleIn Defense of Riverdale|The Smart Set RuPaul's Drag RaceThe Perfectly Postmodern Reality TV of 'RuPaul's Drag Race – The Ringer Scrubs SeinfeldThe world according to 'Seinfeld' No hugging, no learning. No aging, commitment or obligation. We've laughed at such postmodern sentiments for nine years. Is there anything wrong with that? – Baltimore SunHow Always Sunny Surpassed Seinfeld – Den of Geek The SimpsonsAmerican TV Detective Dramas – Google Books (pg.36)Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art – Defining Our Terms|Animation World Network The Singing DetectiveEckart Voigts-Virchow (GieBen) "Goodbye suspense goodbye"? Postmodern TV Crime in The Singing Detective (1986) and Twin Peaks (1990–91) – cinetext The SopranosPostmodern laughs from the mob – The Boston Globe South ParkSatire TV – Google Books (pg.135) Space Ghost: Coast to CoastWeirdest Space Ghost Guest Stars, Ranked – MovieWeb SpartacusMaking sense of the bloodiest postmodern show on television, Spartacus - Slate Magazine SpongeBob SquarePantsKids' TV Grow Up – Google Books (pg.182) Stranger ThingsWhy Netflix's Teen Dramas Feel So Retro – The Atlantic True DetectiveBest TV Shows Ever: Top 100 Television Programs – The Hollywood Reporter The Twilight Zone Twin Peaks Vanderpump Rules WandaVisionA Sitcom Through the Ages: A Postmodern Review of Marvel's 'WandaVision'|LiveWire The X-FilesThe X-Files and the Aesthetics and Politics of Postmodern Pop on JSTORStrange TV: Innovative Series from The Twilight Zone to the X-Files – Google Books
See also Postmodernist film Golden Age of Television (2000s–present) Reality television Pop culture fiction Quality television
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