Author Cara Brake

"DANCE MOMS" // LIVING ON THE DANCE FLOOR Reality shows are rampant with drama, screaming, and more drama. Each show differs, but it seems like they all have the same amount of angst. What differs, though,...

"EMPIRE" // THE SHOW AND THE MUSIC Music-based television shows are becoming more and more popular, thanks to the rise of fiction shows like “Glee” and reality shows like “The Voice” and “American...

A RARE PARTNERSHIP // NETFLIX & NINTENDO Video game fans of all ages will know the names Link and Zelda. The massively popular video game franchise “Legend of Zelda” has been going strong for...

BLACK SAILS // A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR US After the huge buzz for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, the legend of pirates took over the airwaves, and suddenly the swashbuckling sea farers were on...

AGENT CARTER // BACKLASH AGAINST SEXISM Television shows tend to follow the same stereotypical format: the big, muscular male superhero fights evil and the tight- skirted damsel in distress falls in love...

NEW SHOWS FOR THE NEW YEAR Anew year brings new goals, new friends, and new media for all. Musicians create new music, producers start selling new movie scripts, and creators start brainstorming how to keep...

BANDING TOGETHER // RED BAND SOCIETY Hospital dramas aren’t rare on television, from “ER” to “Grey’s Anatomy”. Usually, they’re about doctors and nurses dealing with their work life and...

REMAKE MANIA // BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU REMAKE What should a television network do when the ratings go down? Some come up with creative reality shows, or launch new animated series. Those usually hit the...

ELVIRA'S 20 BEST // ON HULU Halloween is the time for television networks to broadcast their spookiest, scariest movies and television shows for the entertainment of the costumed masses. While one might...

FREAK SHOW // MORE TERRIFYING THAN PREVIEWS The internet has been abuzz with previews, promotional photos, and behind the scenes videos of the newest installment of the American Horror Story franchise. The...