Eric Thurm
Eric has written about TV, music, and books for The A.V. Club, Jewcy, and This Was TV. He is a third-year undergrad at the University of Chicago majoring in philosophy, where he is one of the Arts & Culture editors for the Political Review. Follow him on Twitter to learn how big a Futurama binge has to be to be lethal.
Latest articles by Eric Thurm
-
Has Parks and Recreation written itself into a corner?
feature Last week's episode was meant to be a possible series finale. And yet, the show goes on
By Eric Thurm Last updated
feature -
The Venture Bros. has more to say about men than Mad Men
feature The Adult Swim series has quietly grown into the smartest show about masculinity on television
By Eric Thurm Last updated
feature -
Breaking Bad: Is Hank turning into another Heisenberg?
feature In a show full of characters willing to make selfish moral compromises, it's becoming awfully clear that we don't have any heroes — and never did
By Eric Thurm Last updated
feature -
The untold story behind Pokémon's 'Pokérap'
feature More than 15 years after the 'Pokérap' premiered, the team behind the animated series' most inescapable earworm reflects on its surprisingly convoluted legacy
By Eric Thurm Last updated
feature -
Hannibal: The rare prequel that is both surprising and excellent
feature The best origin stories tell a story we know in a way that we don't
By Eric Thurm Last updated
feature