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Falling for Princess Tutu: One of anime’s best told stories

January 30, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Anime fan or not, Princess Tutu is worth your time.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Anime, Ballet, Deborah Krieger, Falling For, Hal Film Maker, Ikuko Itoh, Japan, Princess Tutu, Television

Falling For Veronica Mars: A Murder Mystery to rival your favorite cable anti-heroes

June 12, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Veronica Mars hits the ground running faster than any show I can recall.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: CW, detective tradition, Falling For, Kristen Bell, Television, Veronica Mars

Falling for The Dresden Files: The Lone Wizard in a Witches’ World

April 16, 2025 by thestakemag 4 Comments

Hard-boiled crime solving, ghost sidekicks, and gender role inversions highlight SyFy channel’s short-lived show

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Dresden Files, Falling For, TV

Falling for The Americans: Games without Frontiers

March 26, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 1 Comment

Blending an intricate spy game with domestic drama, The Americans makes the political personal.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Falling For, Kerri Russell, Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Falling for The Fall: Building a show upon a lie

January 28, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

The great success of The Fall is the exposure of the lie inherent in its own structure.

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: BBC, Falling For, Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, The Fall

Falling For Orphan Black: does Nature or Nurture determine your clone’s life?

December 2, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Orphan Black’s investigation of the Nature vs. Nurture debate captivated Catherine. She’s waiting eagerly for more.

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: BBC, Catherine Eaton, Falling For, Orphan Black, Sci-Fi, Science-Fiction, Tatiana Maslany, Television

Falling for Sleepy Hollow: a new Ichabod for a new Decade

November 4, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Catherine explains how Fox’s new drama Sleepy Hollow won her over, despite a fondness for Tim Burton’s kooky horror classic.

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Falling For, Fox, Nicole Behrier, Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton, Tim Mison, TV

Falling for Scandal: Your Least Embarrassing Addiction

October 7, 2025 by thestakemag 4 Comments

Think West Wing with less sunshine and a lot more policy indifference.

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: Anne Taylor, Falling For, Kerry Washington, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, TV

Falling for Dr. Who: “The Girl in the Fireplace”

September 25, 2025 by thestakemag 5 Comments

Catherine tells us about the episode of Dr. Who that brought her on board. Hold on to your knitting needles!

Filed Under: Reviews, TV Tagged With: Catherine Eaton, Dr. Who, Falling For, Gateway Episodes, Tardis, TV

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