Aleksander Chan

Aleksander Chan writes about television for the Chronicle. He's the editor of Austinist and has written for the Atlantic, Vulture, and the Awl.

21 entries
HBO My
Veep
Premium cable network struts its stuff with three premieres this weekend

Screens, April 3, 2014

Beau Willimon Lays His 'Cards' on the Table
Beau Willimon Lays His 'Cards' on the Table
Austin Film Festival presents the showrunner on season two of the hit Netflix series

Screens, Feb. 20, 2014

Kids These Days
Kids These Days
Growing up on 'Looking' and 'Girls'

Screens, Jan. 18, 2014

Cold Case
Cold Case
'True Detective’s missing spark

Screens, Jan. 12, 2014

The Best and Worst of TV in 2013
The Best and Worst of TV in 2013
From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Bunheads,' this list has it all

Screens, Jan. 3, 2014

'Almost Human' Premieres Tomorrow on Fox
'Almost Human' Premieres Tomorrow on Fox
New buddy cop duo is this season's epitome of Medium TV

Screens, Nov. 16, 2013

'S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Up
'S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Up
Can Joss Whedon break loose in ABC's Marvel series?

Screens, Nov. 12, 2013

The New Girls of Comedy
The New Girls of Comedy
'Mom' and 'Trophy Wife' signal the next era of television

Screens, Oct. 22, 2013

Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox: Thursday Night Sitcom Showdown
Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox: Thursday Night Sitcom Showdown
Two old-school comedians go different ways with new sitcoms

Screens, Oct. 17, 2013

Where's the Joy in 'Super Fun Night'?
Where's the Joy in 'Super Fun Night'?
ABC's new show gets the comedy kiss-of-death: It's boring

Screens, Oct. 2, 2013

Let's Talk About Sex
Let's Talk About Sex
'Masters of Sex' stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan

Screens, Sept. 29, 2013

Whitelisting 'The Blacklist'
Whitelisting 'The Blacklist'
Can James Spader and Megan Boone pull this off all season?

Screens, Sept. 23, 2013

Set Your DVR for These Summer TV Premieres
Set Your DVR for These Summer TV Premieres
6 newcomers worth checking out on the small screen

Screens, May 25, 2013

The Best and Worst of Fall TV
The Best and Worst of Fall TV
Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up

Screens, May 17, 2013

Nothing Mini About It
Nothing Mini About It
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In breaks in its big new digs this weekend

Screens, April 25, 2013

View From the 'Front Line'
View From the 'Front Line'
HBO doc celebrates Tim Hetherington's life

Screens, April 18, 2013

Get to the Bottom of 'Top of the Lake'
Get to the Bottom of 'Top of the Lake'
New miniseries premieres on the Sundance Channel Monday

Screens, March 17, 2013

Goodbye to This Millennium's Must-See TV
Goodbye to This Millennium's Must-See TV
How '30 Rock' reshaped the sitcom for the digital age

Screens, Jan. 17, 2013

How I Got Hitched
How I Got Hitched
A twentysomething sees his first Hitchcock, and he likes what he sees

Screens, Oct. 18, 2012

Watching on the Web
Watching on the Web
Famous names like Seinfeld & Hanks ride the web series wave

Screens, Sept. 19, 2012

Five New TV Shows To Watch
Five New TV Shows To Watch
We pick our favorite pilots from the new fall crop

Screens, Sept. 4, 2012

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