TV and Movies

‘Tis the Season for Hot Widower Movie Dads

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Apparently, sad dads are sexy and sad moms are a burden. But who am I to complain? Here are my top four.

Zoey’s Extraordinarily Misguided Playlist

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How the musical TV show could have struck the right notes but didn't

Grief Looks a Lot Like ‘Crazy’

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And other things the Netflix series 'Dead to Me' gets right about young widowhood. (No spoilers here.)

Cable News (Support) Network

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The year after my husband died, Mika, Rachel and Lawrence kept me company.

Into the Unknown

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My dead fiancé loved Anthony Bourdain. When I heard the beloved chef and TV personality had died, I imagined the two of them, finally, breaking bread.

Weaver Modern Loss

My Dad Died From Cancer — So I Made a Movie About It

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Thing is, expressing loss through art didn't heal my wound. It just exposed it to everyone, in feature-length format.

La La Land Modern Loss

With the Swish of a Skirt, “La La Land” Triggered My Grief

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With the swish of a skirt, the musical suddenly triggered my grief.

The Sitcom Widow

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Sizing myself up to DJ Tanner, Carol Brady and Nancy Botwin

Was My Dead Ex Talking to Me From Inside the TV?

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Was my dead ex talking to me from inside the TV?

The Best Show for Your Grieving Child (and You)

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"Steven Universe" might just be the most nuanced, realistic portrayal of grief on television.

Star Wars Episode Infinity: The Force of Grief

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The 'Machete Order' suggests watching the original episodes with flashback scenes from the prequels inserted throughout. Sounds a lot like my personal loss narrative.

Small-Screen Grief: 10 TV Shows That Got It Right

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Our Mourning, Noon and Night columnist glued herself to the TV in search of realistic portrayals of loss. Here are some ones that got it right.

Et Tu, Betty?

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The Modern Loss TV club, a.k.a. Rebecca and Gabi, dissects the big 'Mad Men' news, and looks ahead to the series finale.

I Have ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Death Fatigue

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A series that started out being about relationships became a primetime soap opera in which each onscreen death is more over the top than the last.

Small Screen Refuge

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To distract ourselves from Dad's fatal diagnosis, my brother and I planted ourselves in front of the TV — inhaling a steady diet of "The Jetsons" and "The Dating Game."

What Mom Would Have Thought of the Kardashian Clan

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I missed my mother at my wedding, and at the birth of my children. But the real reason I wish she was still here is to discuss reality TV with me.

Small Screen, Big Loss

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‘How I Met Your Mother’ and ‘The Good Wife’ finales portray loss through two lenses.

Grandmotherly Advice, Courtesy of Netflix

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Binge-watching 'Murder She Wrote,' I can't help but see my late 'grandmama' in the show's heroine.

‘Resurrection’ Is Both Creeping Us Out And Making Us Wonder

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Primetime network TV usually bores me to tears. ABC's new back-from-the-dead drama brought me to tears, but for a completely different reason.

Must-See TV

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In the moments after my mother died, I recorded an episode of “Friends” — a decision that still confounds me a decade on.