Michel Ghanem (he/him) aka tvscholar
Hello, telephiles. I have a Master of Arts in fashion studies from Toronto Metropolitan University, during which I wrote a thesis on costume design and madness on television through the lens of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I engaged in some doctoral work and research in a PhD program before withdrawing in early 2020, but I’m still disseminating my experience in grad school, discourse on television and its multiplicities. I’m constantly watching/learning/writing about television as much as I can, which is how this newsletter (and tvscholar, the Instagram account) came to be.
Contact me…
about television-related consulting opportunities, PR pitches for interviews and screeners, podcast/panel/talk invites, please email me: michel.tvscholar@gmail.com. For friendly hellos, feel free to DM me on Instagram (@tvscholar) or Twitter (@tv_scholar).
Portfolio:
Actor Interviews - The Cut
Teyonah Parris, Rebecca Wisocky, Irene Maiorino, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Maura Tierney, Katja Herbers, Anna Sawai, Allison Janney, Paapa Essiedu, Carrie Preston, Elizabeth Yu, Kali Reis, Ambika Mod, Ruth Wilson, Sarayu Blue, Josie Totah, Bresha Webb, Sarah Goldberg, Britne Oldford, Daisy May Cooper, Audra McDonald
Appointment Viewing - The Cut
Big Boys, Get Millie Black, Say Nothing, Before, Three Women, Chimp Crazy, Summer 2024 round-up, Land of Women, Interview with the Vampire, Big Mood, The Girls on the Bus, Shōgun, True Detective: Night Country, Dr. Death, A Murder at the End of the World, Fellow Travelers, Dreaming Whilst Black, Summer 2023 round-up, The Horrors of Dolores Roach, I’m a Virgo, Platonic, Dead Ringers, Daisy Jones & the Six, The Last of Us
Actor Interviews - W magazine
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Zazie Beetz, Kit Connor, Lauren Ambrose, Ryan O’Connell, Morgan Spector, Michelle de Swarte, Mackenzie Davis
Reviews - TheWrap
Paradise S1, The Bear S3, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Fear the Walking Dead S8, Heartstopper S2, Foundation S2, The Walking Dead: Dead City
Contributions - Harper’s Bazaar
50 most anticipated shows of 2025, 40 best shows on Paramount+, 45 best shows on Max, 35 most anticipated shows of 2024
Other Contributions
Who’s Who in Feud: Capote vs. the Swans? (The Cut, 2024)
And Just Like That…the Viewer Cringes (Public Books, 2023)
Samantha’s Return Is a Short and Sweet Ode to Fans (Elle, 2023)
The Glamorous Finale Solves Its Most Frustrating Love Triangle (Elle, 2023)
Where Are All the Bisexual Men on Television? (Dame, 2023)
What to Watch After You’ve Finished My Brilliant Friend (W mag, 2022)
This Is Going To Hurt is a Medical Drama Unlike Any Other (W mag, 2022)
Escape to Acapulco, the Colorful Series Perfect for a Winter Binge (W mag, 2021)
In conversation with Indigenous costume designer Carmen Thompson (Public Parking, 2020)
Why It’s Time for Television Costume Designers to Receive Public Recognition for their Work (Fashionista.com, 2017)
This newsletter is predominantly written from my apartment in Vancouver, on the unceded and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
