Sara Clemens

3 weeks ago | unwinnable.com | Sara Clemens

This is a reprint of the TV essay from Issue #87 of Exploits, our collaborative cultural diary in magazine form. If you like what you see, buy it now for $2, or subscribe to never miss an issue (note: Exploits is always free for subscribers of Unwinnable Monthly).

Dec 2, 2024 | unwinnable.com | Sara Clemens

This is a reprint of the TV essay from Issue #81 of Exploits, our collaborative cultural diary in magazine form. If you like what you see, buy it now for $2, or subscribe to never miss an issue (note: Exploits is always free for subscribers of Unwinnable Monthly). ———I hate Garfield. Like many of my millennial compatriots, when I was around five years old, I’d wake up on Saturday mornings and run downstairs to turn on the TV. If Muppet Babies graced the screen, it was going to be a good day.

Jul 12, 2024 | unwinnable.com | Sara Clemens

This column is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #176. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———Three fingers of analysis when two will do. ——————Sara Clemens thinks too much about things, generally. They run a site called Videodame and a Twitter called @thesaraclemens.

Dec 1, 2023 | unwinnable.com | Sara Clemens

This is a reprint of the Television essay from Issue #69  (nice!) of Exploits, our collaborative cultural diary in magazine form. If you like what you see, buy it now for $2, or subscribe to never miss an issue (note: Exploits is always free for subscribers of Unwinnable Monthly). ———When DVDs became a real “thing” in my mid-teens, I was completely enamored with commentary tracks. I thought getting the inside scoop on the creation process from the writers, directors, actors, etc.

Oct 13, 2023 | unwinnable.com | Sara Clemens

My husband’s grandfather made his living in the toy developing and licensing world. He was in the business for over half a century so as you may imagine, he was kind of a big deal. In 2018 he was posthumously inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame at the annual Toy of the Year Awards gala and I got to attend the ceremony along with the rest of the family (talk about marrying up!).