<b>From <i>The New Yorker</i>’s fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch.</b><br><b><br>“Emily Nussbaum is the perfect critic—smart, engaging, funny, generous, and insightful.”—David Grann, author of <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i></b><br><br><b>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • <i>Chicago Tribune </i>• <i>Esquire </i>• <i>Library Journal </i>• <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br></b><br> From her creation of the “Approval Matrix” in <i>New York </i>magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize–winning columns for <i>The New Yorker,</i> Emily Nussbaum has argued for a new way of looking at TV. In this collection, including two never-before-published essays, Nussbaum writes about her passion for television, beginning with <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer,</i> the show that set her on a fresh intellectual pat