I love commercials. I love to hate commercials, too. I talk back to them.

In fact, when it comes to TV, I'm not even sure what my real, true preferences are.

It seems to me conspiracy is at the heart of dozens of TV dramas currently on. Maybe that itself is some kind of conspiracy.

I don't really like to arrange shows by best performances. That's why Emmy season is kind of a chore for me. Unlike movies, where it's easier to decide who was the best performance, a TV show goes up and down, including characters/portrayals.

I'm not much a TV reporter, as in someone who covers the daily machinations of the television industry, though I certainly follow it and weave it into my reviews and essays about the medium.

Mobster stories are always a harder sell for me. I don't romanticize organize crime the way others do, though I can be swayed.

Whenever people ask me if it's okay to stop watching "The Leftovers," I always say OF COURSE IT IS.