Location
Los Angeles, California
School
Hamilton College, Columbia Journalism School
Expertise
Animation, Prestige TV, Sci-Fi, fantasy, and horror
- James has been an entertainment journalist for more than a decade, and in that time he has interviewed several actors from "Star Wars" shows, "Game of Thrones" shows, "Critical Role" animated series, and a surprising number of real-life astronauts.
- He profiled "The Boys" star Karl Urban for the print edition of TIME Magazine.
- He moderated panels at The Paley Center for Media and New York Comic Con with the cast and creators of two hit Cartoon Network series.
Experience
James got his start in entertainment journalism in 2014 when he covered music at SPIN Magazine. Even while working for a music publication, he found ways to write about TV, like interviewing the actor behind Hodor on "Game of Thrones" about his DJing. He went on to work as the entertainment news editor for Inverse, a features editor for SYFY WIRE, and has edited Vulture's TV Recaps and Recommendations sections. A prolific freelancer, James has written about TV, movies, and "Dungeons & Dragons" for outlets like TIME, Rolling Stone, A.V. Club, Polygon, Bustle, and The Columbia Journalism Review. His favorite episode of any TV show ever is the Season 3 "Futurama" episode "The Luck of the Fryrish." When he's not writing for TVLine or watching "Bluey" with his daughter, he's looking for something new to watch or brushing up on TV history.
Education
James has bachelor's degrees in studio art and government from Hamilton College and a master's degree with honors from The Columbia Journalism School.
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Primetime TV
By James Grebey
In 1997, Comedy Central aired the first episode of a show that revolutionized animated television — and stirred up a couple of controversies along the way.
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Going from movies to television helped these sci-fi classics flesh out their source material's world while still doing the original premise justice.
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Procedural
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Football fans might know him as an NFL player from the '70s, but he went on to star as a plainclothes officer in an '80s crime drama and subsequent TV movies.
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House of the Dragon's Season 3 finale ended with a tribute to Don Monahan. Here's everything we know about "Bop," and how he's connected to the show.
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Procedural
By James Grebey
Gary Sinise is best known for CSI: NY and Forrest Gump, but his acting career quietly began with a minor role on a hit '80s primetime soap opera.
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Even the greatest movies don't always translate well to the small screen, something this Oscar winner proved the hard way back in the 1980s.
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The death of a fan-favorite character can set the table for wildly compelling TV drama. Unfortunately, it can also put a talented actor out of a job.
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Daytime TV
By James Grebey
Kids' cartoons have been slipping in adult jokes for about as long as they've been around. But did these shows cross a line with these grown-up gags?
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Otto Hightower's stern face belongs to an actor with credits spanning romantic comedy, superhero spectacle, fantasy, and prestige drama.
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Procedural
By James Grebey
Betty White guest starred as forensic anthropologist Dr. Beth Mayer in just two episodes of "Bones," but her character was actually vitally important.
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Star Trek fans know Walter Koenig best as Pavel Chekov, but the actor also left his mark on another classic sci-fi series by writing one of the show's best eps.
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Some of the Law & Order universe's best episodes are ripped from the headlines, but do the real-world individuals involved get any notice?
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Procedural
By James Grebey
The female buddy cop drama Cagney & Lacey was a groundbreaking show in the '80s, but one of its stars was replaced for sexist and homophobic reasons.
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Paramount+
By James Grebey
Spock's homeworld of Vulcan got a name change in Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery. Here's why the planet is called Ni'Var in the 32nd century.
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Television
By James Grebey
The company that owned the television rights to the X-Men at the time was not amused by this program about a heroic team of superpowered mutants.
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Television
By James Grebey
Zach Cregger is making waves as an acclaimed horror director now, but he once starred in a forgotten Lost parody that ran for three seasons on TBS.
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Tom Holland might be one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood today, but he cut his teeth in television with a small part in an acclaimed historical drama.
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The minds behind Staz' historical fantasy wanted a certain character's fate to deviate from the novels, but the original writer wouldn't budge.
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Television
By James Grebey
The Enterprise's original resident engineer provided imaginary solutions for pretend issues, but he also fixed a real-life conundrum without even trying.
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Procedural
By James Grebey
Sometimes a great idea emerges at the wrong place at the wrong time, as might've been the case for this innovative NBC procedural starring Donnie Wahlberg.
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Television
By James Grebey
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's creative team had concerns about how René Auberjonois would be able to perform as Odo. How did Auberjonois put their fears to rest?
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Television
By James Grebey
Though this may not qualify as a clear-cut sexual harassment situation, one cast member's audition process did, in fact, entail taking their shirt off.
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The writers' strike had a long-term impact on TNG that, oddly enough, had nothing directly to do with the writing or production of the sequel series.
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Television
By James Grebey
While this literally explosive adventure show did well in America, it did not last on the BBC, where viewers found its historical revisionism very offensive.
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Television
By James Grebey
What does Rod Serling's dimension of sound, sight, and mind have to do with Starfleet's exploration of the final frontier? Brannon Braga has a theory.
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