Valerie Ettenhofer

Location

United Kingdom

School

Saint Mary's College of California

Expertise

The Pitt, Stranger Things, 9-1-1

A major "Avatar: The Last Airbender" fan since 2005, Valerie once ranked every episode of the series, and even has a tattoo of the four element symbols.
Valerie has previously served on the Critics' Choice Awards TV comedy nominating committee, where she was thrilled to help highlight breakout performances from great shows like "Reservation Dogs" and "Abbott Elementary."
While working as a TV critic, Valerie regularly watched over 100 complete seasons of currently airing TV per year.

Experience

Valerie has been working professionally as an entertainment journalist since 2012, when she began writing for her local college newspaper and quickly rose through the ranks to become editor-in-chief. After college, Valerie interned at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco, writing copy for their website and falling even more in love with the visual arts in the process. Her work has appeared in print in the East Bay Express and in the 2023 anthology "Sad Happens." She's also written for websites including The Playlist, IGN, Slashfilm, Dread Central, IndieReader, Movie Mezzanine, and more. Valerie is an associate member of the Critics' Choice Association's TV and Documentary branches and the LGBTQ+ critics' circle, GALECA. For several years, she served as the head TV critic at Film School Rejects, and TV remains her first and purest love.

Education

Valerie graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's College of California, where she studied English. Her film-heavy education allowed her to study special topics in pop culture, including independent film and the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

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Stories By Valerie Ettenhofer

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Drama

Drama By Valerie Ettenhofer

Matthew Gray Gubler's Favorite Criminal Minds Scene Makes So Much Sense

Considering the creepy nature of the Criminal Minds episodes Matthew Gray Gubler directed, his favorite scene on the series should come as no surprise.
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News

News By Valerie Ettenhofer

Why Ian Somerhalder Asked To Leave The Vampire Diaries During Season 3

The Vampire Diaries may have been an absolute homerun for The CW, but that doesn't mean stars like Ian Somerhalder were always content with the popular series.
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Daytime TV

Daytime TV By Valerie Ettenhofer

What Really Happens When You Win A Car On The Price Is Right, According To Past Winners

Winning a new car on The Price is Right isn't as straightforward as it seems on the long-running game show. Here's what it really means for the lucky winners.
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HBO Max

HBO Max By Valerie Ettenhofer

Why HBO's Silicon Valley Ended After 6 Seasons

Silicon Valley was one of HBO's greatest shows during the 2010s. Here's why the showrunners felt ending the series after six seasons was the right call.
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Drama

Drama By Valerie Ettenhofer

Why David Duchovny Left The X-Files (And Later Came Back)

Here's why David Duchovny, after years of prominence as Fox Mulder on "The X-Files," left the show near the end of its original run, but eventually returned.
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