Show Me a Hero

Television: Monitor – Aaron Yap Picks the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015

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Superheroes and socio-political champions, cold-blooded killers and murderous polar bears – the year’s best television had something for everyone, says Aaron Yap. And then there was True Detective… In 2015, there were no shortage of momentous occasions in the world of prestige TV. Mad Men came to a satisfyingly wistful close after seven seasons, granting … Read more

Television: Monitor – David Simon Tackles a Housing Crisis with HBO’s Show Me a Hero

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Aaron Yap looks at Show Me a Hero, the six part miniseries from the creators of The Wire that examines the 1987 housing crisis in New York – and eerily mirrors our own current property strife.  Housing. Land. Property. These might be among the least dramatically engaging subjects I can think of. The last time I went … Read more