Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine

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Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine

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It's TV+Culture from the former Chief TV Critic of The Hollywood Reporter and The San Francisco Chronicle. Film, books, music, etc. Writing multiple projects.

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Occasional public posts; limited archive

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Subscriber-only posts and full archive; subscriber only Bastard Machine Podcast and occasional videos.
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About Tim Goodman

The Bastard Machine. It’s TV+. Television criticism and other content from writer Tim Goodman, who’s currently writing TV shows (plus a novel).

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