Dimension
Taking you beyond the small screen, Dimension is an entertainment magazine for people who want to think critically about their TV.
Taking you beyond the small screen, Dimension is an entertainment magazine for people who want to think critically about their TV.
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Letter<br />
from the<br />
Editor<br />
Award shows don’t always keep pace with the television<br />
industry — many, if not most these days it seems, receive<br />
well-deserved criticism for falling out of touch with audiences<br />
and creators alike. At <strong>Dimension</strong>, we rarely feel<br />
the need to add to the wealth of related media coverage.<br />
Our mission is not to keep up with the latest news, but<br />
to publish journalism that pushes us to think critically<br />
about the narratives the television industry is putting<br />
out in the world.<br />
However, this year’s Emmy Award winners reflect<br />
a long-overdue (and far from complete) shift toward<br />
diversity in the television industry. Rami Malek, Tatiana<br />
Maslany, Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang, Sarah Paulson, Sterling<br />
K. Brown, and Courtney B. Vance were all handed Emmys<br />
this season, and two of the white men who picked up<br />
awards — Louie Anderson and Jeffrey Tambor — won<br />
for their sensitive and thoughtful portrayals of female<br />
characters. But Tambor’s acceptance speech set a tone not<br />
of self-congratulation, but of necessary forward momentum,<br />
in his passionate and self-sacrificing plea for trans<br />
actors to play trans characters, “I would not be unhappy<br />
if I was the last cisgender male to play a trans female on<br />
television. We have work to do.”<br />
Here at <strong>Dimension</strong>, we believe that work is important.<br />
The stories we tell change the way we think about the<br />
world we live in, and who we choose to tell those stories<br />
is as important as what stories get told. As the television<br />
industry pushes to portray a more complete and meaningful<br />
picture of modern cultures, it’s important to step back<br />
and reflect on both its successes and its failures.<br />
The Emmys reminded us of the breadth of narratives<br />
at our fingertips this year. This issue of <strong>Dimension</strong> takes<br />
a closer look at what the shows we’re celebrating have<br />
to say, how they’re saying it, and what that says about us.<br />
Photography: Alex Hewitt<br />
Editor<br />
Copyeditor<br />
Contributors<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Photographer<br />
Creative Director<br />
Published by<br />
Jenni Sands<br />
Kassy Rodeheaver<br />
Alenka Figa<br />
Julia Greenberg<br />
Delia Harrington<br />
Claire Light<br />
K.M. McFarland<br />
Jason Parham<br />
David Pierce<br />
Jen Hedler Phillis<br />
Jason Tanz<br />
Jenni Sands<br />
Alex Hewitt<br />
Jill Vartenigian<br />
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Jenni Sands<br />
Founder & Editor<br />
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