It's been nearly a month since the last Ask Alan video mailbag, and I've been feeling pretty itchy to get in front of my laptop camera to answer your questions. As always, you can email me at alan@whatsalanwatching.com.
Like the bearded man in the intro says, this week we've got questions about TV visionaries, whether it's fair to skip ahead to when a show gets good if you're watching for the first time, and whether TV has featured more sex and nudity in recent years.
Alan Sepinwall
First up, we've got a question inspired by the announcement that my Rod Serling biography (now available for pre-order) has a full title: Serling: A Journey Into The Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary. This naturally prompted a discussion of who was TV's second visionary, and who are some visionaries of more recent vintage, if there are any who accomplished what Serling did: