Jace Lacob

Jace Lacob is the writer/editor (and sole contributor) of Televisionary, an award-winning television website that focuses on US and UK television programming, news, reviews, and interviews with creators and cast members from a wide array of scripted and non-scripted series. He has been published in various magazines and on several online sites and has been interviewed by The Nation, USA Today/USA Weekend, and The New York Times. Televisionary was named one of ten “must click” TV websites by Entertainment Weekly.

Televisionary was born in February 2006 as a means for Jace to creatively express his views and thoughts about all things television-related while he worked within the entertainment industry. Jace has worked in the television industry for more than seven years, both on the domestic and international sides, in development, co-productions, and acquisitions and regularly consults for various entertainment companies.

Jace holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from New York University. He also studied Literature at Oxford University (Wadham College, to be precise).

He can be found online at Televisionary and on Twitter and can be reached via email at jace@televisionarytv.com.


Recent Stories by Jace Lacob

HBO's Big Comedy Hope: 'Hung'

Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:17 PM

With the economy tanking and pink slips becoming an ubiquitous confetti in cities across America, it's no surprise that many creators are mining the potential death of the American dream for dramatic potential.Throughout his career, writer/executive producer Dmitry Lipkin has......

'Nurse Jackie': It's Nearly Perfect

Posted June 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM

I think I'm in love.Back in early May, I had reviewed the first two episodes of Showtime's addictive dark comedy series “Nurse Jackie,” starring Edie Falco, and waxed ecstatic about the brilliance and humanity of the series' opening installments. Since......

Extreme Social Climbing: An Advance Review of USA's 'Royal Pains'

Posted June 3, 2009 at 3:03 PM

I'll admit that I was a bit wary of USA's new summer series, Royal Pains, prior to watching the 90-minute pilot episode.   After all, Royal Pains' cutesy title, oddball casting, and fluffy subject matter could have made this either......

Brit Sci-Fi Roundup: Latest on 'Who,' 'Torchwood'

Posted May 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM

The TARDIS is about to get another traveler.21-year-old unknown Karen Gillan has been cast in season five of “Doctor Who,” where she will star alongside incoming series lead Matt Smith, who replaces David Tennant as the Doctor when Tennant departs......

Taking a Chance on Fox's 'Human Target'

Posted May 29, 2009 at 5:40 PM

I really wanted to like FOX's new procedural drama Human Target, which launches on the network next year, but found myself wondering about what the series could have been rather than what it actually is.Based on a DC comic by......