About Tell-Tale TV
Founded in 2014 by Ashley Bissette Sumerel, Tell-Tale TV is a TV-focused entertainment website dedicated to offering insightful episodic reviews of a variety of television shows. We cover a combination of network TV shows and streaming favorites, with most of our reviews focusing on individual episodes. Tell-Tale TV can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and is a Tomatometer-approved publication.
In addition to reviews, our passionate team of critics also works to provide previews of weekly episodes, the latest news, in-depth interviews, recaps, and other analytical pieces. Each year, we also host our annual Tell-Tale TV Awards, a series of polls that allows readers to vote for their favorite TV shows and performers.
Tell-Tale TV is operated by Bissette Media, LLC.
Meet the Tell-Tale TV Team!
Ashley Bissette Sumerel, Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV and Eulalie Magazine. She has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches courses in Writing and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she is a Senior Lecturer. You can contact Ashley at ashley@telltaletv.com.
Allison Nichols, Managing Editor
Allison Nichols is the managing editor of Tell-Tale TV and Eulalie Magazine. She is in a love affair with television that doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. Slightly damaged fictional characters are her weakness. She loves to spend her free time curled up with a cat and a show to binge-watch. Allison is also a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
Alicia Gilstorf, Senior Editor
Senior Editor for Tell-Tale TV and Eulalie Magazine, Alicia Gilstorf is a Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic and a Critics Choice Association member. She credits her passion for TV to workplace sitcoms, paranormal dramedies, and coming-of-age stories. In her free time, Alicia loves to curl up with a good book and lose herself in a cozy game. Keep a lookout for her coverage of Ghosts. You can also find her work on Eulalie Magazine and Cool Girl Critiques. Follow Alicia on social media: @aliciagilstorf
Associate Editor for Tell-Tale TV and Eulalie Magazine, Mads Misasi is a part-time entertainment journalist and full-time marketing content creator. They love any and all TV Dramas with a few sitcoms mixed in. Join in the fun of talking about TV by following them on X: @dorothynyc89.
Shelby Elpers, Weekday News Editor
Shelby Elpers is the Weekday News Editor for Tell-Tale TV. She is a TV enthusiast and pop culture writer. Shelby is an avid podcast listener, green tea drinker, and soccer fan. Her brand can be summarized in rom-coms, superheroes, teen dramas, and workplace comedies.
Cade Taylor is a television and film critic living in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Senior Writer for Tell-Tale TV. His love for television developed at a young age, with a concentration on queer stories, sitcoms, teen dramas, and science fiction thrillers. In addition, he works full-time as a news producer, telling the stories of Missourians and helming “Produced in the Bi-State,” a segment spotlighting actors, musicians, and entertainers from the St. Louis area. He can be reached by email at cade@telltaletv.com.
Lacy is a pop culture enthusiast and television critic who loves period dramas, epic fantasy, space adventures, and the female characters everyone says you’re supposed to hate. Ninth Doctor enthusiast, Aziraphale girlie, and cat lady, she’s a member of the Television Critics Association and Rotten Tomatoes-approved. Find her at LacyMB on all platforms.
Caitlin Wyneken, Senior Writer
Caitlin is an elder millennial with an only slightly unhealthy dedication to a random selection of TV shows, from PBS Masterpiece dramas to some of the less popular series on popular networks. Outside of screen time, she’s dedicated to the public sector and worthy nonprofits, working to make a difference in the world outside of media.
Sarah is an obsessive geek who likes to get into the weeds and overthink things. She is passionate about Sci-Fi and comics and is a giant classic film nerd. Sarah cares deeply about media representation and the power of telling diverse stories. When she’s not writing or watching her favorite shows, she spends her days working in the non-profit world, trying to make life a little better for those who need some extra help.
Breeze Riley is a pop culture enthusiast who decided to turn her love of watching too much TV into a hobby writing about it. Although she’s a convention-going sci-fi and fantasy nerd, she’s just as likely to be watching an off-beat comedy or period drama. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
Melody loves TV. Maybe too much. Besides being a Senior Writer for Tell-Tale TV, she’s the Managing Editor for Geek Girl Authority, an Independent Contractor for Sideshow Collectibles, and a Senior Writer for Eulalie Magazine. Additionally, she has bylines in Culturess, Widget, and inkMend on Medium. To top it all off, she’s a critic for Rotten Tomatoes and CherryPicks.
Jerrica Tisdale, Senior Writer
Jerrica Tisdale is your favorite neighborhood pop culture junkie. She will annoy you with random TV and film facts, while complaining about whatever the hottest new book is. She has been a TV fan all her life, but has been writing about it for over a decade. You may find her work all over the internet, especially reality TV rants. She is a senior writer at Tell-Tale TV.
By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature known as a Media Relations Expert. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Eulalie Magazine, Geek Girl Authority, W Spotlight, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.
Devin Meenan is a freelance entertainment writer, with bylines at outlets including IGN, /Film, Polygon and more. His first love was movies but he found himself writing more passionately about TV, hence him joining the Tell-Tale TV team. His favorite types of TV to sink into include prestige dramas, mystery box thrillers, sci-fi/fantasy, and anime. He can be reached on X @ DevinM626.
Christopher Gallardo is an entertainment writer and critic. While not running The Reel Roller, Chris can be found writing reviews and breakdowns on all things films and TV. Outside of entertainment writing, he’s currently taking classes for a Bachelor of Science with a minor in Digital Media & Journalism. Plus, he loves Percy Jackson, animated films and shows, and Fallout!
Adam grew up less than 3 minutes away from a movie theater, so he was always destined to love all things entertainment. He studied Broadcast & Cinematic Arts at Central Michigan University before working as a talent agent in the Chicago area until 2020. During lockdown, he began discussing film and television on TikTok, where he cultivated a platform of over 49,000 followers. He is currently a member of Chicago Indie Critics.
Sarah has been a passionate writer and blogger about various forms of media for as long as she can remember, and her favorite method of expressing this passion is through writing and discussion. She loves way too many TV shows, books, and movies, specializing in book-to-screen adaptations, fantasy, sitcoms, and procedurals.
Olivia Thomas is a passionate creative writer with a love of TV and movies, spanning from animation, comedy, and even horror. She is a graduate of Sacramento State University with a degree in English and a certificate in screenwriting. She has a year of prior experience writing for CBR.
Revati Gelda is a writer and journalist whose work focuses on the arts and their importance in today’s society. Her reporting has appeared in Hudson Valley Magazine, her alma mater’s newspaper Pipe Dream, where she served as Arts & Culture Editor, and more. Currently, she is an Assistant Poetry Editor for Decolonial Passage, a literary magazine.