Doing It Live Cuts Both WaysWhat lessons should Netflix take from its live Katt Williams special and Tom Brady roast?
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Shōgun Won the Attention WarWhen so much of the battle for TV viewership is getting audiences to watch a single screen, translation is Shōgun’s not-secret weapon.
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Bluey Gives Us a SignThis episode of the beloved children’s series could be its first misstep. Or a perfect ending.
Grad School Was Never This FunPark Chan-wook’s HBO adaptation of The Sympathizer is a captivating senior seminar on postcolonial theory.
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Jerrod Carmichael Makes the Camera His GodIn his HBO series, the comedian needles at whether the spectacle of his own personality and pain eclipses his ability to care about others.
where’s kate
The Royals Are So Bad at ThisFirst rule of the internet: Why believe a boring, simple explanation when there’s so much more pleasure in rampant speculation?
A Slam Dunk From Gary GulmanBorn on 3rd Base shows the vast possibilities of observational comedy — and how an “important” topic can also be delightfully petty.
The Backlash Came for Drew BarrymoreThe View did it. The Talk did it. But after Barrymore crossed the picket line, the daytime TV host faced a unique wave of scrutiny. Why?
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‘This Is Not a Blip’Dallas Goldtooth considers the post–Reservation Dogs future, for himself and for an industry that’s finally making space for Native creators.
