Luck

 Like beating a dead... something. 

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All the costly dead horses.

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The A.V. Club's Erik Adams counts down the best moments from the past week in television. (Warning: There will be spoilers.) 

The first (and only) derby day for Luck, and Dr. Steve Brule is here—for your health!

It wasn’t a good week for Luck—take sympathy on the series by watching its penultimate episode. Also: Ginnifer Goodwin is wanted for murder, and Homer versus the robots.

Bob’s Burgers is re-opened for business. Also: A new crime-fighting duo in Storybrooke, and Ryan Seacrest and Bravo join forces. (Terrifying, unstoppable forces.)

What is a GCB, anyway? Also: Russian hurlers, YouTube sensations, and neutered Tarantino.

The A.V. Club's Erik Adams counts down the best moments from the past week in television. (Warning: There will be spoilers.) 

For some, online piracy makes sense. But waiting makes even more sense.

The Oscars, the day after. 

The night Oscar ate TV. Also: All that remains on cable are zombies, horses, and Warwick Davis.

We try to embrace the Oscars' mediocrity, understand Skrillex, appreciate reality television, and support the LA Podcast Festival.

Television has shifted focus to the big picture, and that’s not always a good thing. 

The Simpsons hits 500 episodes. Also: Kenny Powers, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant are here to push your buttons. 

Does all quality TV have to be crammed into two nights a week out of a misguided sense of tradition?

Come fill a virtual seat for the Grammys, won’t you? Also, return of The Walking Dead, rise of the Comic Book Men, and more.

As though HBO’s Luck weren’t tinged with enough sadness and regret, the show recently came under fire by PETA after two horses broke their legs during filming and had to be put down. Their deaths were reported in two press releases iss...

Sound the thunderous NFL Films instrumentals, get Madonna out of storage, and set the DVR for Luck—it’s game day.

Prepare for round two of hilarious horse jokes (and great television).