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Grimm uses some cold bodies in a season-finale attempt to regain some of its lost heat. Also: Awkward. dance moves and an eventful few days for Vic Mackey and the Strike Team.

Also: When Jake Johnson met Rob Reiner (Take Two) and Mindy goes to college. 

Grimm? On a Tuesday? What sort of witchery is this? Also: New Girl and Awkward. talk about sex, baby; whether they talk about “you and me”  or “all good things and the bad things that may be” remains to be seen.

Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said? Also: A pair of very different TV Club Classic season finales.

Watch Cougar Town’s season finale comforted by the knowledge that more episodes are on their way. Also: New Girl throws a bachelorette party and The Mindy Project goes to New Mexico.

Justified's latest season glides to a finish. Also: Smash prepares to pull up stakes and The Cul-De-Sac Crew masquerades as The Breakfast Club.

It’s still snowy and gray in Chicago—perfect for a visit from New Girl. Also: Ellie Kemper visits an old Office-mate, and Raylan Givens sorts out season four. 

Please RSVP to The Mindy Project’s birthday-party episode. Also: Schmidt wants a four-letter word that begins with “f” and doesn’t rhyme with “puck,” while Drew Thompson just wants to get out of Harlan.

Enjoy (or anti-enjoy) Smash coverage while you still can. Also: Racing toward Drew Thompson and introducing Mayor Andy Torres.

The big twist at the end of The Joe Schmo’s third season is that there was a third season of The Joe Schmo Show. Also: Now Tuesdays mean twice the Walton Goggins!

As surely as the snows begin to melt and the first few robins of the year hop about the greening lawns, the TV Club is going to bring you its own collection of fresh, new things, only in this case, they’re all things that have been long dead, and we...

The famed critic remembers The Shield’s debut, the Friday Night Lights murder, and other key TV episodes discussed in his new book.

Is Louie the Sopranos of television comedy?

"This [series] takes place all over the world, but… it’s not that different from The Shield, I think.”

Sometimes one episode doesn’t cut it, and you have to watch the whole season in a sitting.

“Most people think of me as only a tragic actress. They don’t really see my comedy chops.”

What Philip Michael Thomas’ guest spot on Don Johnson’s post-Miami Vice TV vehicle says about different paths of fame. 

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson punches above his class in this generic police thriller with Robert De Niro and Forest Whitaker. 

“You know what? I’m gonna play the bad guy. He seems like a lot more fun.” 

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Why do so many TV finales bring out the happy-ending machine? 

“It’s hard to get inside and be objective when you’re talking to guys who are covered in swastikas.”

We share our favorite non-work entertainments, including a new Ministry documentary, 1984, and The Shield.

Justified creator Graham Yost walks us through the decisions that went into creating the latest season of the show.