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What’s the best non-2014 pop culture you discovered this year?
By Kate Kulzick, Katie Rife, Joshua Alston, Molly Eichel, Becca James, Erik Adams, Sean O'Neal, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Marah Eakin, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Tasha Robinson December 26, 2014 | 6:00am
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Nick Frost is Santa Claus on the Doctor Who Christmas special
By Caroline Siede December 25, 2014 | 6:00am
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Cute baby animals can only distract us for so long, TV!
By LaToya Ferguson December 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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The new Better Call Saul trailer demands that you atone
By B.G. Henne December 23, 2014 | 5:23pm
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Forget this silly Christmas fad, because One Direction is coming to town
By Alasdair Wilkins December 23, 2014 | 6:00am
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Mel Blanc stole the show from Jack Benny at Christmas
By Gwen Ihnat December 23, 2014 | 6:00am
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Bob Odenkirk, Vanessa Bayer, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and more pick their favorite pop culture of 2014
By AV Club Staff December 23, 2014 | 6:00am
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Let not mankind bogart love
By Marah Eakin December 22, 2014 | 6:00pm
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A sad State Of Affairs for television
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 22, 2014 | 6:00am
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The night Santa went crazy: 18 killer Santas from TV and film
By Katie Rife December 22, 2014 | 6:00am
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Patton Oswalt, Leonard Maltin, David Cross and more pick their favorite pop culture of 2014
By AV Club Staff December 22, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Rock TNTs Christmas
By Dennis Perkins December 19, 2014 | 6:00am
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Clones abound in the trailer for Orphan Black season three
By Caroline Siede December 18, 2014 | 7:08pm
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Nation, it’s time to say goodbye to The Colbert Report
By Caroline Siede December 18, 2014 | 6:00am
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This week we’re barely putting up with Real World: Skeletons
By Amelie Gillette December 17, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Gaze into a dystopian future where Parks And Recreation is ending
By Sean O'Neal December 17, 2014 | 4:38pm
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Gary Coleman raps: 9 oddities from Hollywood Squares’ 1987 Christmas episode
By John Teti December 17, 2014 | 12:06pm
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Settle in for two hours of acapella-based puns, courtesy of The Sing-Off
By LaToya Ferguson December 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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From figgy pudding to candy to roast beast, Christmas means carnage
By Charlie Hopper December 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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10 episodes wishing you and yours a merry sitcom Christmas
By Erik Adams, Joshua Alston, Noel Murray December 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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Hey, it’s the first promo for The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
By Marah Eakin December 16, 2014 | 7:26pm
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Saturday Night Live’s “Hanukkah Harry” gave Jewish people their own Santa
By Sean O'Neal December 16, 2014 | 3:00pm
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Elf won’t rest until it conquers all storytelling mediums, moves onto stop-motion specials
By Alasdair Wilkins December 16, 2014 | 6:00am
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The year that news broke: 14 reductive ways to define 2014
By Sean O'Neal December 16, 2014 | 6:00am
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Jane The Virgin closes at midseason with kisses and baby drama
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 15, 2014 | 6:00am
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On year-end lists and the importance of pop culture completism
By Kyle Fowle December 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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Netflix spends all the gold and spices in the land in an attempt to make Marco Polo its very own Game Of Thrones
By Dennis Perkins December 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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What’s your favorite TV show that didn’t make our best-of list?
By Kate Kulzick, Eric Thurm, Joshua Alston, Carrie Raisler, Becca James, Noel Murray, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Brandon Nowalk, Dennis Perkins, John Teti, Libby Hill, Genevieve Valentine, Sean O'Neal, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, A.A. Dowd, Zack Handlen, Vikram Murthi, Molly Eichel, Jesse Hassenger, Les Chappell, Alexa Planje, Gwen Ihnat, Kate Knibbs, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Emily L. Stephens, Marah Eakin, Kyle Fowle, Myles McNutt, Mike Vago December 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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The electronic throb of Cliff Martinez gave The Knick its sci-fi edge
By Erik Adams December 11, 2014 | 7:00pm
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A Doonesbury Special offered a disillusioned generation its own Charlie Brown Christmas
By Noel Murray December 11, 2014 | 3:00pm
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Gracepoint finally reveals “whodunit”
By Caroline Siede December 11, 2014 | 6:00am
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The best TV shows of 2014 (part 2)
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Gwen Ihnat, Scott Von Doviak, Joshua Alston, Genevieve Valentine, Erik Adams, Myles McNutt December 11, 2014 | 6:00am
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Pledge allegiance to The Americans’ season three teaser
By Joshua Alston December 10, 2014 | 9:32pm
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Audio: We chat with ZODIAC_MF about the Sons Of Anarchy finale
By Josh Modell December 10, 2014 | 8:05pm
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A Garfield Christmas is a sincere Christmas card from the comics’ most cynical cat
By Erik Adams December 10, 2014 | 3:00pm
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Mystery Science Theater’s Joel Hodgson riffs on our 11 Questions
By Sean O'Neal December 10, 2014 | 3:00pm
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Nashville’s Christmas gift to everyone is how weird it’s gotten
By LaToya Ferguson December 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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The best TV shows of 2014 (part 1)
By Kate Kulzick, Gwen Ihnat, Eric Thurm, Josh Modell, Joshua Alston, Zack Handlen, Carrie Raisler, Genevieve Valentine, Molly Eichel, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Noel Murray, LaToya Ferguson, Brandon Nowalk, Myles McNutt, Dennis Perkins, Laura M. Browning December 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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10 Sons Of Anarchy episodes that achieve the show’s operatic ambitions
By Joshua Alston December 9, 2014 | 3:00pm
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2014 wasn’t the diverse TV year it could have been, but it’s a start
By Joshua Alston December 9, 2014 | 6:00am
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Sons Of Anarchy series finale begins tonight, might end sometime this week
By Alasdair Wilkins December 9, 2014 | 6:00am
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Here’s the trailer for Whitney, Lifetime’s latest act of celebrity necrophilia
By Rob Dean December 8, 2014 | 11:25pm
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Holidays mean too much family time, but at least you’re not a Mikaelson!
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 8, 2014 | 6:00am
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Adapting a telenovela with Jane The Virgin showrunner Jennie Urman
By Oliver Sava December 8, 2014 | 6:00am
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: December 5 - December 7
By AV Club Staff December 7, 2014 | 6:00am
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One Child returns home to China to set things right
By Dennis Perkins December 5, 2014 | 6:00am
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What’s your 2014 pop culture gift to the world?
By Kate Kulzick, Cameron Scheetz, Joshua Alston, Becca James, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Erik Adams, LaToya Ferguson, Matt Gerardi, William Hughes, Drew Fortune, Mike Vago December 5, 2014 | 6:00am
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Peter Pan Live! pits Allison Williams against Christopher Walken
By Caroline Siede December 4, 2014 | 6:00am
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The new Kroll Show trailer is a veritable orgy of characters, Swarovski crystals
By Marah Eakin December 3, 2014 | 7:12pm
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This week we’re barely putting up with the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
By Amelie Gillette December 3, 2014 | 5:00pm
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The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air hid an insurgent heart beneath neon slapstick
By Kate Knibbs December 3, 2014 | 3:30pm
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The CW Presents: Nerd Christmas continues with Arrow
By LaToya Ferguson December 3, 2014 | 6:00am
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Remember the true meaning of the holidays with a post-apocalyptic Toy Story special
By Alasdair Wilkins December 2, 2014 | 6:00am
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Watch Saul and Mike meet cute in a new Better Call Saul clip
By Kyle Daly December 1, 2014 | 6:10pm
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Fall TV is ending, and so is the world
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 1, 2014 | 6:00am
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The horror of Supertrain almost brought down a network
By Gwen Ihnat December 1, 2014 | 6:00am
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The worst TV of 2014
By Gwen Ihnat, Eric Thurm, Joshua Alston, Vikram Murthi, Pilot Viruet, Erik Adams, LaToya Ferguson, Les Chappell, Myles McNutt December 1, 2014 | 6:00am
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In a world turned upside down, The Walking Dead gets good, goes on hiatus
By Erik Adams November 30, 2014 | 6:00am
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: November 27 - November 30
By AV Club Staff November 30, 2014 | 6:00am
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What are your family’s holiday movie, music, and television traditions?
By Jesse Hassenger, Caroline Siede, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Molly Eichel, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, LaToya Ferguson, Drew Fortune, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Laura M. Browning November 28, 2014 | 6:00am
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Introduce your visiting grandparents to the conceptual stoner comedy of Comedy Bang! Bang! (and Kevin Smith)
By Dennis Perkins November 28, 2014 | 6:00am
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Ignore your family with these Thanksgiving specials
By Caroline Siede November 27, 2014 | 6:00am
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This week we’re barely putting up with Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever
By Amelie Gillette November 26, 2014 | 5:00pm
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In this turkey wasteland, there will always be Peanuts for all
By LaToya Ferguson November 26, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Day Today let the air out of TV news
By Brandon Nowalk November 26, 2014 | 6:00am
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Comedian and actor Rhys Darby answers our 11 questions
By Marah Eakin November 26, 2014 | 6:00am
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Oh my glob! Win an Adventure Time: Finn The Human DVD & prize pack
By Cameron Scheetz November 25, 2014 | 6:42pm
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The Airborne Toxic Advent, or The A.V. Club’s holiday gift guide, part 2
By A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Marah Eakin, Laura M. Browning November 25, 2014 | 6:00am
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Violating the turkey: An American holiday tradition
By Charlie Hopper November 25, 2014 | 6:00am
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Gotham makes us return to the death of Martha and Thomas Wayne
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Airborne Toxic Advent, or The A.V. Club’s holiday gift guide, part 1
By Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Marah Eakin, John Teti November 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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Trading Spaces set a high standard for reality TV that has not been matched since
By Libby Hill November 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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As fall TV winds down, the trial of Cary Agos begins
By Erik Adams November 23, 2014 | 6:00am
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Is there an ending that made you change your mind?
By Jesse Hassenger, A.A. Dowd, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, William Hughes, Mike Vago November 21, 2014 | 6:00am
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You say goodbye, we say Hello Ladies. And also goodbye, Hello Ladies
By Dennis Perkins November 21, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Portlandia season five trailer promises wigs, action, wigs in action
By David Anthony November 20, 2014 | 7:19pm
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It’s a night of Shonda Rhimes winter finales
By Caroline Siede November 20, 2014 | 6:00am
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TV’s geek girls need to rise above being tech support
By Samantha Nelson November 20, 2014 | 6:00am
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This week we’re barely putting up with The American Music Awards
By Amelie Gillette November 19, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Unless American Horror Story stops repeating itself, it should end
By Becca James November 19, 2014 | 6:00am
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10 period pieces to cheat English Lit 205: British literature on TV
By Genevieve Valentine November 19, 2014 | 6:00am
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Just be thankful that television exists
By LaToya Ferguson November 19, 2014 | 6:00am
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“You guys just aren’t cutting the mustard”: 13 shows that reference their own cancellation
By Katie Rife, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Samantha Nelson, Erik Adams, LaToya Ferguson, Les Chappell, Dennis Perkins November 19, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Flash truly becomes The Flash, unless The CW is a house of lies!
By Alasdair Wilkins November 18, 2014 | 6:00am
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Peter Pan Live! teaser shows Allison Williams singing, Christopher Walken talking
By Dan Selcke November 17, 2014 | 11:52pm
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Did anyone notice Katherine Heigl hasn’t been on television?
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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One-season what-ifs: 14 TV series that should’ve stopped after one season
By Libby Hill, Zack Handlen, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Les Chappell, Mike Vago November 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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Bob’s Burgers is back, for real this time
By Erik Adams November 16, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Missing debuts, sating America’s appetite for endangered British children
By Dennis Perkins November 14, 2014 | 6:05am
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What do you remember learning from Sesame Street?
By Caroline Siede, Genevieve Valentine, Molly Eichel, Erik Adams, Cameron Scheetz, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson November 14, 2014 | 6:00am
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Stevie Wonder wrote a funky alternative to one of TV’s great theme songs
By Erik Adams November 13, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Gracepoint finally leaves Broadchurch behind
By Caroline Siede November 13, 2014 | 6:00am
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American Horror Story’s Mat Fraser won’t star in your “inspiration porn”
By The Lady Aye November 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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Dick Wolf is almost the Shonda Rhimes of NBC
By LaToya Ferguson November 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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Sesame Street is the perfect TV show
By Erik Adams November 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Year Of Roosevelt Franklin is the best Sesame Street record no one knows
By Marah Eakin November 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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Of 2 princes and kings of 8: Counting to 12 with 12 Sesame Street counting songs
By Joe Hennes, Erik Adams, Libby Hill November 12, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Duplass brothers’ Togetherness teaser just wants you to know it can relate
By Becca James November 11, 2014 | 6:21pm
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Let The Oinker Sisters show you “A New Way To Walk”
By Cameron Scheetz November 11, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Watch Person Of Interest, for its fans demand it!
By Alasdair Wilkins November 11, 2014 | 6:00am
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Mythbusters’ Adam Savage remembers his father’s Sesame Street animations
By Adam Savage November 11, 2014 | 6:00am
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“I Don’t Want To Live On The Moon” is damn near heartbreaking
By Marah Eakin November 10, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Our Broads have become Pretty Women in the trailer for Broad City season two
By Katie Rife November 10, 2014 | 6:57pm
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The new Girls trailer has the excitement of arrests, Iowa
By Becca James November 10, 2014 | 6:01pm
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Paul Reubens on the new Pee-wee Herman movie and being “the luckiest boy in the world”
By Erik Adams November 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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“We all feel sad, Big Bird”: When Sesame Street confronted death
By Molly Eichel November 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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The Blacklist begs you to care about its fall finale
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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“T is for Twin Beaks”: A Sesame Street pop-culture alphabet
By Libby Hill, Caroline Siede, Annie Zaleski, Zack Handlen, Joe Hennes, Erik Adams, William Hughes, Mike Vago November 10, 2014 | 6:00am