What TV series did you love but will never revisit?
This week’s question comes from reader Matt S.:
Eric Ladin on Mad Men, Clint Eastwood, The Killing, and more
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“Infinite TV from infinite universes”: 21 shows to binge on over the long weekend
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer in the United States, an occasion traditionally commemorated with…
Teachers petting: 17 hall passes given to pop-culture predators
At this point, teacher-student relationships are a well-worn trope, as evidenced by the buzz surrounding The Boy Next…
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Revolution: “Born In The USA”
A once-great empire reduced to a state of dissolution and anarchy. Bastions of strength thought to be impregnable have…
HBO at the TCA press tour: Nothing will ever have to end again (except Enlightened and Treme)!
HBO doesn’t always deign to present an executive session at the Television Critics’ Association press tour, but every…
Mireille Enos on fighting zombies, playing twins, and getting her SAG card
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
Begin again: 27 opening-credits sequences that evolved with their series
1. Big Love
It’s fairly common for television series to tweak their opening credits as the seasons progress, updating…
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Raising Hope: “If A Ham Falls In The Woods”
Tonight’s episode returns, sort of, to the story of Jimmy and Sabrina’s plan to get married, so they can move into the…
Zeljko Ivanek on Damages, Lost, and playing the good guy for a change
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
The X-Files: “Agua Mala” / Millennium: “Antipas”
“Agua Mala” (season 6, episode 13; originally aired 2/21/1999)
Paging Dr. Melfi: 29 characters on serialized TV shows who outlived their usefulness
1. Jennifer Melfi, The Sopranos
It happens on nearly every TV series with even the slightest nod toward serialization:…
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Hit & Miss: “Episode One”
Hit & Miss debuts tonight on DirecTV's Audience Network at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Bill Paxton
Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…
Milk’s Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black on directing Jennifer Connelly and kinky Mormons
Dustin Lance Black is best known for writing politically charged biopics like Milk (which won him the Best Original…
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Glee: “Dance With Somebody”
We all have our pop culture blind spots, but for me, the popular culture of the 1980s is a big ol’ black hole. I…
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The Sopranos: “Members Only”
“Members Only” (season 6, episode 1; originally aired 3/12/2006)