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Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

5/30/17

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/30/17

Wonderfalls foreshadowed Bryan Fuller’s yearnings for Hannibal and American Gods

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5/16/17

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/16/17

David Lynch’s Twin Peaks follow-up was a goofy sitcom that will never be revived

Scott Von Doviak

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11/16/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes11/16/16

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes11/16/16

Blade: The Series lacked bite but not a point

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9/16/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/16/16

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/16/16

Before BoJack Horseman and Entourage, there was Action

Kenji Fujishima

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9/8/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/8/16

The ghost of Kramer killed The Michael Richards Show

Ryan Vlastelica

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9/2/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/2/16

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/2/16

Captain Power’s vision of the future was ahead of its time

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8/16/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes8/16/16

Hanna-Barbera dared to get real with its Evel Knievel riff

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6/15/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/15/16

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/15/16

Politics was not the satirical target of That’s My Bush!

Ryan Vlastelica

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5/2/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/2/16

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/2/16

For one sweet season, Aliens In America found comedy in a conflict between faiths

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4/27/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes4/27/16

John Doe’s lack of identity extended beyond its main character

LaToya Ferguson

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4/12/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes4/12/16

Terriers’ perfect one-season run defied description, marketability

Phil McCausland

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2/18/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes2/18/16

Fox’s flashy Fastlane drove too close to the sun, too soon

LaToya Ferguson

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2/11/16

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes2/11/16

Bunheads was the first Gilmore Girls revival, with added dance numbers

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9/21/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/21/15

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes9/21/15

The Jim Henson Hour marked the first time that chaos defeated the frog

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8/19/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes8/19/15

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes8/19/15

Skin was part teen soap, part adult drama, and all failure

LaToya Ferguson

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7/8/15

12:00 PM

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes7/8/15

Bravo’s Platinum Hit failed to blend original songwriting and reality TV drama

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6/24/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/24/15

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/24/15

The Senator courted controversy in an age of escapism

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6/2/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/2/15

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes6/2/15

The little-seen Andy Barker, P.I. was the ideal Andy Richter vehicle

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5/21/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/21/15

One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes5/21/15

Before The Walking Dead, Harper’s Island made a show out of killing its cast

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4/28/15

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One Season Wonders, Weirdos And Wannabes4/28/15

2 Law & Order spin-offs spoiled a winning TV formula

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