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Gather Round: Your Thanksgiving 2019 TV Sports Guide
Prepare your feast with this menu of Thanksgiving weekend TV sports for Nov. 27-30. […]
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The Preppy Murder: Death In Central Park
“Before O.J. Simpson, the Preppy Killer — that was the trial of the century.” Former print and TV reporter Steve Dunleavy offered this quote when he was interviewed for the new AMC/SundanceTV docuseries The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park. Dunleavy was probably correct, as the 1986 killing of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin at the hands of 19-year-old Robert Chambers in New York City’s Central Park was a highly sensationalized case — the press nicknamed Chambers “the Preppy Killer.” But as this intriguing five-part, three-night series shows, it is worth looking back on the “Preppy Murder” not for prurient curiosity about […]
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Everything You Need to Know About the New Disney+ Streaming Service
The most buzzed-about new streaming service this year, Disney+, finally launches Tuesday, Nov. 12. Here’s what you need to know before you sign up. […]
Interview
OUCH! History’s ‘Kings Of Pain’ Totally Bites
Wildlife biologist Adam Thorn and professional animal handler Rob ‘Caveman’ Alleva intentionally get bit and stung by animals and insects with the goal of creating a comprehensive pain index. […]
Drama
Showtime Releases Daisy Haggard’s Darkly Funny ‘Back to Life’
This dark comedy import from Britain stars Daisy Haggard as a woman who spent 18 years in prison and is now returning to the scene of the crime — the small coastal English town she grew up in. […]
Comedy
Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ Still Crazy After All These Years
Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ is back for a landmark 10th season. The cast has changed, but the craziness hasn’t. […]
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The 100 Most Defining Shows Of The Decade
The past 10 years have yielded such an abundant mix of series riches, it’s difficult to whittle the best and buzziest shows down to a list of just 100. Let’s start by explaining the criteria for how this list was created. First, the decade spans from 2010 to 2019, and we only considered shows that were first introduced during this time frame, which eliminates favorites like Breaking Bad and Mad Men that ended in this decade but started prior. We only concentrated on scripted dramas and comedies — no reality, no documentaries, no sketch or news shows, and no young […]
Family
The Wonderful World Of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!
Ariel, the title character of Disney’s classic animated film The Little Mermaid, famously sings about wanting to become “Part of Your World” in relation to the prince she loves and the surface-dwelling existence she thinks is preferable to her life undersea. While Ariel’s efforts to achieve that new life for herself lead to conflict and drama, the masterfully produced movie didn’t have much difficulty instantly becoming a lasting part of our world after it hit theaters 30 years ago, in November 1989. Thanks in large part to infectiously catchy Alan Menken/Howard Ashman tunes like “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the […]
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5 Questions With Meredith MacNeill Of IFC’s “Baroness Von Sketch Show”
If you haven’t caught IFC’s award-winning, late-night satire Baroness von Sketch Show (Wednesdays), you’re missing a good time. Just starting its fourth season, the all-female comedy series features Meredith MacNeill, Carolyn Taylor, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen. MacNeill is the only star who doesn’t hail from a comedy background (her costars are Second City alums), so when she commits to a sketch — oh boy, does she commit. “For me it’s such a fun, fantastic, freeing place to play really close to where it shouldn’t work when you’re pushing it that it does,” she shares on her often over-the-top absurdities. […]