Who Needs a Dark, Gritty ‘Fresh Prince’ Reboot?
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Reimagining the show as a realistic prestige drama misses the real-life strengths and complexity of the original sitcom
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Sepinwall on Emmys 2020: Wherefore Art Thou, ‘Better Call Saul’?
Posted in: TV FeaturesThis year’s nominations include some highlights — a haul for ‘Watchmen!’ Improved diversity! — but largely overlook one of the best shows on TV
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Emmys 2020 Nominations: 12 Biggest Snubs and Surprises
Posted in: TV FeaturesFrom two major ‘Better Call Saul’ shut-outs to some enraging limited series ommissions—our picks for the dozen worst WTF choices of this morning’s Emmy nominations
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Best Movies/TV to See in Aug.: Go-Go’s Doc, ‘Lovecraft Country,’ Shark Week
Posted in: TV FeaturesFrom a tell-all portrait of the legendary ’80s band to a bold new HBO series, a super-powered Netflix blockbuster and more
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Carl Reiner: Exit Laughing
Posted in: TV FeaturesAlan Sepinwall pays tribute to the man behind ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and the late, great writer-performer who changed TV comedy
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‘Douglas’ Goes Deep Inside the Mind of Hannah Gadsby
Posted in: TV FeaturesIn her second Netflix special, the comedian explores how autism affects her thinking — and, yep, takes a little more time to pick on the patriarchy
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Hong Chau’s True Grit
Posted in: TV FeaturesWhether she’s playing a mysterious mogul, a secretive secretary, or a grieving single mother, the actress is steely, whip-smart, and deceptively powerful
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Big Cats, Cults and Murder: Inside the Making of Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’
Posted in: TV FeaturesHow two documentarians turned a look into the wild life of a wildlife enthusiast into Netflix’s latest big hit
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Best TV to Watch/Stream in April: Beasties Doc, ‘Run,’ ‘Mrs. America’
Posted in: TV FeaturesFrom a groundbreaking hip-hop group’s look back to a celebrity-filled miniseries on ’70s feminism — your viewing guide for the month
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How Natasha Lyonne Battled Her Demons — and Won
Posted in: TV FeaturesThe ‘Russian Doll’ star took a painful childhood and brushes with death, and wrote herself the part of a lifetime
