The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
August 9, 2013
B.S. Report: Chuck Klosterman on Breaking Bad
Bill Simmons talks to Chuck Klosterman about the final episodes of Breaking Bad, binge-watching TV, and much more. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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R.I.P., Karen Black: 74 Years and 194 Characters
After the death of Eileen Brennan last week, the world lost another New Hollywood luminary yesterday with the passing of Karen Black. Brennan and Black both straddled the line between character and leading actress, a blurrier division in the early ’70s than ever before (or since). Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in 1939. She grew up […]
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Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Ragey Zach Goes A'Cheatin'
The Bachelorette had her heart broken, made out with a couple people, broke some other dudes’ hearts, fell in love with someone else, and then got engaged all in the course of a week on a Caribbean island. She basically went on spring break. It seems like the episode aired a decade ago and I […]
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August 8, 2013
Afternoon Links: On Thursdays, We Wear Pink and Recite All of Mean Girls
A Next Movie intern named Christopher Rosa has accomplished the remarkable feat of reciting Mean Girls in its entirety (well, almost — ol’ hawkeye in the comments notes four missing words at the 21:38 mark) in under 30 minutes. This is the kind of party trick for which the Internet was invented. I really appreciate […]
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Your Breaking Bad Final-Episodes Gambling Prop Guide
Congratulations, Breaking Baddicts (so bummed I didn’t make that up). The time is here. The final half of the final season of arguably the greatest TV drama in the past 20 years commences Sunday night. It’s hard for me to anoint an absolute favorite between Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, and The Wire, but one thing that would put […]
Read moreMonuments Men Trailer: George Clooney Goes Ocean's Eleven on World War II
Please watch, if only for George Clooney’s moustache.
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Half-Lives: The Walking Dead: 400 Days, Sorcery!, and Depression Quest
It’s tricky, the way we tell our video game stories. We say: I routed the Covenant, or I defeated Sephiroth, or I beat Mother Brain. We talk about Master Chief or Cloud or Samus, too, but not as the ones who actually performed these feats. With other media, we don’t claim as much credit. We […]
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The Overthought Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Recap: Here Come the Bridesmaids
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has become more than just a reality television show. It has become an important slice of modern American culture. Within each episode, there are many complex themes and hidden Easter eggs. This recap is intended to decipher the subtext of the show utilizing the critical vessel of the recap. Household […]
Read moreHere Is the Elysium and Behind the Candelabra Mash-up You’ve Been Waiting For
Deranged cosmetic surgeons just can’t stop messing with Matt Damon. He’s way too perfect a canvas to leave untouched. [h/t @TribecaFilmFest]
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Rembert Explains America: An Unlikely Lollapalooza With Shaun White and His Band, Bad Things
Shaun White is very famous and his band is not. Not yet, anyway. The events leading up to watching the band Bad Things, one-fifth of which is two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder/skateboarder Shaun White, reminded me that I have not fully grown up. In a six-hour span, I returned to a Detroit casino to cash […]
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The Bridge Recap, Season 1, Episode 5: ‘The Beast’ in Broad Daylight
“The Beast” was filled with visceral, claustrophobic imagery: tunnels, locked doors, cages. And graves: The kind we dig for others and the ones we inadvertently prepare for ourselves. “Was it a violent death?” Marco Ruiz asks Sonya Cross about her murdered sister from the other side of a dark apartment. It’s a simple question but […]
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Lamar Odom’s Mistress Speaks … and Other Depressing Tales From This Week’s Tabloids
Star Lamar Odom Caught Cheating on Khloe Kardashian: After his affair with Jennifer Richardson was exposed, “Lamar has continued to self-destruct, as Khloe, 29, has continued to profess her love and support for her philandering husabnd — even though they’ve been living apart for the better part of two months. Friends and fans alike begin to […]
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Bruce Willis Demanded a Million Dollars a Day to Do The Expendables 3
Can’t a man ask for a million dollars a day in peace?!
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