The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
February 6, 2015
Lowbrow Highlights: Kelsey Has a Panic Attack on ‘The Bachelor’ and Nia Drinks a Dude’s Sweat on ‘The Challenge’
Plus, more drama on ‘Skeletons’ and was that really Jade on ‘Vanderpump Rules’?
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HBO Offers Up Miniseries ‘The Jinx’ to ‘Serial’ Addicts Hungry for Another Hit of True Crime
On Sunday, it will debut a six-part documentary series about the life and many mysterious deaths of Manhattan real estate scion Robert Durst.
Read moreFebruary 5, 2015
CBS Week Viewing Diary, Day 4: Watching ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Stalker,’ and ‘The Mentalist’ at the Same Time, Like a Crazy Person
Three shows at one time! This viewing diary is going to a new, exciting, and unhinged place.
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The Opulent Majesty of Hakeem’s Music Video on Last Night’s ‘Empire’
Hakeem Lyon, the Swaggy P of ‘Empire,’ dropped his first music video last night. Boy, was it special.
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A Dictator and a Dad: How ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Star Randall Park Went From Kim Jong-un to Sitcom Paterfamilias
Meet the ‘that guy’ actor who was blown up in ‘The Interview’ and can still be seen in bank commercials.
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February Book Recommendations: ‘The Girl on the Train’ Is Worthy of Its Inevitable ‘Next “Gone Girl”’ Hype
If you liked Gillian Flynn’s mega–best seller, you might want to check this one out.
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The Week in Gossip: Jay and Bey’s Move to L.A., Kanye and Kim’s Double Date, and Johnny and Amber’s Secret Wedding
Plus: Harry Styles throws a party and everybody is invited; a Hilton maintains the family brand; Marisa Tomei’s parents hate trees.
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‘The Andy Greenwald Podcast’: Nick Kroll
Nick Kroll joins Andy Greenwald to discuss the joys of working with friends and why the current season of ‘Kroll Show’ will also be the last.
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The Support Group for the Sad Boys of Prestige TV Drama
These are the undervalued male children of dramatic television antiheroes, still dealing with their abandonment issues as tired, lonely adults.
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Career Arc: Bob Odenkirk’s Long, Strange Ride to the Top
If anyone’s career makes a case for the upside of inconsequentiality, his does.
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