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Mad Men Has Become a Bad Comic Book
Don's sad backstory may explain why he's a dirtbag, but not why we should care.
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'You Make Me Sick': On Mad Men, the Lowest of Don Draper's Many Lows
Our roundtable discusses the tenth episode of the sixth season.
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HBO Game of Thrones' Hectic, Morally Complex, Crowdsurfing Season Finale
Our roundtable on “Mhysa,” the 10th episode in the HBO show's third season.
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Have You Called Anyone 'Anustart' Today?
We'll know Arrested Development's new season has succeeded when its catchphrases become ubiquitous as the old ones did.
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The Mad Men Treadmill
This is the show's worst season yet because it's so concerned with an era, not characters.
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Is Anyone In Charge on Mad Men?
Our roundtable discusses the chaotic ninth episode of the sixth season.
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HBO Was Game of Thrones' Crazy, Bloody Showdown ... Underwhelming?
Psychic powers, bathroom breaks, and a game-changing wedding: Our roundtable on “The Rains of Castamere,” the ninth episode in the HBO show’s third season.
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You Really Should Start Watching The Venture Bros.
After two and a half years, one of the most brilliant, addictive, and underwatched comedies on TV is back. Any fan of Arrested Development or The Simpsons should tune in.
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The New Arrested Development Is Something Genuinely New
The 15 episodes of Season Four aren't really episodes—or a season.
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Arrested Development's Crazy, Existential Message: We're All In This Together
Netflix's absurd fourth season of the show has a surprising lot to say about the real world.
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Mad Men Finally Stops Teasing Us
Our roundtable discusses the eighth episode of the sixth season.
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The Cosby Show? Seinfeld? The Simpsons? Twitter Chooses the Most Influential TV Show Ever
The best reader responses to this month's "Big Question"
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Who Cares What Happens in the New Arrested Development Episodes?
All that matters is that they're funny—and for a 2013 sitcom, that's surprisingly unusual.
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Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Is a Fabulous Cultural Ambassador for America
The much-maligned TLC series that recently premiered in the UK is revolutionary for its depiction of happy, unpretentious Americans handling widespread American problems.
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The Tyra Banks Matriarchy: A Scholar's Take on America's Next Top Model
In honor of the beloved reality show's 10th birthday, a conversation with Rhonda Loverude, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on hegemonic heterosexuality in ANTM
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This Is Mad Men on Drugs, and It's Weird
Our roundtable discusses the seventh episode of the sixth season.
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HBO Game of Thrones Finally Takes Some Mercy on Its Viewers
Leeches, libations, and a dropped dagger: Our roundtable on “Second Sons,” the eighth episode of the HBO series’ third season.
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Doctor Who's Latest Big Mystery Wasn't Much of a Mystery at All
As the season finale once again showed, the "Who-is-Clara-really" storyline didn't feature real character progression—just recycled sci-fi tropes and sexist overtones.
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SNL's Ben Affleck Episode: 5 Best Scenes
Sendoffs for Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen. A wedding for Stefon. Cameos by Amy Poehler and Jennifer Garner.
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Never-Nudes, Riot Grrls, Angelina Jolie: The Week's Best Pop-Culture Writing
The most intriguing articles about entertainment we've come across in the past seven days
