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The Office Ended as Bizarrely and Brilliantly as It Began
Sure, the show had declined in recent years. But it never lost its mix of subversion and sweetness—a mix that the series finale knowingly, heartbreakingly, hilariously nailed.
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The Thing That Made The Office Great Is the Same Thing That Killed It
Its TV-as-catharsis approach to the monotony of office work was groundbreaking, but the show's premise wasn't built to last more than a few seasons.
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Why Christian Pastors Are Talking About Scandal in Church
Shonda Rhimes's show deals with adultery, temptation, redemption, and the need for a savior—making it a ripe, but potentially perilous, Biblical teaching tool.
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It's Motherboy 40: Arrested Development Was Always Meant for the GIF Age
The show's almost-literary richness makes it infinitely rewatchable.
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Good News: The Arrested Development Season 4 Trailer Is Quite Funny
Right?
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Mad Men May Be About to Get a Whole Lot Darker
Several potential tragedies emerged from this week's episode. Our roundtable discusses.
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HBO Game of Thrones' Worst Scene Yet?
Dismemberment, disappointment, and dragons: Our roundtable on “The Bear and the Maiden Fair,” the seventh episode of the HBO series’ third season.
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HBO Some Spoilery Game of Thrones Speculation About Robb and Talisa
For Storm of Swords readers only!
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SNL's Kristin Wiig Episode: 5 Best Scenes
Target Lady, Garth and Kat, the mutant Finger Lakes sister, cameos by Maya Rudolph and Jonah Hill, and Music by Vampire Weekend.
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So, Your Acclaimed Web Series About Gay Life Is Over—Now What?
The Outs started as an alternative to television's treatment of same-sex romance. With its final episode posted, can a show like this find a wider audience offline?
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HBO Game of Thrones Ditches the Book
Magic, homosexuality, and departures from the novels: Our roundtable discusses “The Climb,” the sixth episode of the HBO series’ third season.
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Career Advice From Mad Men: Don't Let Your Father-in-Law Catch You at a Brothel
Our roundtable discusses the fifth episode of the sixth season.
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SNL's Zach Galifianakis Episode: 5 Best Scenes
Zach Galifianakis brought his off-kilter sense of humor to this week's episode to strong effect. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau made cameos.
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The Refreshing, Radical Restraint of The Americans' First Season
The FX spy drama has put its characters through crazy situations—without relying on excruciating cliffhangers or cheap reveals.
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Really, It's OK to Ignore Game of Thrones and Mad Men
The self-fulfilling hype around certain TV shows makes it seem as though nothing else matters in pop culture. But plenty else does, of course.
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Bad Husband, Bad Wife, Good TV: The Fascinating Rise of Antihero Marriages
The wedded duos in House of Cards and The Americans are literally partners in crime—and have relationships that are more satisfying to watch than those on other TV dramas.
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Fear the 'Fro
When Mad Men's Teyonah Parris stopped relaxing her hair
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The Disappointing Sixth Season of Mad Men
Why the show's episode about Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination didn't work
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Crashes Mad Men's Party
Our roundtable discusses the fourth episode of the sixth season.
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HBO The Increasingly Egalitarian Nudity on Game of Thrones
Our roundtable on “Kissed by Fire,” the fifth episode of the HBO show’s third season
