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Elly Dassas / FOX A Strange, Paranoid New Crime Drama
Accused turns a British series about the powerless into an exploration of anxiety among the privileged.
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Will Heath / NBC The SNL Sketch That Left the Cast Helpless
The show proved that the right live performances can find comedy even in a dry steak.
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Netflix; The Atlantic What Is It About Pamela Anderson?
The model and actor drove men wild. She’s still enduring the consequences.
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Getty; The Atlantic Angry Football Fans Keep Punching Their TVs
And shooting them, and knifing them, and running them over with trucks
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RB / Bauer-Griffin / Getty; The Atlantic Never Underestimate Jennifer Coolidge
Even before her comeback, the actor excelled at humanizing characters who were written as mere laughingstocks.
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Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic; HBO; Naughty Dog … Television Is Better Without Video Games
HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us offers a definitive case for games’ narrative impoverishment.
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Peacock Poker Face Has a Sting in Its Tail
Natasha Lyonne is extremely fun to watch as a crime-solving waitress on the run.
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Will Heath / NBC Aubrey Plaza Gave SNL Permission to Get Weird
The show has seemed stuck in a rut lately; this week’s host brought some much-needed eccentricity.
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HBO Max The Line That Velma Crossed
The show’s real problem is its attitude toward viewers.
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Eduardo Castaldo / Netflix The Calamitous Lies of Adulthood
Netflix’s new adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2020 novel is a striking, moody show about the contours of deceit.
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Netflix The Joy of Watching Wednesday With Daughters
Gal Beckerman’s culture picks include two must-preorder spring books, Michelle Williams, and Indiana Jones.
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Christopher Polk / NBC / Getty The Speeches That Saved the Golden Globes
If the show succeeded, it was thanks to the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Coolidge, and Ke Huy Quan.
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HBO The Last of Us Makes the Apocalypse Feel New Again
The HBO adaptation is well versed in the bleak clichés of the zombie genre, but it also offers something unexpected: empathy.
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Apple TV+ The Coziest Mystery Series Going
Kate Lindsay’s culture picks include a variety of murder mysteries and one go-to comfort sitcom.
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The Atlantic; Getty; HBO Max 13 Feel-Good TV Shows to Watch This Winter
The most comforting shows to watch during the coldest season
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Photos courtesy of Rob Delaney; Joanne Imperio / … The TV Shows That Helped My Dying Son Communicate
After my son got a brain tumor, his treatment left him unable to speak. Children’s shows that used the language program Makaton became a source of joy for our family.
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Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic; Getty; Amazon Studios; … How the Lessons of Game of Thrones Were Lost
A new generation of fantasy TV is here. Why is it so bleak?
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Fabio Lovino / HBO The Erudite, Absurd White Lotus Finale
Even for a show that has seemed dubious about human nature, Season 2 ended on a cynical note.
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Will Heath / NBC ‘Steve and Marty’ Revealed SNL’s Weaknesses
Even two comedy legends couldn’t help the show.
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Mitchell Haaseth / Netflix The Most Moving Scene in Love Is Blind
Jenisha Watts’s culture picks include a dramatic reality-TV moment, Viola Davis, and the young-adult writer Jason Reynolds.
