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Netflix House of Cards Season 3: The Binge Review (Episodes 1-13)
Thoughts on all 13 new installments of Netflix's political drama
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ABC Modern Family Shows How to Do Product Placement Right
"Connection Lost" didn't feel like an ad for Apple—because it wasn't one. Other corporations could learn from the MacBook and iPhone-filmed episode.
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twitter.com/ladygaga American Horror Story: Hype Machine
Last season wasn't good. Lady Gaga's involvement doesn't mean the next one will be. But anticipation is baked into the very format of this insane show.
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NBC The End of Parks and Recreation Belonged to Leslie Knope
And rightfully so: From start to finish, the show's protagonist was its beating heart.
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Ben Sutherland/Flickr/The Atlantic Will Parks and Recreation Be the Last Great NBC Comedy?
For 30 years the network had the most powerful brand in TV humor, but it no longer seems interested in original, intelligent programming.
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AMC The Walking Dead: No More Cannibals, for Now
After enduring trauma after trauma, the gang may have found a place to rest their heads.
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PBS/The Atlantic Downton Abbey Gets a Fresh Influx of Villainery
A sociopath, a drunk, and a tramp nearly ruined Rose's London wedding, even as the show's resident scoundrel showed his softer side.
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Fox Which Empire Characters Are Built to Last?
Ratings are skyrocketing, but after seven episodes, it's time to take stock of the Empire landscape. Is this a complete canvas or just The Cookie Show?
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Craig Blankenhorn/FX The Americans: Who's Conning Whom These Days?
It's getting difficult to untangle all the different layers of deception.
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NBC Parks and Recreation's Pawnee: The Happiest Place on Television
The final season of the NBC comedy has underscored its optimistic and open-hearted ethos.
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Dana Edelson/NBC/The Atlantic The Radical Queerness of Kate McKinnon's Justin Bieber
The Saturday Night Live player has snuck a lesbian tradition onto network television in her brilliant impersonation of the tween idol.
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Gene Page/AMC The Walking Dead: Welcome to the ZZZombie Apocalypse
The show finally ended its streak of solid episodes with a hour of (almost) total tedium.
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PBS Downton Abbey: Can Love Last In a Cold Climate?
There were two engagements this week, but both appear to be at risk thanks to unpleasant family members.
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FX The Americans: Anatomy of a Messed-Up Marriage
The Jennings finally made up. By suffering together through an amateur root canal.
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Fox Empire: A Sloppy Episode With a Courtney Love Bonus
Fox's hit musical drama fell apart a bit this week, though the show's bright spots remain compelling.
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Netflix A Glimpse of Season Three of House of Cards
The first episode of the new season, which was briefly available on Netflix Wednesday, is a gloomy one.
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AMC The Walking Dead: Too Soon?
After a harrowing mid-season finale, the show bids a bloody farewell to a fan favorite.
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PBS On Downton Abbey, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
Mary cut her hair and Daisy continued her studies, but the bravest move of all was Edith's.
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Ursula Coyote/AMC The Beauty of Better Call Saul
Somehow, the spinoff boasts Breaking Bad's best qualities without feeling like a retread.
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digitalreflektions/constantinks/TheAtlantic What I Learned Trying to Write a Muslim-American Cop Show for HBO
The author and Dave Eggers wanted to create a three-dimensional, fully human character with an interesting job who just happened to be Muslim. Was television ready?
