Quick Hits
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POSTED October 3, 2022
Hein’s Picks: The Real Love Boat Enters Shark-Infested Waters
PLUS: Alaska Daily, The Problem With Jon Stewart, and Sherwood.
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POSTED September 30, 2022
10 New and Returning Shows We Can't Wait to Watch in October 2022
The White Lotus, A Friend of the Family, Alaska Daily, and Sherman's Showcase top our monthly picks.
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POSTED September 30, 2022
Hocus Pocus 2 Is So Nice You Could Die
The sequel is cute enough, but it defangs the witches that make the original so great.
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POSTED September 29, 2022
Ghosts Is Low-Key the Sexiest Show on TV
It's rated TV-14, but It's got a grown-up sense of love and lust.
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POSTED September 29, 2022
Hulu Holds Strong In September's Streaming Power Rankings, as Prime Video Continues to Climb
PLUS: HBO Max rebounds with a few intriguing series in development.
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POSTED September 29, 2022
Survivor 43 Crowns Cody the Season's 'Big Character'
Meanwhile, the power of pairs highlights the season's strategic game so far.
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POSTED September 28, 2022
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Plays Cleanup After Lisa Barlow's Hot Mic Tirade
Jen Shah's legal battle takes a back seat as the Bravo series returns for its third season.
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POSTED September 28, 2022
The Queer for Fear Docuseries Asks: Is Frankenstein a Gay Horror Movie?
Inspired by the Shudder series, we watched the 1931 film to get the full, desperate sense of what's wriggling beneath the surface of the story.
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POSTED September 27, 2022
The Fried Chicken Commercial That Cost Steve Carell a Shot at SNL
In 1989, Lorne Michaels came to Chicago to see the Second City's finest. But Carell ‘wasn't available.’
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POSTED September 27, 2022
Shudder's Queer for Fear Takes on Hitchcock's Gayest Movie
The docuseries' reevaluation of classic horror films has prompted our own analysis of the 1948 film Rope.
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POSTED September 26, 2022
Remembering When Kevin O'Leary Totally Tanked on Jeopardy!
Mr. Wonderful was far from it as a competitor on the venerable quiz show.
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POSTED September 26, 2022
Hein’s Picks: AMC Turns to a Different Class of Undead in Search of Its Next Great Hit
PLUS: Hostages, Saturday Night Live, Jungle, and more.
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POSTED September 23, 2022
How Star Trek: Discovery Changed Trek On TV
Five years later, it's still altering our expectations for the franchise.
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POSTED September 22, 2022
Netflix Faces an Uphill Battle Heading Into Oscar Season
A major player in Best Picture in recent years, the streamer's 2022 woes could extend to a depressed movie awards season.
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POSTED September 22, 2022
Survivor 43's Chill, Character-Focused Premiere Was a Welcome Relief
After two seasons of breakneck pace and overloaded advantages, Wednesday night's two-hour premiere let us get to know the players.