Mark Blankenship
Mark Blankenship has been writing about arts and culture for twenty years, with bylines in The New York Times, Variety, Vulture, Fortune, and many others. You can hear him on the pop music podcast Mark and Sarah Talk About Songs. Chances are good he's thinking about the Billboard charts right now.
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POSTED January 19, 2023
Despite the Gen X Nostalgia, That ’90s Show Is For Kids
Netflix’s sequel to That ’70s Show lives for obvious jokes.
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POSTED January 16, 2023
The Secret Meanness in TV’s Nicest Show
For all its warmth, All Creatures Great and Small has a serious nasty streak.
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POSTED January 12, 2023
RuPaul Is Coming for Steve Harvey’s Game Show Host Crown
His naughty jokes add sparkle to CBS’s Lingo reboot.
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POSTED January 11, 2023
2 New Characters Are Killing It on CBS's Ghosts
The Emmys should pay attention to the guest stars on the supernatural comedy.
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POSTED January 9, 2023
Tattoos on TV: A Force for Evil Through the Years
From The X-Files to The Rig, cursed ink has a long history.
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POSTED January 5, 2023
Prime Video’s The Rig Conjures the Spookiness of John Carpenter’s The Thing
It's a satisfying story about the terror of our own powerlessness.
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POSTED January 1, 2023
Netflix’s Kaleidoscope Doesn’t Need Its Biggest Gimmick
The heist show is entertaining in spite of its twisty timeline, not because of it.
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POSTED December 27, 2022
Raymond Lee Is TV’s Cary Grant
On two shows this year, he’s got that old Hollywood panache.
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POSTED December 27, 2022
2022 Proved That Vampire Shows Have Got to Be Funny
It’s a grave mistake to take the undead too seriously.
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POSTED December 22, 2022
Claire Danes’ Genius Shines Through In the Penultimate Episode of Fleishman Is in Trouble
A crucial scene in the FX series captures everything that makes her great.
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POSTED December 22, 2022
No One Gets Vulnerable Like Zahn McClarnon
On Dark Winds and Reservation Dogs, the veteran actor shows how much he can do.
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POSTED December 20, 2022
The Best TV Episodes of 2022
Season openers, closers, and stalwarts (Snatch Game, anyone?) made for the most captivating entries of the year.
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POSTED December 19, 2022
With 1923, Taylor Sheridan Gets Awfully Close to Camp
The premiere of the new Yellowstone prequel isn't supposed to be funny, but it is.
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POSTED December 19, 2022
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022
This year offered an abundance of great options, but these series are head and shoulders above the rest.
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POSTED December 16, 2022
Sarah Booth Reveals the Secrets of Three Pines’ Goofy Cop
The actor tells Primetimer how improv, ducks, and French affected Prime Video’s hit drama.