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HBO's The Plot Against America feels more relevant now than when it premiered in March
David Simon's "confident, chilling" six-episode TV adaptation of Philip Roth's 2004 alt-history book imagining Charles Lindbergh defeating Franklin D.
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Ten Takeaways From the 2020 Emmy Nominations
Joe Reid isn't just Primetimer's managing editor.
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Posted Thursday 6/11/20 at 4:52AM EDT
Wendell Pierce: The Wire is a "precursor" to police brutality controversy: "An indicator, a warning light, of the implosion we are feeling today"
Responding to a Hollywood Reporter TV critics' debate on TV police portrayals that said The Wire cops had "heroic gloss"...
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Posted Thursday 4/23/20 at 2:53AM EDT
Will the Emmys reward David Simon for The Plot Against America?
Simon has only won one Emmy: for the 2000 HBO miniseries The Corner.
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Posted Tuesday 4/21/20 at 5:39AM EDT
The Plot Against America creators explain the ending and the HBO miniseries' relevance to 2020
David Simon and Ed Burns discussed with Slate making Philip Roth's novel relevant to the Trump era.
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Breaking Down The Plot Against America Finale
Spoiler alert: This post contains major story details from The Plot Against America.
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Posted Saturday 4/18/20 at 4:08AM EDT
David Simon is "a little bit amused" that The Wire is being talked about now amid new episodes of The Plot Against America
The Wire once again appears to be all the rage amid the pandemic.
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Posted Wednesday 4/01/20 at 2:38PM EDT
David Simon dunks on Plot Against America viewer who complained he left out "under God" in Pledge of Allegiance scene
Simon responded: "I figured we would write a historically accurate 1940s miniseries but the number of ideological mooks who don’t...
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Posted Saturday 3/28/20 at 4:47AM EDT
David Simon is celebrated for The Wire, but it's possible his shows in the 2010s eclipses what came before
"This April 11th marks the 10th anniversary of the premiere of Treme, the New Orleans-set ensemble drama that Simon co-created...
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Posted Tuesday 3/17/20 at 3:52AM EDT
HBO's The Plot Against America feels even more relevant amid the coronavirus panic
David Simon and Ed Burns' six-episode miniseries adaptation of Philip Roth's 2004 alternate history novel contains pacing that "creates an...
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TV Today: David Simon Rewrites History in HBO's The Plot Against America
David Simon and Ed Burns (who previously collaborated on The Wire) have assembled an impressive cast for HBO's adaptation of...
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David Simon Works His Magic on HBO’s The Plot Against America
There’s a reason you stick with a David Simon HBO drama longer than you would other shows from a lesser...
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The Plot Against America: Who's Who in the Cast
Tonight HBO premieres the first part of its six-episode miniseries adaptation of Philip Roth's The Plot Against America.
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Posted Thursday 12/19/19 at 2:41PM EST
Here's the first look at David Simon's HBO miniseries The Plot Against America, starring Winona Ryder and John Turturro
The six-episode limited series based on Philip Roth's alternate history novel premieres on March 16.
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From Watchmen to For All Mankind, Alternate History Narratives are Having a Moment
World War II, presidential assassinations, and the Cold War are subjects television dramas never tire of.