Quick Hits
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POSTED August 31, 2022
Needle Drop: How Breaking Bad Made an 80s Hit Sound Sinister
Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" was a silly good time until Walter White heard it.
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POSTED August 31, 2022
Hulu Tops August's Streaming Power Rankings, While HBO Max Plummets
Even House of the Dragon couldn't paper over a very bad month for Warner Bros. Discovery's soon-to-be renamed streamer.
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POSTED August 30, 2022
A Taxonomy of TV Therapists
Breaking down five major types of fictional TV shrinks and the stories they help tell.
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POSTED August 30, 2022
TV's Best Looks: Summer 2022 Edition
From Stranger Things battle attire to For All Mankind’s Mars fashion, TV was styling this summer.
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POSTED August 29, 2022
Claim to Fame Was This Summer's Best Show (Hear Me Out)
How a throwaway ABC reality series about celebrity relatives became the season's most satisfying show.
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POSTED August 29, 2022
25 Years Ago Steve Carell Earned the Worst, Most Hilarious Review of His Career
As a bit player on an ABC sitcom, Carell was roasted by a reviewer — but he got the last laugh.
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POSTED August 29, 2022
Hein’s Picks: Amazon (Finally) Puts a Ring on It
PLUS: The Patient, Taylor Hawkins, The Secrets She Keeps, and more.
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POSTED August 26, 2022
Subjects in Netflix's John McAfee Doc Respond to Primetimer's Review
Two subjects interviewed in the doc respond to our recent review
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POSTED August 26, 2022
A Taxonomy of Lawyer Shows
Procedural law, quirky law, superhero law — how many different types of lawyer shows could there possibly be?
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POSTED August 26, 2022
Remembering the Golden Age of MTV Video Music Awards Stunt Presenters
From Fart Man to Richard Hatch and Regis, the VMAs marked pop culture history with their of-the-moment guests.
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POSTED August 25, 2022
A Cultural History of The Hamptons on TV
Television has long appreciated the allure of New York's most luxurious vacation destination.
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POSTED August 23, 2022
Revisiting the Lo-Fi Canadian Soap That Launched Ryan Reynolds' Acting Career
Whether you knew it as Hillside or Fifteen, it was the teen soap that served as the humble beginning for one of our biggest box-office stars.
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POSTED August 23, 2022
Where Only Murders in the Building Lost Its Way
Our reviewers dissect the Hulu comedy-mystery's uneven second season.
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POSTED August 22, 2022
2022 Emmys Preview: Handicapping the Supporting Acting Categories
With a whopping 8 supporting performance nominations, White Lotus is the one to beat.
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POSTED August 22, 2022
Hein’s Picks: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Make Docuseries Magic in FX’s Welcome to Wrexham
PLUS: Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, Mike, Everything I Know About Love, and more.