Prestige TV
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Posted Tuesday 3/17/20 at 3:52AM EDT
TV has taken on increased importance as a go-to source of entertainment and distraction amid the coronavirus crisis
"You do not need to leave your house to watch TV," says Alison Herman.
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Posted Tuesday 8/13/19 at 12:27AM EDT
AMC is looking like its Mad Men/Breaking Bad glory days with Better Call Saul, Lodge 49 and The Terror: Infamy
"As maddening as the Walking Dead–verse has become, it’s overshadowed a slate of programming that feels much more promising and...
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Posted Saturday 3/16/19 at 4:18AM EDT
Remembering Kings, NBC's attempt at an ambitious Prestige TV drama
It's been exactly 10 years since the premiere of the NBC drama starring Ian McShane that was loosely based on...
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Posted Saturday 3/16/19 at 4:18AM EDT
Dave Costabile has become Prestige TV's most important character actor
The Breaking Bad and The Wire alum, who currently can be seen on Billions, "has become one of our most...
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Posted Saturday 3/16/19 at 4:18AM EDT
Showtime's Billions is best described as "Prestige Trash" TV
"Prestige TV is the defining art form of America right now, as the streaming wars offer up an endless array...
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The Sopranos at 20: Television learned the wrong lessons from the show responsible for Prestige TV
The joy of The Sopranos, which premiered 20 years ago today on Jan.
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Posted Monday 11/19/18 at 6:36PM EST
Prestige TV of 2018 looks a like the movies of the 1970s
Sam Esmail's Homecoming -- which has the same vibe as 1970s classics like All the President's Men, Taxi Driver and...
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Posted Saturday 10/13/18 at 3:11AM EDT
The Romanoffs tries and fails in creating Prestige TV in the form of self-contained movie-length episodes
Matthew Weiner's eight-episode Amazon anthology series, like its characters, "continuously puts its worst, least interesting foot forward, aristocratically expecting you’ll...
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Posted Thursday 8/02/18 at 3:05AM EDT
When do acclaimed TV shows peak?
Using IMDb user rating data for individual TV episodes, The Ringer generated graphs showing "TV aging curbs" that reveal when comedies...
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Posted Tuesday 7/10/18 at 12:09AM EDT
HBO's profits would go down, not up, if it vastly increased its amount of programming
John Stankey, the AT&T executive now charged with overseeing HBO and other Time Warner properties, sounds like he wants HBO...
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Posted Monday 5/07/18 at 5:09PM EDT
Prestige TV keeps co-opting and repurposing pop music
Westworld and The Handmaid’s Tale are the latest offenders, says Rob Harvilla.
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Posted Friday 2/09/18 at 3:08PM EST
Elizabeth Olsen to star in a half-hour dramedy on Facebook
The untitled 10-episode female-driven comedy has Olsen playing a widow, though no other details have been divulged.
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Posted Tuesday 1/30/18 at 8:39PM EST
HBO’s Watchmen taps The Leftovers favorite Nicole Kassell to direct the pilot
Kassell, a Prestige TV favorite, will reunite with Damon Lindelof on the TV adaptation of the beloved graphic novel.
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Posted Friday 1/26/18 at 1:32PM EST
A Muhammad Ali limited series is in the works
8 Fights from CBS TV Studios will chronicle eight distinct moments from Ali’s legendary life, with each episode focused on...
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Posted Wednesday 1/17/18 at 12:03AM EST
What does AMC mean when it says it aims to make “prestige popcorn” TV?
“We’re looking for things that we are internally calling, for want of a better phrase, 'prestige popcorn,' thoughtful genre shows...