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Tv Archive

Archives for February 2019

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The 5 best TV debuts of February 2019The 5 best TV debuts of February 2019
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Russian Doll, PEN15, and 3 other TV shows that you’ve just gotta see.

By Emily St. James
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Leaving Neverland makes a devastating case against Michael JacksonLeaving Neverland makes a devastating case against Michael Jackson
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The HBO documentary may forever change the legacy of the pop icon.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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The Masked Singer is one of TV’s oddest shows. Here’s how it was made.The Masked Singer is one of TV’s oddest shows. Here’s how it was made.
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7 of the biggest questions around this wacky TV treat, answered by executive producer Craig Plestis.

By Emily St. James
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The Magicians paid off 74 years of queer subtext this weekThe Magicians paid off 74 years of queer subtext this week
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The lineage of the Syfy series’ love story between two men goes back to Brideshead Revisited.

By Constance Grady
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Empire will cut Jussie Smollett’s scenes from the rest of the seasonEmpire will cut Jussie Smollett’s scenes from the rest of the season
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Empire producers on Jussie Smollett: His scenes will be cut to “avoid disruption on set.”

By Aja Romano
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5 years in, HBO’s Last Week Tonight is a lot more than “just comedy”5 years in, HBO’s Last Week Tonight is a lot more than “just comedy”
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No matter what John Oliver says.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Standup comedy’s debate over political correctness, explained by HBO’s CrashingStandup comedy’s debate over political correctness, explained by HBO’s Crashing
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The comedy series smartly breaks down “anti-PC” comedy without getting preachy.

By Emily St. James
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Why Netflix’s Russian Doll keeps referencing Emily of New MoonWhy Netflix’s Russian Doll keeps referencing Emily of New Moon
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Emily of New Moon is like a gothed-up Anne of Green Gables. She’s perfect for Russian Doll.

By Constance Grady
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Netflix’s Siempre Bruja centers a powerful black witch, for onceNetflix’s Siempre Bruja centers a powerful black witch, for once
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The new fictional series shows that black witches can be human, powerful, and the stars of their own stories.

By Nadra Nittle
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Netflix’s Umbrella Academy is as good as it is weird. It’s very weird.Netflix’s Umbrella Academy is as good as it is weird. It’s very weird.
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The show weaves a brutal family portrait into a save-the-world adventure. It also has Mary J. Blige as a time-traveling assassin named Cha-Cha.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries was a beloved cult hit. Now there’s a movie, out this year.Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries was a beloved cult hit. Now there’s a movie, out this year.
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Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears will have a limited theatrical release in North America, and it will be available to stream on Acorn TV.

By Constance Grady
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Arrow, a show about vigilante justice, used its 150th episode to argue that vigilantes are badArrow, a show about vigilante justice, used its 150th episode to argue that vigilantes are bad
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The show celebrated a milestone with a documentary-style episode narrated by Kelsey Grammer.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Russian Doll casts men in roles usually reserved for women. The results are brilliant.Russian Doll casts men in roles usually reserved for women. The results are brilliant.
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The Netflix series is an understated example of how much can be gained by placing women at a story’s center.

By Emily St. James
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Netflix’s Russian Doll is a show you should know nothing about except how good it isNetflix’s Russian Doll is a show you should know nothing about except how good it is
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Natasha Lyonne stars. We’re not sure we should tell you anything more than that.

By Emily St. James
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Watch Netflix’s One Day at a Time. Please.Watch Netflix’s One Day at a Time. Please.
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The comedy’s warm and funny season three expertly weaves stories across a year of its family’s life.

By Emily St. James