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'Allegedly' No More: Cosby Conviction Marks A New Chapter For #MeToo

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'Allegedly' No More: Cosby Conviction Marks A New Chapter For #MeToo

April 27, 2018 • As pop culture critics and onetime fans try to sort out Bill Cosby's legacy, it's possible this all boils down to a simple message: What was once overlooked, will be overlooked no longer.

News Brief: Koreas Summit Begins, Bill Cosby Convicted, Pruitt's Future

April 27, 2018 • Kim Jong Un crossed the South Korean border to begin a historic meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday. Also, Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault.

News Brief: Koreas Summit Begins, Bill Cosby Convicted, Pruitt's Future

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'Westworld' Returns With More Plot, Less Philosophy

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'Westworld' Returns With More Plot, Less Philosophy

April 23, 2018 • HBO's sci-fi-infused drama takes place in the world's trippiest theme park. Season one was a complex meditation on consciousness and memory — and season two is a lot more straightforward.

How 'Scandal' Changed TV

April 19, 2018 • The ABC show Scandal is ending its seventh and final season. The political thriller is the first Shonda Rhimes show to end on its own accord. We look back at the ground it broke.

How 'Scandal' Changed TV

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'Scandal' Will Keep On Giving Long After Olivia Pope Handles Her Last Crisis

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'Scandal' Will Keep On Giving Long After Olivia Pope Handles Her Last Crisis

April 18, 2018 • When the show premiered in 2012, it had been decades since network TV presented a drama starring a black woman. Scandal reshaped the landscape. Its final episode airs Thursday.

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Netflix To Debut Its Rebooted Version Of 'Lost In Space'

April 8, 2018 • The 1960's classic TV show Lost in Space returns to Netflix in a new incarnation. It's still about the Robinson family but they're joined by other families headed from Earth to colonize a new world.

Netflix To Debut Its Rebooted Version Of 'Lost In Space'

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Steven Bochco Dies At 74. Created 'Hill Street Blues,' 'NYPD Blue'

April 2, 2018 • Television writer and producer Steven Bochco was fighting cancer. He was responsible for a number of hit TV shows, including: Doogie Howser, M.D., Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.

Steven Bochco Dies At 74. Created 'Hill Street Blues,' 'NYPD Blue'

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TV Review: 'Legion'

April 1, 2018 • The FX show Legion returns for a second mind-bending season.

TV Review: 'Legion'

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New 'Billions' Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

New 'Billions' Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching

March 27, 2018 • It seems like the definition of 1 percenters' problems dressed up as a TV series. But compelling characters and the subtext make it a must-watch.

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2 High-Profile TV Shows Are Back: 'Roseanne' And 'The Americans'

March 27, 2018 • One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s returns to ABC Tuesday: Roseanne, starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman. Wednesday, the FX series The Americans begins its final season.

2 High-Profile TV Shows Are Back: 'Roseanne' And 'The Americans'

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TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson

March 26, 2018 • Steve Jobs and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and a stellar cast take on the tale of the rich and unhappy family of J. Paul Getty in the new TV series Trust, but how different is it from the film All the Money in the World?

TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson

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With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet

March 22, 2018 • Bill Hader stars in a new HBO series, Barry. He plays a paid assassin who takes on a job in Los Angeles only to discover a passion for acting.

With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet

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The Queen Was Paid Less Than Her Prince On Netflix's 'The Crown'

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The Queen Was Paid Less Than Her Prince On Netflix's 'The Crown'

March 13, 2018 • The producers of the TV drama say the star, Claire Foy, got less than former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but also say that will be rectified in future seasons when new actors take over the characters.

'American Idol' Reboot Has 3 Potential Problems, But The Pitch Ain't One

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TV Review: 'O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?'

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