The 1992 movie A League of Their Own shed light on an untold piece of American history, highlighting the women who played professional baseball in the 1940s while the nation’s men were fighting in World War II. (It still holds up, too.) Amazon’s new series adaptation — premiering this Friday; I’ve seen the first four episodes
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The first teaser for NBC’s Password did this revival zero favors, edited as it was to make a game about the quiet, considered exchange of clues and guesses seem amped up, madcap and rife with Jimmy Fallon antics. But having now screened multiple installments of the eight-episode summertime revival (which kicks off tonight at 10/9c,
Neil Patrick Harris spent nine seasons playing charming womanizer Barney Stinson on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, and in his new Netflix comedy Uncoupled, his character Michael also wears nice suits and lives in New York City. But in other ways, Michael is the complete opposite of Barney: a mild-mannered gay man who has
Jack and Mel can’t win for losing! Only these two lovebirds would attempt a simple outing together for a bit of romance and end up stuck in a plane with a pilot having a heart attack. It wasn’t the only drama to happen on Virgin River Season 4 Episode 4, but it was the most
Things had been looking up for the Bellweather Unit. But events rapidly conspired against them on Motherland: Fort Salem Season 3 Episode 5. If, as was the original plan, President Wade spoke for them to the Council of the Great River, the fugitives would have had a better shot. The Council would have at least listened
Murphy is a free woman with some conditions. In an exciting turn of events on In The Dark Season 4 Episode 6, Murphy’s circus of a trial led to Murphy striking a deal with Gene that puts her in more danger than ever. But it’s her chance to avenge Chloe and make some amends for
Rivervale is back, and it’s just as supernatural as ever. A trip to Riverdale’s “Upside Down” on Riverdale Season 6 Episode 20 was more a fact-finding mission than a spooky road trip adventure. Finding information on Riverdale’s current Big Bad was the name of the game, especially with the brewing war coming. But with only
Some partnerships are truly thriving, and others are facing some serious tests. Mariana and Joaquin continue to have a fun chemistry that works well as both a casual sex vibe and true sleuth buddies on Good Trouble Season 4 Episode 11. Meanwhile, Isabella and Gael’s relationship is constantly under strain or stress. But first, let
Russian Doll was such a fizzy breath of fresh air when it premiered, with Natasha Lyonne’s Nadia getting stuck in a time loop and forced to relive her 36th birthday over and over again, that I wasn’t even sure I wanted it to come back for a second season. After all, TV shows that take
You’re not imagining things: We are positively drowning in TV docudramas these days. The Girl From Plainville, Inventing Anna, The Dropout, The First Lady… if it made headlines or inspired a podcast, it’s probably on TV right now, with big stars lining up to play famous real-life figures (and earn an easy Emmy nomination). So
OK, Ausiello, you were right. Heartstopper was amazing. Beyond. When my boss told me to watch Netflix’s teenage romance, insisting that I’d like it, I said what I usually do when he makes suggestions — “Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, you betcha” — with every intention of ignoring him. But this week, I gave it a shot. Dunno
Star Trek TV shows are multiplying like Tribbles these days. Starting with 2017’s Star Trek: Discovery — the first Trek show in more than a decade — the iconic sci-fi franchise has rolled out five new shows on Paramount+ in the past five years. As a lifelong Trekkie, it’s been a pleasure to navigate this wealth
Hulu’s Sally Rooney book adaptation Normal People was my absolute favorite TV show of 2020: a magnificently moving, beautifully rendered portrait of young love, with all its dizzying highs and lows. So I was excited when I heard Hulu was adapting another Rooney novel, Conversations With Friends, and bringing back Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson
By the time Part 1 of Stranger Things’ Season 4 drops on Friday, May 27, 1,058 days will have gone by. And that is one long-ass time between seasons of any show, however bitchin’ it may be. But I come bearing good, even awesome, news: Pandemic delays be damned, the seven super-sized episodes that we
Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are two of our greatest living actors, so it’s exciting to see them paired up as the stars of the new FX thriller The Old Man (debuting Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c). In fact, the promise of Bridges and Lithgow sharing the screen is almost enough on its own to
If anyone can get us to sympathize with a clueless billionaire, it’s Maya Rudolph, right? The SNL alum has been a reliable source of laughs for two solid decades now, and it’s nice to see her get a well-deserved turn in the spotlight with the new Apple TV+ comedy Loot, premiering this Friday (I’ve seen
Early on in Prime Video’s The Terminal List, Chris Pratt’s Navy SEAL character James Reece is described as someone who’s “built to take a kick to the head.” Those words could easily describe this series, too — although maybe it’s taken a few too many kicks to the head already. A brutally violent and deadly
Nathan Fielder’s brand of comedy is not for everyone. From his breakout Comedy Central show Nathan For You to HBO’s tiny gem How To With John Wilson (which he executive-produces), Fielder has perfected a very specific style of awkward, deadpan cringe comedy based on unscripted encounters with unsuspecting real people. Fans of his comedy (including
The producers of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father would really like you to not call it a reboot. Instead, they say, it’s a sequel to CBS’ long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother — and of course, they’d like it to run for nine seasons, too. But having seen the first four episodes (premiering
Is there a path forward for the team? SEAL Team Season 5 Episode 12 found Jason confronting his memory loss, while Sonny made the biggest mistake of his career, and we got some much-needed clarity on where the final episodes of SEAL Team Season 5 will take us. It was a fantastic hour that managed
Are network sitcoms making a comeback? Not too long ago, things looked dire for the genre — NBC didn’t even bother to put a single comedy on its fall primetime lineup — but CBS’ Ghosts, ABC’s Abbott Elementary and NBC’s Grand Crew have proven to be reliable sources of laughs already this season. And that hot
I wasn’t quite expecting this, and you probably were not either. But HBO Max’s Peacemaker series is a bit of a blast, considering how polarizing its title character proved to be in 2021’s The Suicide Squad, of which it is spun off. Premiering Thursday, Jan. 13 with the first three of eight episodes (I previewed
Was it just me, or was this one of the most dismal New Years Eves in Salem history? Everyone seemed depressed and mostly planned to spend New Year’s by themselves. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Days of Our Lives during the week of 12-27-21 went through a dramatic exorcism for Marlena, only to reveal
Perspective is a hell of a thing. The whole concept of Cobra Kai derived from us learning to see everything we thought we knew from Johnny’s point of view. Interestingly, with Terry’s presence during Cobra Kai Season 4 Episode 3 and Cobra Kai Season 4 Episode 4, we’re continuing to see rivalries and more from
Ever since scoring a Season 2 renewal, the surprise announcement of a Fantasy Island Season 1 Holiday Special — comprised of Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 9 and Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 10 — has been a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Would they carry on from Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 8 and
We can always trust Dynasty to amp up the drama. Dynasty Season 5 Episode 1 and Dynasty Season 5 Episode 2 were exciting installments that confirmed the fate of Fallon Carrington and set up the conflicts for the rest of Dynasty Season 5 in exemplary fashion. Did anyone seriously think they would kill off their
It’s been more than two years, but now that Claws has finally returned, Desna and her crew remain up to their fancy nails in trouble. And Desna undertook her most recent scheme without a valuable team member on Claws Season 4 Episode 1 and Claws Season 4 Episode 2. There remained a severe rift between Desna and Quiet
Good grief, this series knows how to keep us in our feelings. If Station 19 Season 5 Episode 8 wasn’t anything else, it was an emotional rollercoaster. You didn’t realize how much we needed a win until we spent most of the hour holding our breaths and hoping that Terrence would survive and the sweet,
Please tell me Henry’s kitchen faux pas was an isolated incident. On Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 9, Jamie struggled with realizing his beloved grandfather was getting older after Henry accidentally left a burner on, causing a small fire in the kitchen. Henry seemed at peace with the possibility that someday his mind would fail
Warning: This review contains spoilers from Thursday’s And Just Like That… premiere. As a longtime Sex and the City fan — I even watch the butchered and bleeped reruns they air on E! — I was a little skeptical when HBO Max’s revival And Just Like That… was first announced. The movies weren’t great, the ladies are
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