Eric Deggans
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Television
Even Without Roseanne, 'The Conners' Provides Audiences A Reason To Watch
ABC's Roseanne reboot was the most-watched TV show last season. Now, Sara Gilbert tries to rescue the franchise by creating a show without Roseanne Barr, whose racist tweet got the show cancelled.
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Television
Fall TV Program Welcomes More Criminal Justice Stories
This fall, Making a Murderer returns to Netflix for its second season, and a new HBO documentary, The Sentence, is about woman serving nine years in prison for drug crimes her ex-boyfriend committed.
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Television
'The Romanoffs' Rarely Matches The Heady Ambition Of Its Creator
From Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner comes The Romanoffs, an anthology series telling the stories of people who believe they are descendants of the last Russian Royal family.
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Movies
For The First Time, A Woman Steps In As 'Doctor Who' Lead
Jodie Whittaker debuts as the first woman to play the lead in the 50-year-old British sci-fi show, Dr. Who. It's an action-packed start to a highly anticipated season.
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Arts & Life
'Murphy Brown' Returns For The Trump Age
After 20 years, Murphy Brown returns to the host chair. In the revival, Candice Bergen's acerbic, pioneering news anchor goes up against her son, who works for a conservative cable news channel.
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Television
Emmys Analysis: You Have To Keep Pushing For Diversity And Work To Maintain Equality
The Emmys showcased diversity throughout the awards telecast, yet that diversity didn't quite break through to the winners. The reasons why reflect the stubbornly segregated nature of prestige television.
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Television
Review: There Were Some Entertaining Moments At The Emmys
Winners of Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became the first streaming series to win top comedy honors and HBO's Game of Thrones won best drama series.
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Television
Before The Emmys, We Hand Out The Deggys
The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out Monday night. Our TV critic already knows who should win, so he created his own awards for television.
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Television
This Year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards Were Surrounded By Black Excellence
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about the Creative Arts Emmy winners, which included a lot of diversity and three new additions to the illustrious EGOT group.
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Television
Review: Showtime's 'Kidding' Starring Jim Carrey
Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.