Eric Deggans
Stories
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Politics
How The 4th Democratic Presidential Debate Played Out On TV
Tuesday was the the second CNN moderated presidential debate this year. Last time CNN took some heat for leaning too hard into the drama. Was this time any different?
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Television
Mediocre TV Proves To Be Good Enough For Audiences
TV has a lot of just OK shows. Examples include The CW's Nancy Drew reboot, Fox's Almost Family, ABC's Stumptown, NBC's Sunnyside. Why the mediocrity? People watch it.
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Television
TV Review: 'The Politician'
Ryan Murphy's first show for Netflix is a satire on politics through a high school election in tony Santa Barbara, starring Ben Platt and Gwyneth Paltrow. It debuted last Friday.
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Television
ABC's 'Mixed-Ish' Promises To Deepen Conversations On Race and Multiculturalism
Mixed-ish is a sitcom spinoff from Black-ish. It examines growing-up mixed race as a teenager in mid-1980s America.
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Television
Deggy Awards Honor Overlooked TV Shows And Actors
The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.
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Television
'SNL' Fires Comedian Shane Gillis For Racist Remarks
Just days after he was named as one of the newest Saturday Night Live cast members, comic Shane Gillis has been fired. Recordings surfaced of Gillis saying racist and homophobic things.
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Politics
Shining Moments And Cheap Stunts At The 3rd Democratic Presidential Debate
A review of the third Democratic presidential debate. How the candidates played off of one another, who shined and who didn't.
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Television
Amazon Prime's New Show, 'Undone' Is Mind-Bending
Undone is a mind-bending Amazon Prime show about a LatinX woman and her family living in San Antonio. After a traffic accident, the woman may be having visions or experiencing mental illness.
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Television
TV Providers Are Still Looking For The Next 'Game Of Thrones'
The Television Critics tour again highlighted the blizzard of content being produced for broadcast and streaming. It's a more diverse slate, but providers are still looking for the next Game of Thrones.
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Arts & Life
2019 Emmy Award Nominations Announced
2019 Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday. There are some expected nominations — Game of Thrones, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, some surprises such as Fleabag, and some snubs.