Eric Deggans
Stories
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Television
2 new shows fall into the smart-dumb TV category
Bosch: Legacy, which premiered Friday, and The Lincoln Lawyer, which starts next Friday, exemplify a certain kind of show. They fall within well-established genres, but have a little creative heft.
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National
Review: Welcome back, 'Star Trek'
The Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recaptures the sentiment of the original show — a return to a diverse, charismatic group of explorers who prove the value of peace among the stars.
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National
How Netflix plans to recover after losing 200,000 subscribers
Subscription numbers are disappointing Netflix investors and the stock price has dropped. The company's plan to crack down on password sharing could backfire.
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Television
Encore: 'First Lady' series is compelling when it dramatizes the unseen moments
Showtime's limited series, The First Lady, weaves together the stories of three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on April 17, 2022.)
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Television
'First Lady' series compels when dramatizing the unseen moments
Showtime's new limited series, The First Lady, weaves together the stories of three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses.
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Race & Identity
The aftermath of Will Smith's slap illuminates the links of Black Hollywood
What does it mean for the elite circle of Black actors, directors and producers in Hollywood when moments like Will Smith's slap at the Oscars happens?
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Television
TV streaming service CNN+ has launched
CNN+ is part of a larger trend as cable and broadcast outlets turn to streaming to retain audiences. What does this mean for the future of cable news?
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Arts & Life
Why did Hollywood applaud Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock on live TV?
When the moment came for the Oscar show's producers to step up and say that someone who commits violence on live television doesn't get their moment in the winners' circle, the producers blinked.
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Television
Donald Glover's surreal dramatic comedy 'Atlanta' returns to FX
The third season of Atlanta kicks off in a different place from where it ended. Despite the four-year hiatus between seasons, the break has done nothing to curb the show's penchant for risk-taking.
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Television
Netflix brings back 'Servant of the People,' starring Ukraine's President Zelenskyy
Netflix has brought back the TV satire in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy plays a history teacher who unexpectedly becomes president of Ukraine.