The long-running supernatural cop show Grimm has been shooting in Portland since 2011—so that means they have already accumulated A LOT of props and costumes which take up a lot of room, right? Therefore they are left with only one choice: YAAAAARRRRD SAAAAAAALE! That’s right, Grimm will be having an estate sale right here in […]
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Sigh: Gilmore Girls Might Be Coming Back, Again
“The forecast is calling for more crappy episodes.” Remember when Willow raises her BFF Buffy from the dead and Buffy is really pissed because her friends didn’t let her RIP? Well, today Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos dropped some serious hints to the UK’s Press Association that there might be another Gilmore Girls reboot […]
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Hollywood as Shorthand for Sexism in Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis. FX On Sunday night, FX aired the inaugural episode of Feud: Bette and Joan, Ryan Murphy’s limited series about Joan Crawford and Bette Davis’ notorious dust-up on the set of 1962’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Despite the advance promo ads emphasizing the campier elements of the story, the […]
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David Letterman Hates Donald Trump, Too.
David Letterman at last year’s 75th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony Ilya S. Savenok / Getty In a new Q&A appearing on Vulture.com, former late night guru David Letterman (who’s in full-on Santa Claus mode—will you look at that beard?) talked about what he’d ask if he still had a show and was given the chance […]
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The Walking Dead Recap: For Unlawful Carnival Knowledge
Hey! Did you guys watch last night’s mirthful episode of The Walking Dead? Well, turn that frown upside-down, Grumpy Gus, and let’s chitty chat all about it. A gleeful recap, SPOILERS, and general smart-assery lie ahead. LET’S GET CHITTY-CHATTING! “My parents aren’t watching! Quick, let’s make out behind this dumpster!” Courtesy AMC Here’s what I’m […]
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FX’s Legion Is About an X-Men Character. It’s Not What You’re Expecting.
Embarking on a new TV show is like dating someone new. There’s got to be some level of attraction to get the relationship off the ground—some sort of visual, intellectual, or emotional appeal. You have to be invested in what happens next, whether it’s a plot twist or sleeping over for the first time. The […]
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Legion Might Be Long-Term Relationship Material
Or It Could All Crash and Burn
Or it could all crash and burn.
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Blood and Desperation
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore: A Portland-Shot, Sundance-Winning Comedy Thriller
Melanie Lynskey is an unlikely vigilante in the Portland-Shot, Sundance-Winning I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore.
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Big Little Lies is Unapologetically About Women
At last! Adult women in a show that isn’t about sex robots! HBO Last year, I watched Game of Thrones by asking a friend each Monday morning what horrors had been visited upon the show’s women characters the evening before. Based on her report, I decided whether I’d continue to watch. Behold the embarrassing price […]
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The Walking Dead Recap: The Enemy of My Enemy is Kinda Weird
Hey! Did you watch last night’s episode of The Walking Dead? Yes? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THOSE NEW ODDBALLS (who I’m calling the “Garbage Pail Kids”)? Let’s chat about them, and frankly, anything else you want to chitty-chat about, after the jump. Spoilers ahoy! “Look. Take your Girl Scout cookies and get the FAWK […]
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Bob Odenkirk Doing Stephen Colbert Is Just What You Need Today
Did you all see the thing on the TV today? Yeah. That. It was confusing, bizarre, surreal, and totally disconnected from truth, logic, science, and human values. Here’s a thing that was on TV last night, and it’s all of those things, too, but in a GOOD way! Bob Odenkirk went on The Late Show […]
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David Duchovny Through the Ages
An Authoritative Timeline of David Duchovny Through the Ages
An authoritative timeline of David Duchovny through the ages.