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Shipping It: The TV Relationships We Root For, Even When We Shouldn't


"Mad Men's" Draper May Be More Out of Control Than the 1960s Were


How Far Will You Go to Get What You Want? Business in "Mad Men" Gets Personal


Womb! (There It Is): "Parks and Rec" Season 5 Finale All About Change


"Mad Men" -- "The Flood": "Everything That Is On the Earth Shall Die"


To the Book Readers Spoiling "Game of Thrones" Plots for Everyone Else: Shut Up


"Mad Men" -- "To Have and To Hold": Cheaters, More Cheaters and Some Swingers


"Mad Men" -- "The Collaborators": I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really Really Want


In "Veep" We Trust: One of TV's Best Comedies Returns


We're All Marshmallows: Rob Thomas Thanks "Veronica Mars" Movie Project Supporters


"Mad Men" -- "The Doorway": "In Life, We Often Have to Do Things That Just Are Not Our Bag"


McAvoy Talks Pubic Hair, A Scientist Talks Duck Genitalia, and No, Bieber Shouldn't Have a Pet Monkey


Fallon's First "Late Night" Fairly Awkward; Can't Wait for Conan's "Tonight"


A Girl's Guide to "Game of Thrones"!!


Cumberbatch is Creepy/Sexy, Lauer is Sketchy and Every Week Should Be Justin Timberweek


Give Me All the Pajibacon and Eggs You Have: SXSW 2013


Way Down in the Hole: The Story Everyone Should Be Talking About


Give These Characters Their Own Spin-offs, Please


The Sky Is Falling, But Don't Panic: Just Stare Into the Eyes of The Dinklage


"The Americans" Review: I've Seen Your Face Before, My Friend, But I Don't Know If You Know Who I Am


"Smash" Season Two Preview: If at First You Don't Succeed, Reboot Like Hell


"Goodbye Forever, You Factory-Reject Dildos!": The "30 Rock" Series Finale


"Ripper Street" Review: Period Drama Done Bloody Right


I Bet Lance Armstrong Has Two Testicles, Too


Go Ahead, Give "The Mindy Project" a Chance


In Praise of the Perfectly Imperfect Les Misérables, the Future of Movie Musicals


Year in Review: The 2012 Very Official TV Superlatives


"A Colbert Christmas" Still The Greatest Gift of All!


"Boardwalk Empire" Season Three: Down Here It's Just Winners and Losers and Don't Get Caught on the Wrong Side of That Line


"The Hour": Everything "The Newsroom" Should Be and More


"Nashville": Come For The Music, Stay For ... The Music


Gif-Heavy, Halloweeny Proof That Nick is the Best "New Girl" Character


Not So Fast, "Homeland": "Boardwalk Empire" Is Where the Real Crazy Is At


"Emily Owens, M.D.," "Beauty and the Beast" Reviews: Procedurals As Old As Time


No Guilt In Saying It: "The Vampire Diaries" Is One of TV's Most Addicting Shows


"Nashville" Review: Chasin' That Neon Rainbow


"Call the Midwife" Review: Thank God For Contraceptives


"Ben and Kate," "The Mindy Project" Review: It's Never Too Late to Grow Up


The 2012 PajEmmys: Our Picks for TV's Big Night


"The New Normal" Review: My Two Dads Are Fabulous!


Arnett Poehler XXXXX


Proof That Paul Schneider Needs To Be In More Things


"True Blood" -- "Save Yourself": Vampires Often Turn On Those They Love The Most


"Copper" Review: A Little Rusty


"True Blood" -- "Sunset": "We Own The Day"


"True Blood" -- "Gone, Gone, Gone": Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition


"True Blood" -- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World": "Survival Brings Out the Ugly In All of Us"


Fall Is Coming: The TV Shows That Can't Wait to Premiere


"True Blood" -- "Somebody That I Used to Know": You Don't Know Me That Well


"True Blood" -- "In the Beginning": You Light Up My Life


The Sounds of Summer: What We're Listening To This Season


"True Blood" -- "Hopeless": "Oh, I Love a Good Execution"


"True Blood" -- "Let's Boot And Rally": The World, It's Like, Wide Open To Us"


"The Newsroom" Review: Not The Greatest Show, But It Can Be


"True Blood" -- "We'll Meet Again": "I Told You, I Ruin People's Lives"


"Is Everybody Else Seeing a Troll Doll Nailed To a 2x4?" Saluting The Gellers, TV's Best Siblings


"True Blood" -- "Whatever I Am, You Made Me": The Only Thing I've Ever Been Great At


"True Blood" -- "Authority Always Wins": You Really Got A Hold On Me


"Mad Men" -- "The Phantom": Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


"True Blood" -- "Turn! Turn! Turn!": A Time To Kill, A Time To Heal


It's Time To Get Sucked In Again: "True Blood" Season Five Preview


"Mad Men" -- "Commissions and Fees": "I'm Doing The Most Decent Thing I Could Possibly Do"


Will Les Misérables Make This List One Day? Our Favorite Movie Musical Moments


Sex, Scandal & Sorkin: Summer 2012 TV Preview


"Mad Men" -- "Christmas Waltz": Krishna and Consumerism


"Mad Men" -- "Dark Shadows": Betting On the Wrong Horse


Creative Freedom Isn't Free: Stop Stealing "Game of Thrones"


"Mad Men" -- "Lady Lazarus": But Listen to the Color of Your Dreams


"Veep" Review: Answering Absurdity With Absurdity


"Mad Men" -- "At the Codfish Ball": Some Things Never Change


"Mad Men" -- "Far Away Places": Good Trip, Bad Trip


May The Odds Be Ever In His Favor: Francis Lawrence to Direct "Catching Fire"


"Mad Men" -- "Signal 30": The Monster You've Become


"Don't Trust the B-- in Apt 23" Review: Who You Callin' a B--?


"Mad Men" -- "Mystery Date": "You Loved This, and You're Gonna Love It Again Because You Are a Sick, Sick --"


Move Past 'Adorkable' and Know This: It's OK to Like "New Girl"


"Mad Men" -- "Tea Leaves": Betty Moody and the All Bummer Summer


"Mad Men" -- "A Little Kiss": Zou Bisou Bisou


17 Months Later: A "Mad Men" Refresher For Season Five's Premiere


"Just Nut Up and Die Alone": Highlights from NBC's Thursday Comedies


"GCB" Review: Cursed Be The Tie That Binds


"Don't Make Me Be Your Pony, Kevin." Highlights From NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


I Attended SXSW and All I Got Was Paul Rudd Making Fun of Me: Revisiting a 2007 Interview


"My Love Is In Idaho and My Heart Feels Like Knives": Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


Down in the Hollow: The Irresistible Charm of "Justified's" Boyd Crowder


"Never Half-ass Two Things. Whole-ass One Thing." Highlights From NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


When "Smash" Is the Opposite of a Smash: Helping Out NBC's New Drama


"It's 'Ghostbusters II' All Over Again": Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"I Ain't Lookin' Like No Slapper": Beauty in Vogue


"St. Lamentine's, Nay!" Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"The River" Review: "No Me Gusta Being Scared"


"No Touching Just Makes It Hotter." Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"My Dad Is Friends With John Cougar Mellencamp. That's Pretty Cool." NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"You Opposite of a Turd With Eyes." Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"Are You There, Chelsea?" Review: Needs More Vodka


"The Firm" Review: I Ran, I Ran (Not) So Far Away


"Work It" Review: It's Enough To Drive You Crazy If You Let It


Trust Us, It's Not Just The Accents: Our Favorite Cravat-Wearing Brits


"These Are The Places I Will Always Go": What We Listened To In 2011


Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her: What Makes a Best Actress Contender


The Hunger Games: Why I Hope the Catching Fire, Mockingjay Films Are Better Than the Books


'Tis (Still) The Season of The Muppets: Their Christmas Carol is The Best


"We'll See You After Regionals": Highlights from "Community," "Parks and Rec"


"The Exes" Review: Good Or Bad, There's No Divorcing the Sitcom


"You Were Big Cheddar?!" Highlights from NBC's Thursday Night Comedies


"I Hate My Teenager Daughter" Review: Ditto


TV Earworms: The Theme Songs That Burrow In and Never Let Go


"Downton Abbey" Returning to PBS: Five Reasons to Watch These Stoic Brits


Let's Save Hollywood Time and Cast the Inevitable Natalie Wood Biopic


"Na Na Na-Na": TV Ladies We Love, For All the Right Reasons


Resistance is Futile: Learn to Laugh Along with The Twilight Saga


The Look of the Irish: They're Filling Our Screens, and It's Glorious


"Hell on Wheels" Review: This Land Was Stolen For You and Me


72 Days, $18 Million: Who Would You Marry For That Pay Day?


"Grimm" Review: You Sure Aren't Looking Good


"Once Upon a Time" Review: Fairy Tales Get "Lost"


News Anchors Making TV and Movie Cameos: Stop It Already.


Who We Need Right Now: David F***ing Copperfield


Examining An Evil Trend: Gingers As Social Pariahs


"Enlightened" Review: Here Comes the Sun


Assessing "Glee": Five Ways to Make it Maybe -- Maybe -- Not Suck


"Revenge" Review: No One Mourns the Wicked


"Hart of Dixie" Review: Summer Heads South, Still Annoys Everyone


"Let's Soak 'Em For Crutchy!": Five Reasons Why Newsies Lives On


Life Is Unfair: Nailing Down The Exact Moment James Spader Turned Into Your Lesbian Aunt


"The Playboy Club" and "Pan Am" Review: Welcome to the '60s!


"Whitney" Review: Joining NBC's Comedy Graveyard in 3 ... 2 ...


"The X Factor" -- Where Style Still Doesn't Always Meet Substance


"The Secret Circle" Review: Bad Things Happen When You Mess With Fate


"True Blood" -- "And When I Die": "Life is Pain"


New York, New York: Film's Most Resilient Character


"True Blood" -- "Soul of Fire": It Burns, Burns, Burns


Lady Porn: Men At Work, Looking Sharp


"True Blood" -- "Burning Down the House": Betting On the Wrong Horse


"True Blood" -- "Let's Get Out of Here": Our Tolerance Is Waning


Gloria: In Her Own Words Review | A Revolution, Not a Reform


What Hath Millennials Wrought: "Melissa & Joey" Returns


It's Too Late to Say You're Sorry: "True Blood" S4:E1, "She's Not There"


No Little Boxes Here: Why "Weeds" is Worth Watching


Truebies and Newbies Unite: The Southern Vampire Saga Returns: "True Blood" Season Four Preview


"White Collar" Review


MTV's Teen Wolf Review


Daily Show, The


Rachel Maddow Show


Life On Mars


Ex List, The


Pushing Daises Season Two








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An Open Letter to "How I Met Your Mother" Creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas

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