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- Is 'Tomorrow Belongs To Me' from 'Cabaret' a Neo-Nazi Anthem?
- Liberals, Meet Us at Camera 3: Don't F*ck This Up
- 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' is a Parable for 2016
- The Official Ranking of 'Friends' Thanksgiving Episodes
- A Toast to President Obama on his Final Birthday in Office
- 'Roadies' Makes Light of Sexual Assault, Approaches 'Newsroom' Levels of Badness
- We Made It Easier for Lawmakers to Tweet Their #ThoughtsandPrayers
- Review: 'Miss Stevens' Delivers a Worthy Heroine
- No Room for Hateration: 'The Wiz Live' was Magical
- You Know What Makes Everything Better? Corgi Gifs.
- Caitlyn Jenner Is Taking 'I Am Cait' Seriously'; We Should, Too
- Rick Santorum Confused by U.S. Constitution, Gays; No One Surprised
- What's With the Disclaimer at the End of 'Masters of Sex'?
- 'Magic Mike XXL' Is All About Feminism -- And More Men Need to See It
- Your Wet Hot Magical Sexy Violent Summer 2015 TV Preview
- Matthew Weiner Talks 'Mad Men' Finale, And Yes, He Freaking Loves That Coke Ad
- 'Mad Men' Series Finale Review: It's the Real Thing
- Exclusive: Get the Details on 5 Upcoming 'Mad Men' Spin-offs
- 'Inside Amy Schumer' Delivers One Feminist Rallying Cry After Another
- 'Mad Men' Breaks Our Hearts in Penultimate Episode
- On 'Mad Men,' The Search For a Better Horizon
- 'Mad Men' Raises a Glass to SC&P; We Raise a Glass to Peggy's Feminism Speech
- 'The Americans' Wraps Disturbing, Excellent Third Season
- Don't Be Fooled By His Chest Hair: 'Mad Men's' Glen Is Still Creepy
- Believe It: 'Mad Men' Is a Story About Hope
- On 'Mad Men,' The Business of Getting What You Deserve
- Should You Grow a 'Mad Men' Mustache?
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 8, 'Severance': Then Let's Keep Dancing
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season 6 & Season 7A: The Beginning of The End
- Welcome Back, Sally: 'Hello, My Name is Doris' Review
- We Need More Childless Women, Couples on TV
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season Five: Is This When the Series Peaked?
- Ranking Amazon's Newest TV Pilots
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season Four Part 2: Is Megan A Cool Girl?
- 'Selma's' Star and Director Weren't Snubbed -- They Were Ignored
- Ranking the 15 Best TV Shows of 2014
- Bidding Farewell to the Brilliant 'The Colbert Report'
- 'The Mindy Project's' Mindy Is a Powerful, Sexy Inspiration
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season Four Part 1: Let's Get Liberated
- 'Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever' Lives Up To Its Name -- In the Best Way Possible
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season Three Part 2: The Whole Country's Drinking
- 'Boardwalk Empire' Series Finale: There's Gold, And It's Haunting and Haunting
- This Theatrical Ode to Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf Is Perfection
- 'The Affair' Will Pull You In and Mess With Your Head
- Aaaaaah Freak Out! The Best Fictional Ways to Say Goodbye to Your Job
- 'Mad Men' Rewatch, Season Three Part 1: He'll Never Golf Again Edition
- How True to Life is 'Masters of Sex'? We Asked Book's Author Thomas Maier
- How Do I Know 'NCIS: New Orleans' Will Be a Hit? My Dad Likes It
- Podcasters of Sex S2E11: I Want You to Give a Damn, My Dear
- John Oliver Runs the Numbers on Miss America's Sleazy, Misleading Scholarship Claims
- Sex, 'Outlander,' and the Midseason Break's Reign of Terror
- 'The Mysteries of Laura': So Bad It's Still Really Bad -- And Amazing
- Podcasters of Sex S2E10: Bloody Bloody William Masters
- Podcasters of Sex S2E9: Betsy Brandt Steals the Show Edition
- Podcasters of Sex S2E8: Lifting the Veil Edition
- Not Great, Pod! 'Mad Men' Season Two Rewatch: California Dreamin'
- Podcasters of Sex S2E7: Leaving B*tchtown and Entering the '60s
- 'True Blood' Says 'Thank You' and Goodbye in Moving Finale
- 'Rectify' Ends Second Season in Gut-Wrenching Style
- Podcasters of Sex S2E6: Julianne Nicholson Should Be in Everything
- And Now, For Some Good News: 13-Year-Old Mo'Ne Davis Shows What It Is to Throw Like a Girl
- Podcasters of Sex, S2E5: Racism, Power Plays and Badassery Edition
- O Captain! Our Captain! Remembering Robin Williams
- Bloody Good TV: 5 Reasons to Watch 'The Knick'
- Podcasters of Sex, S2E4: Ya Got Trouble Edition
- When Hateful Fans Act Like Losers, Let's Call Them Losers
- Podcasters of Sex S2E3: Give Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen All the Emmys Edition
- Not Great, Pod! Bonus Ep 2: 50 Shades of Don Draper
- On 'Masters of Sex's' "Fight," The Bedroom Becomes The Boxing Ring
- Podcasters of Sex: Have Mercy! 'Masters of Sex' Is Excellent
- Podcasters of Sex: 'Masters of Sex' Returns for Season Two Stronger Than Ever
- And Now Our Watch Begins: Revisiting 'Mad Men' Season One
- 'Mad Men's' Beautiful Midseason Finale Reminds Us The Moon Belongs to Everyone
- 'The Americans' Ends Its Second Season as One of TV's Best Dramas
- 'Mad Men' Explores What Makes a Family In "The Strategy," One Of Its Best Episodes
- How Will This Season of 'The Americans' End? Here's What We Still Don't Know
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 5, "The Runaways": Presenting 'The '60s: Just Try and Make It Out Alive!'
- 'The Americans' -- 'Stealth': Pick Your Poison
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 4, "The Monolith": Say Goodbye to Shangri-La
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 3, 'Field Trip': Ain't No Party Like a Don Draper Rejection Party
- 'The Americans' -- 'Martial Eagle': Searching for Redemption and Coming Up Empty
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 2, 'A Day's Work': Will This Be the Year Our Favorites' Fortunes Turn Around?
- 'The Americans' -- 'New Car': In This Business, It's Never Not Personal
- 'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 1, "Time Zones": 'Mad Men's' Final Season Sees Its Characters Unable to Move Forward
- 'The Americans' -- 'Arpanet': If You Aren't Watching, You're Missing Out On TV's Sexiest Liars
- 'The Americans' - 'Behind the Red Door': In the Bedroom
- Thank You All For Proving Why We Never Need a Woman in Late Night TV
- 'The Americans' -- 'The Deal': Hey, Mr. KGB Man
- 'The Americans' - 'A Little Night Music': Send In The Clowns
- Jimmy Kimmel Gets SXSW Attendees to Lie About Fictional Bands, and I Want Daenerys Targaryen and the Dragon Ponies to Be Real
- 'The Americans' - 'The Walk In': 'I Hope the Russians Love Their Children, Too'
- Lena Dunham Talks Typecasting, Tacos and Twitter at SXSW
- 'The Americans' - 'Cardinal': Guy Walks Into A Soviet Embassy
- 'The Americans' Season Premiere Recap, 'Comrades': Try Not to Bring Work Home With You, Dear
- You've Got 68 Days to Watch 78 Episodes of 'Mad Men' Before Season Seven Premieres. Get On It.
- I Love 'Girls,' And There's Nothing You Can Do About It
- Year in Review: The 2013 TV Superlatives
- Have a Very Merry, '90s-tastic Christmas. Love, 'The Sing-Off'
- Aca-Believe It, Awesome Nerds: 'The Sing-off' Returns
- How Do You Fill the Shoes of Julie Andrews? Simple: You Can't
- Chin Up, Peeta: Ain't Nothin' Wrong with a Short Man
- 'Tis (Still) The Season of The Muppets: Their Christmas Carol is The Best
- Well Played, Kaling: Ranking 15 of Mindy's 'Project' Love Interests
- 'Dateable Girls Know How to Shut Up': Life Lessons from Lookadouche
- Shock Ranking 'Scandal': 'We Got Poped!' Edition
- 5 Reasons 'Trophy Wife' is TV's Best New Family Sitcom
- Shock Ranking 'Scandal': 'I Object to All of This!' Edition
- 25 Costume Ideas Taken From Your Favorite Halloween TV Episodes
- Shock Ranking 'Scandal': 'He Still Owns Me, Too' Edition
- Why Richard Harrow from 'Boardwalk Empire' is Excellent Boyfriend Material
- Shock Ranking 'Scandal': 'How Presidential Are My Balls Now?' Edition
- Shock Ranking 'Scandal': 'Are We Gladiators, Or Are We B*tches?' Edition
- The 2013 Emmys: Just Let Tina and Amy Host Already (and Maybe Pick the Winners, Too)
- Once More Unto the PBS Breach, Dear History Nerds! Hiddleston and 'The Hollow Crown' Arrive Stateside
- The 2013 PajEmmys: Who We Think Should Win
- Ready For Fall: 30 New TV Shows at a Glance
- "Boardwalk Empire" Season 4 Preview: More Chalky White? Yes, Please
- "The White Queen": Bring an Encyclopedia, Brace Yourself for Exposition
- Stephen Root Makes Everything Better. It's Science.
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'You Really Are a Danger Whore, Aren't You?' Edition
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'Your Time on Earth is Over' Edition
- 'The Newsroom' and Cynicism: Why Sorkin Desperately Needs to Get His Inspiration Groove Back
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'Mother, I Can Fly' Edition
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'And So We End As We Began' Edition
- Ten Geeks and Nerds I'd Put on My 'To Do List'
- Awesome Ranking "True Blood": 'Just Me, This Blunt and My Glue Gun' Edition
- 10 Reasons "Orange Is the New Black" Is One of 2013's Best Shows
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": Your Gay Vampire Ex Edition
- "The Bridge" Review: Terror On the Border
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'What Is It About Me That You Want?' Edition
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'You're Dead to Me Now, Sookie Stackhouse' Edition
- Where Are All the Leading Women? On TV, Of Course
- On "Mad Men's" Season Six Finale, The Road to Atonement Begins at Home
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": 'They're All Gonna Burn' Edition
- You Need Only One Reason to Watch "Graceland"
- On "Mad Men," Don Draper Demands His Pound of Flesh
- Crazy Ranking "True Blood": Billith Is a 'Naked, Evil Superman' Edition
- On "Mad Men," Favors Can Easily Lead to Heartache
- "Mad Men's" Characters Ready to Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
- "Mad Men" Explores What Happens When One's Better Half Also Is Their Worst Half
- Yeah, I Was In the Sh*t: Vietnam Hits Home on "Mad Men"
- 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"
- Fallon's First "Late Night" Fairly Awkward; Can't Wait for Conan's "Tonight"
- A Girl's Guide to "Game of Thrones"!!
- 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 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
- 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
- "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
- "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
- Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her: What Makes a Best Actress Contender
- "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
- 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
- "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