'UnREAL' Is An Unsettling Look At Making Unsettling Television
A new Lifetime drama based on a fine short film manages to engage the world of unscripted TV without either letting it off the hook or condescending to it.
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Racial Diversity Grows On Network Television, But Will Quality Lag Behind?
Network TV's fall schedule has a lot of new shows with non-white stars and casts. But NPR television critic Eric Deggans wonders if those series will explore race and culture as well as current shows.
'Halt And Catch Fire' Explores What It Was Like For Women In '80s Tech
Mackenzie Davis, lead actress in the AMC show, says she's more interested in the story of an underdog woman than of a "damaged, white, middle-class male figuring out his dreams."
Are DVD Box Sets A Dying Business? Studios Hope The Answer Is 'Not Yet'
As viewers turn to streaming sites to watch old TV shows, studios are issuing new DVD box sets of classic shows to a shrinking market. Critic Dave Bianculli suggests a few sets that are worth buying.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Tomorrowland,' The Future And The Past
On this week's show, we tackle Tomorrowland and consider pop culture looks at both the future and the past. And as always, we chat about what's making us happy this week.
David Oyelowo Flies Solo In HBO's 'Nightingale'
Oyelowo, who won accolades in 2014 for Selma, here works alone on camera in a dramatic film about a man coming undone in his mother's house.
Veep's Anna Chlumsky On Youth, Television And Tolkien
Ophira Eisenberg talks to this week's VIP, Anna Chlumsky, who plays Chief of Staff Amy Brookheimer on HBO's Veep.
Letterman Leaves Late-Night TV With A Near-Perfect Final Show
Late Show host David Letterman said goodbye Wednesday night with his trademark self-deprecating sarcasm. He left as he had arrived: with a hilarious show made on his own terms.
Lovely Illustrations From The Story Of A Black Boy Who Dreams Of Going To Mars
The authors — who are black and queer — didn't see a lot of kids like them in children's books growing up. They wanted to help change that.
Post-Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman Has The 'Gumption' To Be Himself
"I've never accused myself of being manly," Offerman says, noting his real-life persona is different from his Parks and Recreation character. His book is a set of essays about people who inspire him.