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Energetic And Ambitious, 'Watchmen' Taps Into A Slew Of Today's Anxieties

2:27pm October 17, 2019

by John Powers

Rather than rehash the 1980s superhero comic, series creator Damon Lindelof preserves the original's mood, themes and tricky structure — but uses them to tell an engrossing, totally new story on HBO.

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Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In Third Debate In Houston

Politics & Government

A Conversation With Tom Perez, Chairman Of The Democratic National Committee

4:11pm October 16, 2019

We also get his take on the presidential debate.

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy and Brian Cox as Logan Roy in the season finale of HBO's Succession.

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Roy, Oh Roy: That 'Succession' Finale Was A Trip

11:26am October 14, 2019

by Linda Holmes

In the second season finale of HBO's Succession, the Roys regroup after their difficult congressional hearings. It turns out the family that yachts together ties itself into knots together.

Discovery Docuseries: 'Why We Hate'

5:28pm October 12, 2019

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer discusses the new documentary series "Why We Hate" with directors Sam Pollard and Geeta Gandbhir. It debuts Sunday on the Discovery Channel.

Aaron Paul plays Jesse Pinkman in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Arts

'El Camino' Gives Jesse Pinkman Life Beyond 'Breaking Bad'

1:59pm October 11, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The new Netflix movie starring Aaron Paul as a desperate Jesse, on the run immediately after the events of the Breaking Bad finale, explores the trauma that his association with Walter White created.

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Aaron Paul Didn't Think His 'Breaking Bad' Character Would Live This Long

1:49pm October 11, 2019

by Terry Gross

The Emmy Award-winning actor returns as drug dealer Jesse Pinkman in El Camino, a movie sequel to Breaking Bad. In 2011, Paul said his character was supposed to die in the TV show's first season.

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6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'

1:38pm October 11, 2019

by David Bianculli

The Netflix film picks up right where Breaking Bad left off, with Jesse (Aaron Paul) speeding off after escaping from his captors. From there, El Camino is a wild and spellbinding ride.

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'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects On Meth And Morals

1:38pm October 11, 2019

by Terry Gross

Gilligan's AMC show centered on a chemistry teacher who created a meth empire. In 2011, Gilligan told Fresh Air that he pitched the series by saying, "You take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface."

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'Sesame Street' Doesn't Shy Away From The Topic Of Addiction

6:07am October 11, 2019

Sesame Street has revealed the reason why one puppet character went into foster care. The children's program is taking on one of the most difficult social issues of our time: addiction.

Mediocre TV Proves To Be Good Enough For Audiences

5:08pm October 10, 2019

by Eric Deggans

TV has a lot of just OK shows. Examples include The CW's Nancy Drew reboot, Fox's Almost Family, ABC's Stumptown, NBC's Sunnyside. Why the mediocrity? People watch it.

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