Television

Sheila Nevins, the former president of HBO Documentary Films, will join MTV to launch MTV Documentary Films.

Arts

MTV Launches New Documentary Division Led By Producer Sheila Nevins

5:46pm May 07, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

Nevins, 80, has some 1,500 credits to her name, and is best known for running HBO's prestigious documentary division. "At my age, most people would think that I would be out to pasture," she says.

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Actor Michael Murphy played the fictitious presidential candidate Jack Tanner on the 1988 miniseries Tanner '88.

Politics & Government

How A Fake Candidate Blended Fact And Fiction On The Campaign Trail, 30 Years Ago

9:26am May 07, 2019

by Zach St. Louis

During the 1988 election, HBO series Tanner '88 followed fictitious candidate Jack Tanner, played by Michael Murphy. He reflects on how entertainment and politics have grown even more intertwined.

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Nick Hornby's 'State Of The Union' Is A 10-Minute Dramatic Comedy Inside A Local Pub

5:24pm May 06, 2019

by Eric Deggans

10 episodes, 10 minutes each, with a couple talking about their marriage in a London pub just before their therapy sessions. Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike star in State Of The Union.

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Boy, Mike Brady really let himself go, hunh? Schemin' seaman Euron (Pilou Asbaek) and cunning Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) look awful pleased with themselves on Game of Thrones.

Arts

'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 4: 'Vomiting Is Not Celebrating'

2:36pm May 06, 2019

by Glen Weldon

In the fourth episode of the series' final season, our heroes celebrate their hard-won victory over Evil Snow Miser, prepare for the next battle and suffer some distressing casualties.

"There's not a lot of heroic acts in middle school ..." says PEN15 creator and star Maya Erskine (left, shown here with co-creator and co-star Anna Konkle). "It's all about survival and being accepted."

Arts

Return To Middle School In 'PEN15': Creators Say 'It's All About Survival'

1:50pm May 06, 2019

by Sam Briger

"There's not a lot of heroic acts in middle school," Maya Erskine says. She and Anna Konkle play 13-year-old versions of themselves in the series Hulu comedy PEN15.

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Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate star as fast friends in Netflix's new comedy-drama Dead to Me.

Arts

Friendship And Grief Drive The Strong And Surprising 'Dead To Me'

10:00am May 04, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The new Netflix series starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini begins as an encounter in grief counseling and goes ... well, all over the place after that.

Arts

'Dead To Me' Is One Of The Best — And Most Unpredictable — Series On TV

2:15pm May 02, 2019

by David Bianculli

Netflix's new, 10-part dark comedy series is a terrific character study of two women (played by Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini) who meet at a therapy group to deal with grief issues.

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Tuca & Bertie is an adult animation that centers on a brassy, colorful toucan (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) and her neurotic best friend, a songbird (Ali Wong).

Arts

Netflix's 'Tuca & Bertie' Puts The Lady Birds In Charge

7:06pm May 01, 2019

by Elise Hu

In bringing a cartoon toucan and an anxious songbird to screen, show creator Lisa Hanawalt has done something still rare: made an animated show about women friends, by women friends.

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Sports

Opinion: How Holzhauer Hacked 'Jeopardy!'

7:24am May 01, 2019

by Mike Pesca

Sports commentator Mike Pesca has his say on the unstoppability of Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer.

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Teen Suicide Spiked After Debut Of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why,' Study Says

9:45am April 30, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Boys ages 10-17 killed themselves at a much higher rate in the month after Netflix's show about suicide was released in 2017. Researchers attribute an extra 195 deaths that year to the series.