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Three new series premiered this week in two different decades, with runs between two and seven seasons, and one of them going on to become a multiple-Emmy winner and a classic of comedy television (and political satire). One show even ...
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Let's Talk About 'The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning':  With a big horse race on the horizon, and quite a lot at stake, Fallon puts everyone including her horse on a lighter diet. A new rule is implemented at the ...
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There was a particular era of South Korean crime thrillers that managed to creep into foreign markets where they could sometimes be quite impressive or at a minimum, pretty fun if clichéd. Now that the film industry in South Korea ...
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There were a lot of films released this week over the last century, a few that could be considered classics, many that have remained popular, some that have not, and none that won any Oscars (although there is a single ...
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It's hard to believe, but with this week's episode we are now halfway through the first (only?) season of Marvel's Moon Knight, a bittersweet episode as French actor Gaspard Ulliel makes his first appearance. Sadly, Ulliel died at the age ...
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Let's Talk About 'The Serpent Queen's Gambit':  Percival Pickens has taken it upon himself to conduct a census in Riverdale to see what people are most concerned about. Abigail plans a ritual to bring Thomasina's spirit back into Toni's body, and ...
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Only two new series premiered during this week, twenty years apart. One was a sitcom that became a completely different show in its second season, and introduced a now beloved actress in TV and films, and the second was a ...
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In 1976, a low-budget movie about a scrappy boxer from Philadelphia starring a little known actor by the name of Sylvester Stallone became the biggest hit of the year and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, ...
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Let's Talk About 'A Real Actress Could Do It': Liam asks Fallon to allow a major star to shadow her for 48 hours to help her decide if she wants to play the Fallon character in Liam's movie. Blake and Cristal ...
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Where do I begin with this movie? I am still trying to get my jaw off the floor and wrap my brain around what I witnessed.  So, the story centers around the Dieu family in Quebec, Canada. There are ...
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So the writers must really be working hard to make this a stand-alone series finale in case somehow ABC changes their mind and un-renews for the 19th season. There were all sorts of tests rolling around on this week's episode ...
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There were three decades this week that did not produce any new films, while several decades gave us films that have gone on to be true classics, including one beloved MGM musical that, like The Wizard of Oz, was not ...
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