Eric Deggans
Stories
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Super Bowl Ads 2020: Strange, Serious, Smaaht, And So Very Expensive
Commercials cost as much as $5.6 million per 30 seconds this year. Here's how some of America's largest corporations (and Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump) spent their money.
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Influential TV Programmer Fred Silverman Dies At 82
The television executive worked for CBS, ABC and NBC, programming shows like All in the Family, Roots, Charlie's Angels, The Jeffersons, Scooby-Doo and M*A*S*H. Silverman died Thursday at age 82.
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Highly Specific Superlatives: TV And Movies From 2019
NPR's All Things Considered best of 2019 lists are going highly specific this year. Up first: highly specific superlatives from TV and movies.
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NPR's Favorite TV Shows Of 2019
Series such as Fleabag, Watchmen and Succession highlight our pop culture critics' list of the 19 best television and serial streaming programs of 2019.
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'The Mandalorian' Has The Nostalgia And Storytelling That Star Wars Fans Want
The Mandalorian is the first Star Wars live-action spinoff series and the highest profile program on the new Disney+ streaming service. It may be a barometer of Disney+'s chances.
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TV Review: 'The Little Mermaid Live'
The Little Mermaid was performed in front of a live audience on ABC last night. It starred Auli'i Cravalho, the actress who voiced Moana, and combined animation with the live performance.
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Apple, Disney Enter Streaming Market
Apple TV+ launches Friday, setting off a new round of competing streaming services, with Disney+ on Nov. 12 and HBO Max in May 2020.
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TV Review: 'The Morning Show' From Apple TV+
The Morning Show on Apple TV+ is a stylish drama that unfolds like a fictionalized take on Today show anchor Matt Lauer's firing amid sexual assault claims.
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Who Watches This 'Watchmen?' I Will, And You Should
Showrunner Damon Lindelof's updated twist on a classic graphic novel that turned superheroes into anti-heroes is a bold, compelling HBO revamp centered on racial tensions.
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Review: 'Living With Yourself'
A man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself. Living with Yourself stars Paul Rudd.