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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9. All times are Eastern.
Ally McBeal was more than dancing babies and inflammatory magazine covers
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and reflected the medium and what contributed to their popularity and/or longevity. This entry covers Ally McBeal, which ran for five seasons and 112 episodes from 1997 to 2002, premiering 20 years ago on…
David Lynch adds himself to his Festival Of Disruption lineup
David Lynch’s Festival Of Disruption—a music/film/meditation fest—is happening on October 14 and 15 at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, and while it was already set to have a healthy level of Lynch due to a Lost Highway screening and a discussion about Twin Peaks: The Return, but now Lynch has decided that he might as…
Season 7 of Game Of Thrones hits a billion illegal downloads
Pretty much since it began, Game Of Thrones has been the kind of show that you have to watch as soon as it airs—both because that will keep you from getting left behind and it will save you from getting spoiled by jerks on social media—and that has apparently stayed true even as the network was hit by hackers who…
Preview photos for season 4 of Black Mirror feature a doctor and a starship captain
Black Mirror, whether it’s the original British incarnation or the Netflix-backed continuation, is a show that’s almost predictable in its unpredictability. Being an anthology show, it’s pretty much impossible to say how a given episode will play out, but barring at least one very memorable example, you know that…
What in the world is Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series The Orville supposed to be?
At this summer’s Television Critics Association press tour, Seth MacFarlane described the void he wants to fill with the new science-fiction series, The Orville:
Times Square seediness makes The Deuce another can’t-miss prospect from David Simon
In The Deuce, his latest examination of social ecosystems in this country, David Simon takes a typically granular and decidedly unglamorous look at the legalization of pornography in 1970s New York. The drug-slinging game of The Wire has been replaced with prostitution, a business with every bit as expansive and…
David Hasselhoff on Baywatch, Knight Rider, and getting “really close” to being Superman
In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for our next interviewee.
Jimmy and Gretchen are on the run in the one-hour You're The Worst season premiere
“It’s pathetic to live in anything but the truth,” Jimmy tells Bert (Raymond J. Berry), his crusty retiree friend, near the halfway point of the You’re The Worst hour-long fourth season premiere. That line scans as a clichéd quip you would read in a mediocre self-help book under the best circumstances, but coming from…
Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in the next season of Genius
The first season of National Geographic’s Genius revolved around the life of Albert Einstein (played by Geoffrey Rush), but its second season will be going in a more artistic direction by telling the story of Pablo Picasso. NatGeo teased the new season earlier this summer, and now Deadline is reporting that Antonio…
Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson get a two-season Cuckoo's Nest prequel at Netflix
As reported by Deadline, Netflix has give a straight-to-series, two season order to Ratched, a new drama series from Ryan Murphy. The show is going to be a prequel to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest that focuses on the prickly Nurse Ratched (played by Oscar winner Louise Fletcher in the film), with Sarah Paulson…
Steve Bannon will be on 60 Minutes, so that's pretty cool
It was mildly exciting when rotting frog person Steve Bannon got fired from Trump’s White House, if only because it seemed less likely that he could use his influential position to summon the ghosts of dead presidents for his twisted schemes, but Bannon never really went away. He rejoined his evil cabal at Breitbart,…
It's fear and self-loathing in Hollywoo as BoJack Horseman takes a bad trip
“Um, I guess my question is, do you... Do you think it’s too late for me? I mean, am I just doomed to be the person that I am? The... The person in that book? It’s not too late for me, is it? It’s... It’s not too late Diane, I need you to tell me that it’s not too late. I... I need you to tell me that I’m a good…
HBO forgives Bill Maher, will keep him on TV through 2020
Earlier this year, Bill Maher seemed to make a dedicated effort to ensure that his Real Time show on HBO was as intolerable as possible, first by booking famous asshole Milo Yiannopoulos and then by casually dropping the n-word on live TV. Everybody forgot about the first thing after the second thing, but that second…
Illusions of escape breed chaos on an action-packed Narcos
“You can’t scare me.” No, I can just ruin your life.”
We need The Bold Type, and this finale proves it
“I wouldn’t say [I felt] powerless, only curious.”
American Horror Story: Cult isn't just clowning around in its premiere
“There’s nothing more dangerous in this world than a humiliated man,” says Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) after a city council member dismisses his chilling speech on the power of fear, which sounds like it could be an irritating, but not too intimidating essay by an over-zealous college freshman in his first psychology…
When BoJack Horseman rips stories from the headlines, someone’s bound to get hurt
Todd: “I know. It’s confusing. Not the bimonthly that means twice a month, the bimonthly that means every other month, and each time it’s a different box of snacks.”
Survival means choosing a sacrifice on a gripping Narcos
“People love drama, brother. You know that.”
BoJack Horseman officially takes the lead as it heads into the final laps of the season
“You know, sometimes I feel like I was born with a leak, and any goodness I started with just slowly spilled out of me, and now it’s all gone. And I’ll never get it back in me. It’s too late. Life is a series of closing doors, isn’t it?”
More from TV Club
- At last, we see who and what BoJack Horseman—and BoJack Horseman—truly are
- An energetic Narcos meets the new DEA and gets the old band back together
- The Tick’s half-season finale sets up plenty of intrigue for the next round
- It's a Hollywoo-dun-it as BoJack and Mr. Peanutbutter find something worth fighting for
