This post contains spoilers for the season finale of Party Down, “Sepulveda Basin High School Spring Play Opening Night.” Throughout the publicity campaign for Starz’s unexpected revival of Party Down, the stars and producers of the comedy cult classic all lamented the fact that Lizzy Caplan was not able to …
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Believe it or not, game development is not what most people would consider to be sexy. But anyone familiar with the story of Tetris knows there can be exceptions to the rule. Originally depicted in the 2004 BBC documentary Tetris: From Russia with Love, and now dramatized in the Apple …
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Ever since the Yellowjackets pilot premiered, bookended by nightmarish sequences of its central characters ritualistically hunting and eating one of their own soccer teammates, a central question has hung over the show: when and why the hell did these seemingly ordinary teenage girls descend into gruesome cannibalism? It’s one of …
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“What are you bringing to this trip that none of the other ladies have?” asks a producer on Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip. Porsha Williams sits in the confessional chair of the Peacock show, which brings together cast members from Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise on an all-star vacation. It’s the …
Read More »Why Mae Martin Called Out Dave Chappelle in Their Netflix Special
Mae Martin wants people to know that they identify, mainly, as a comedian. The nonbinary Canadian-turned-British-turned-LA transplant has been doing stand-up comedy for years. But right now, they’re best known for the semi-autobiographical dramedy Feel Good. The series, which had two critically acclaimed seasons on Netflix, stars Martin as a …
Read More »Inside the New Reality Show About Women Who Want More Than One Husband
A number of women are in search of non-traditional relationships too, as seen in TLC’s latest show Seeking Brother Husband. The six-episode series focuses on four polyamorous relationships where the women are looking for additional male partners to enter into their current partnership(s). Airing every Sunday night, the show serves …
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Daisy Jones & The Six is a love story. But maybe not the one you’re thinking of. Amazon Prime’s newest series, based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six fixates on fictional rock band The Six and their path to stardom. Led by lead …
Read More »'John Wick: Chapter 4': How Keanu Reeves' Stunt Double Became Hollywood's Hottest Action Director
“Are we really gonna have dogs biting crotches?” These are the questions that keep Chad Stahelski up at night. After getting his start doubling for Brandon Lee in The Crow and Keanu Reeves in The Matrix films, the former stuntman and stunt coordinator made his feature directorial debut (alongside fellow …
Read More »Is Reality-TV Sex Safe?
After weeks and weeks of rose ceremonies, one-on-one dates, competitions, and getting to know each other in fleeting moments, the stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette narrow down all of the remaining contestants to their three favorite people. Then they take turns spending the night together in what the …
Read More »Inside TV Writers' Fight to Keep Their Shows From Disappearing
Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz has been working in television writing and production for over 12 years. But the script for the HBO Max original series Gordita Chronicles was the first time she’d ever seen a TV series that mirrored her own family’s story. “My mother came to the US from Colombia in …
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