Editor’s note — I’ve added 20 more lists to this poll, which was originally published in 2020. We now have a total 105 lists tallied.
Read moreMichael Douglas Believes He Lost 2013 Cannes Actor Prize Due to Steven Spielberg's TV Bias
Michael Douglas’ “Traffic” co-star Benicio Del Toro interviewed him as part of an “Actor on Actor” series [via Variety]. The real gimme of this chitchat is the fact that Douglas truly believes that he missed out on the Cannes 2013 Best Actor prize due to Steven Spielberg’s bias against television. Spielberg was the Jury president that year and Douglas’s film was the HBO-produced Liberace biopic “Behind the Candelabra.”
Read moreIlana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s Landmark ‘Broad City' Wimped Out in Its Final Season But Let's Remember the Good Times
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s “Broad City” came to end this past Thursday night with an emotional but somewhat underwhelming episode. In fact, this entire fifth and final season felt underwhelming, the girls went out with a whimper instead of a bang. And so, let’s focus on the positive;
Read moreTrump Threatens ‘Saturday Night Live' With Federal Investigation; Charges ‘Advertisement Without Consequences' For Mocking Him
It’s become a tradition in this country for President Donald Trump to begin his Sunday morning venting about current events, not to mention the powers conspiring against him. He went that extra mile though this morning when he complained the show should be investigated by federal regulators for mocking him and not the Democrats.
Read more‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Al Jean Theorizes, Without Evidence, That Michael Jackson Used ‘Simpsons' Episode to ‘Groom Boys’
‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Al Jean likes to theorize and invent stories on-the-spot.
Read more“True Detective” Season 3 Was An Improvement Over Last Season, But Continued to Show Its Creator's Flaws As An Artist
The exposition in “True Detective” Season 3 almost broke the season apart for me. When you have an actor like Mahersala Ali, who can give off emotional resonance with just a facial stare, and you give him incredibly expanded dialogue, well, that’s creator Nic Pizzolatto’s ego for you.
Read more“Russian Doll" Is Wry, Inventive and Acerbically Original Television
“Russia Doll” is a new spin on the time-loop story which was popularized by “Groundhog Day” more than 25 years ago. That film’s concept caught on to the point where there is now a film, every year or so, which uses the gimmick. It all has to do with the notion of "If I had that to do over, I'd do it differently.” Most recently, and most successfully, was a jump towards sci-fi in which “Edge of Tomorrow” and “Source Code” used it in ways that brought a sense of newness to the gimmick, nevertheless, it’s a concept that still has many rolling their eyes whenever used, check out the less-than-successful YA flick ‘Before I Fall.”
Read moreVince Gilligan’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Sequel Will Premiere on Netflix
The Simpsons Nears Renewal for Seasons 31 & 32; Once Classic Show Continues to Gorge Itself.
“The Simpsons,” as it happens, is a textbook-perfect example of postmodern entertainment. A pastiche of pop culture sources and meta-commentary, it was originally conceived as a satire about the American family’s relationship to their televisions. Of course, The Simpsons has outlived the phenomenon of “television addiction” (thanks to the internet), but it was still one of the most – if not the most – relevant comedy of the 90s (only “Seinfeld” can claim to be in that same league). It has also been the subject of several academic articles and papers. The show’s artistic techniques have become canonical examples of postmodern television production. The show’s thematic resonance even inspired a book on the series’ relationship to philosophy. In The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’Oh! of Homer, several academics explored the show’s relation to classic and contemporary philosophy alike, proving the series’ lasting relevance Also, Mark Liberman, director of The Linguistic Data Consortium has stated that “The Simpsons has apparently taken over from Shakespeare and the Bible as our culture’s greatest source of idioms, catchphrases and sundry other textual allusions”. There are many other substantial reasons why The Simpsons will always be better, more important, and more iconic than Family Guy.
Read moreJames Gandolfini's Son, Michael Gandolfini, Will Play Tony Soprano Role in Upcoming ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Film at HBO
The Sopranos creator David Chase has found his Tony Soprano and it is none other than Michael Gandolfini, son of the late great James Gandolfini who originally played the part for six seasons on HBO’s The Sopranos.
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