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Jen Chaney

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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

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    Too Funny to Fail Captures the Legacy of the Audacious Dana Carvey ShowIf you know very little about the button-pushing comedy series, the 90-minute film will be a revelation.
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    The Better Things Episode That Captures What’s So Good About Better Things“Eulogy” is a funny, moving, and dark look at a mother who wants to be fully seen.
  3. This Is Us Just Delivered the This Is Us–iest Twist EverIt makes you go, oh! Awww… oh, wait a minute, also UGH.
  4. Mindhunter Is a Crime Drama That Lands at the Right Cultural MomentThe Netflix series is as much about the male psyche as it is about the crimes of its serial killers.
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    Halt and Catch Fire Was the Most Quintessentially Gen-X Show on TVIn the end, it was a story about realizing the next big thing will be accomplished by the next generation.
  6. Why Tina Fey’s Great News Episode About Sexual Harassment Is So GoodIn a darkly genius way, the NBC sitcom underlines why it’s so dangerous to defend men like Harvey Weinstein.
  7. Mr. Robot Returns to Form in Season ThreeElliot and E Corp are back, in suspenseful, dense, and enigmatic style.
  8. How American Horror Story: Cult Handled a Mass Shooting After Las Vegas“Mid-Western Assassin” collides with reality in disturbing ways.
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    Spielberg Is a Rich, Personal Look at Hollywood’s Most Successful FilmmakerEven if you think you know everything about Steven Spielberg, this HBO documentary is still very much worth your time.
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    Let’s Talk About the Ending of American VandalWho did the dicks?
  11. This Is Us and The Good Place Signal a New Era for the Mystery-Box ShowThese NBC shows have set a different bar for puzzle-solving TV.
  12. Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Isn’t (Quite) a Good ShowJason Ritter is great, but the first episode is all over the place.
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    The Mayor Is One of the Most Promising New Shows of the SeasonIt deserves your vote.
  14. Why Losing Tom Petty Feels So Deeply PersonalHe was one of those artists whose music was intertwined with our memories.
  15. Megyn Kelly Today Needs to Be Torn Down and RebuiltHere’s (maybe?) how to fix it.
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    Henry Thomas on Better Things, Stranger Things, and ’80s NostalgiaE.T.’s best friend talks about playing Pamela Adlon’s new love interest on the FX series.
  17. Netflix’s Big Mouth Is Your Childhood in Disgusting, Humiliating DetailThe new animated comedy, co-created by Nick Kroll, is quietly groundbreaking.
  18. Will & Grace Is Back and It’s Like It Never LeftAfter a slightly off start, the NBC sitcom settles right back into its specific brand of silliness.
  19. The 15 Best Will & Grace Episodes to RewatchEnjoy, poodles.
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    The Good Doctor Is Filled With So Much Goodness It Might Make You SickThe pilot of this ABC drama has a bad case of excess sentimentality.
  21. Transparent Takes a Mostly Worthwhile Trip in Season 4The Pfeffermans go to Israel. So do all of their problems.
  22. 12 Fall TV Shows to Watch Right NowThis may not be the best fall for new shows, but there’s still plenty you shouldn’t be missing.
  23. The Good Place Creator Michael Schur on Season 2, Food Puns, and Big Twists“It’s not a double switchback reversal where we pull the rug out from under you again.”
  24. The Good Place Season Two Is So Forking GreatThe series solidifies its status as the most intellectually engaging comedy on television.
  25. At the 2017 Emmys, the Women RuleWith major wins for The Handmaid’s Tale, Big Little Lies, and Veep, the Emmys was like the TV-award version of the Women’s March.
  26. The Highs and Lows of the 2017 Emmy AwardsBleep-bloop.
  27. Netflix’s American Vandal Is a True-Crime Parody That’s… Almost Brilliant?As ridiculous it is to make eight 30-minute-plus episodes based on a dick joke, there’s also something impressive about it.
  28. Are You Team Reese or Team Nicole for the Emmys?Pull on a chunky knit and get your throwing wine, because we’re picking sides.
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    Younger and Insecure Prove It’s a Great Time for TV Rom-ComsThe two shows are very different, but their recent season finales highlight rom-com links.
  30. Why the Limited-Series Emmy Categories Need to Be RevampedToo much TV means it’s time to rethink the way the limited series is defined.
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    Emmys 2017: Who Will and Should Win in the Drama Categories?Will it be a big night for This is Us? Or is it The Handmaid’s Tale’s year?
  32. A Deep Dive Into BoJack Horseman’s Dementia EpisodeRaphael Bob-Waksberg, writer Kate Purdy, and animator Lisa Hanawalt explain how they made “Time’s Arrow.”
  33. Have We, As a Society, Reached Peak Scary Clown?Imagine a future where the scary clown loses its shock value. It’s easy if you try.
  34. Emmys 2017: Who Will and Should Win in the Variety Categories?Can the heavily nominated Saturday Night Live possibly lose?
  35. Outlander Returns for What Could, and Should, Be a Breakout SeasonIn its third year on TV, it feels primed to break through even wider.
  36. It, the 1990 Mini-series, Is Not As Scary As You RememberWatch the first It again, as an adult. You might be surprised by how often you giggle.
  37. How American Horror Story: Cult Handled Election Night in Its First 7 MinutesThings got off to a nice, quiet start this season … just kidding!
  38. Twin Peaks: The Return Defied NostalgiaRebooted TV shows aim to satisfy us by revisiting the past, but Twin Peaks refused to play by the rules.
  39. The Summer of 2017 Came and Went Without a Breakout TV HitIt was a season without a Stranger Things.
  40. American Horror Story: Cult Is a Fascinating Take On Our Political MomentI haven’t been this immediately intrigued by a season of American Horror Story since Asylum.
  41. When Is My Favorite Show Coming Back?The deal with upcoming seasons of Game of Thrones, Westworld, Atlanta, and more.
  42. In Season Seven, Game of Thrones Handled Sex With TendernessThe drama famous for its explicit sexuality has continued to tone things down.
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    Halt and Catch Fire Is Confident As Hell in Season FourThis show is so good and it’s ending this season, so just watch it, okay?
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    Kathy Bates Is the Highlight of Netflix’s Pot Comedy, DisjointedIt’s basically a CBS sitcom that smoked a little weed.
  45. The Rise of the True Hero on Fall TVAnti-heroes haven’t disappeared from television. But admirable protagonists are staging something of a comeback this season.
  46. 11 Things We Learned About Stranger Things Season Two Hanging With the KidsEleven may be slightly less obsessed with Eggos.
  47. The Links Between This Week’s GOT and Season One’s Penultimate EpisodeThere are a lot of callbacks to “Baelor” in “Beyond the Wall.”
  48. Game of Thrones: Which Side to Take in the Sansa Versus Arya ConflictOr is it not possible to root for either of them right now?
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    For the Child Stars of Stranger Things, Fame Hasn’t Changed a Thing. Almost.“A lot of people consider us famous, but I think we all hate the F-word.”
  50. Whitney: Can I Be Me Is a Remarkably Intimate Look at Whitney Houston’s Life“There is not one person out there not responsible for the demise of that beautiful woman.”
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