![]() | A New Batman Is Less a Dark Knight Than a ?Weird and Creepy? One |
?Batman: Caped Crusader,? a new animated series, is not concerned with making its hero likable ? either to the citizens of Gotham or to its audience. | |
![]() | In Shows Like ?Love Island USA,? the Setting Is Another Character |
Reality TV staples like ?Love Island? and ?Bachelor in Paradise? often take place in luxury resorts to set the mood. But not all resorts love the attention. | |
![]() | ?The Decameron? Review: They Take a Holiday. Death Doesn?t. |
A loose Netflix adaptation turns Boccaccio?s story cycle into a gleeful satire of class war in plague times. | |
![]() | Lisa Kudrow Brings Her Daffy Charm to ?Time Bandits? |
The actress dialed up the zaniness in the TV reboot of a Terry Gilliam fantasy classic, created by the team behind ?What We Do in the Shadows.? | |
![]() | Saying Goodbye to the Messy, Murderous World of ?Elite? |
A diverse cast of characters and a murder to solve each school year have helped make this teen drama one of Netflix?s longest-running original shows. | |
![]() | ?Veep? Comparisons Dominate Social Media as Biden Endorses Kamala Harris |
After news broke that President Biden would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the internet was rife with clips and memes from the show. | |
![]() | ?Time Bandits? Review: A Flatter Adventure |
An adaptation of the 1981 film on Apple TV+ gives us time-traveling bandits of greater height and lesser amusement. | |
![]() | Biden?s Exit From the Election Confirms TV is Still a Big Political Arena |
President Biden?s decision to bow out after a disastrous debate confirms that in a TikTok era, TV is still the biggest political arena. | |
![]() | ?Homicide: Life on the Street? Will Finally Be Available to Stream |
The celebrated 1990s police procedural is coming to Peacock in August. | |
![]() | Opening Ceremony Misses the Boat |
The Paris Games began with a new look and sparkled with Celine Dion. But the show suffered from bloat similar to TV?s other spectacles. | |
![]() | Warner Bros. Discovery Sues N.B.A. Over TV Rights Deal |
The company is trying to make the league accept its match of Amazon?s bid to broadcast games starting with the 2025-26 season. | |
![]() | Scandal Hits U.K.?s ?Strictly Come Dancing,? the Original ?Dancing With the Stars? |
The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions. | |
![]() | Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump for Recycling His Old Insults |
Colbert said the ex-president was ?focused on the real issue gripping the country: desperately workshopping a new nickname for Kamala Harris.? | |
![]() | ?Playground? Is Throwback Reality TV, in More Ways Than One |
The new Hulu series, set at a prestigious Los Angeles dance studio, harks back to the vibes of an earlier age. | |
![]() | Why the Olympics? Parade of Nations Is the Heart of the Opening Ceremony |
When the athletes march in ? or float in, as they will in Paris on Friday ? you can enjoy the illusion that it?s a small world after all. | |
![]() | Stephen Colbert Wants a Kamala Harris-Glen Powell Ticket |
?I guarantee he will attract suburban women, and I already have his slogan: ?Yes, We Glen!?? Colbert said. | |
![]() | N.B.A. Announces Lucrative Rights Deals With Disney, Comcast and Amazon |
The league rejected a bid by Warner Bros. Discovery to match Amazon?s offer. | |
![]() | If A.I. Is Coming for Comedy Writers, Simon Rich Is Ready |
The author of humorous short stories finds emotional connections in tales that engage with tech. But he?s more interested in the ties between humans. | |
![]() | A New Faye Dunaway Documentary Reminds Us Why We Love ?Difficult Stars? |
A new Faye Dunaway documentary wants to turn us from gossips into cheerleaders. | |
![]() | Late Night Breaks Down ?Kamala Is Brat? |
The Harris campaign?s embrace of the Gen Z term puzzled cable news analysts of a certain age, but Stephen Colbert was glad to clear things up. | |
![]() | Reality Show Contestant Apologizes After Eating Protected Bird in New Zealand |
A contestant on the reality show ?Race to Survive: New Zealand? killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant, who said he was hungry, has apologized for ?disrespecting New Zealand.? | |
![]() | Stephen Colbert Retires His Joe Biden Sunglasses |
The ?Late Show? host is putting his aviators on a shelf, now that the president has ended his re-election campaign. | |
![]() | ?Two American Families? Is a Knockout Documentary |
This latest installment in a long-term Frontline series is an intimate look at two American families, who work hard but struggle to make ends meet. | |
![]() | A New Era for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Begins |
As a comic book series to honor the Turtles? 40th anniversary debuts, here?s a look back at their milestones. | |
![]() | What?s on TV This Week: The Olympics and ?Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets? |
The opening ceremony airs on NBC. MTV reboots a reality show. | |
![]() | ?House of the Dragon? Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: The Black Queen?s Gambit |
Rhaenyra sends a gift to the common people of King?s Landing. There may be some strings attached. | |
![]() | ?Love Island USA? Finds Its Magic Formula for Success |
A new host, an embrace of social media and some excellent casting led to the former also-ran becoming the summer?s buzziest show. | |
![]() | Leslie Uggams of ?Deadpool & Wolverine? Is a Fan of Nat King Cole and Billie Eilish |
The actress, nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance in ?Roots,? is still going strong with appearances in the TV series ?Fallout? and the upcoming movie ?Deadpool & Wolverine.? | |
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