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Sissy Spacek on the set of "Carrie" (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Best and worst first periods on screen

Paige Harriss
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in "PEN15" (Hulu)

The magnificent anguish of "PEN15"

Melanie McFarland
Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine in "PEN15" (Lara Solanki/Hulu)

"PEN15" trailer: More suffering to come

Trish Rooney
I May Destroy You | Better Call Saul | What We Do in the Shadows (Photo illustration by Salon/Warner Media Group/AMC/FX)

The best TV shows of 2020

Melanie McFarland
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Zita Hanrot and Marc Ruchmann in "The Hookup Plan," "Harley Quinn," and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso" (Netflix/DC Universe/Apple TV+)

Comfort TV: 9 comedies you can binge now

Melanie McFarland, Ashlie D. Stevens, Hanh Nguyen
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in "PEN15" (Alex Lombardi)

"PEN15": the great uncool

Melanie McFarland
Dollface -- "Beauty Queen" - Episode 105 -- Jules struggles to understand the rules of keeping secrets among friends, which causes a problem for Madison at work. Stella tries to teach Izzy to be more mysterious. Madison (Brenda Song), Stella (Shay Mitchell), Izzy (Esther Povitsky), and Jules (Kat Dennings), shown. (Ali Goldstein/Hulu)

“Dollface” is a pleasantly lazy binge

Melanie McFarland
"Big Mouth" (Netflix)

"Big Mouth" celebrates teen girl anger

Ashlie D. Stevens
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"Stranger Things" (Netflix)

A heartbreak in Hawkins

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Can nostalgia actually sell more pizza?

Ashlie D. Stevens
Jeff Daniels takes a bow during curtain call after the opening night performance of 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' at the Shubert Theatre on December 13, 2018 in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for 'To Kill A Mockingbird')

Jeff Daniels on becoming Atticus Finch

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle (Matthew Smith - "Salon Talks")

The "PEN15" stars still feel 13, too

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in "PEN15" (Alex Lombardi)

Back to middle school hell with "PEN15"

Erin Keane
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