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Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Silver Dollar Road (Photography by Wayne Lawrence/Amazon Studios)

In “Silver Dollar Road,” Raoul Peck travels to the heart of Black land loss through one family

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Bison in Montana (Photo by Craig Mellish)

With “The American Buffalo,” Ken Burns connects an icon of the natural world to our nation’s history

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

The Smiths recall their bestselling product: the “unique union” that is Will and Jada’s marriage

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Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

“Sometimes you burn the lasagna”: “Lessons in Chemistry” creator Lee Eisenberg is cooking up good TV

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LeVar Burton attends the 75th Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton on February 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

LeVar Burton replaces Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards Ceremony

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Kevin Daniels as Tiny, Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, Jimmy Dunn as Moose and Jack Cutmore-Scott as Freddy Crane in "Frasier" (Chris Haston/Paramount+)

“Frasier” ended perfectly. Why go back?

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Lydia Velez Gonzalez and Milton Johnson in "Love is Blind" (Courtesy of Netflix)

The best takeaway from this season of “Love Is Blind”? Act like Milton

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Totally Killer (Prime Video)

How “Totally Killer” flips the final girl horror script: “She’s actually the one that’s hunting him”

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest John Oliver during Tuesday’s October 3, 2023 show. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)

Let there be late night: A report card on the hosts’ return episodes, some better than others

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Creator of 'American Horror Story' Ryan Murphy (L) and actress Emma Roberts attend as Teen Vogue and Aerie celebrate Emma Roberts November Cover at 58 Gansevoort on October 24, 2015 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)

The problem with Ryan Murphy, a potent Hollywood advocate with a habit of crossing the wrong lines

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Roy Wood Jr. guest hosts "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Roy Wood Jr. is leaving “The Daily Show” after eight years, and we sadly understand why

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Owen Wilson as Mobius and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in "Loki" (Gareth Gatrell/Marvel)

It’s impossible to tell where in the multiverse “Loki” is going. Thank the gods

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Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond and Paul Hollywood in "The Great British Baking Show" Season 11 (Netflix)

Turns out Alison Hammond is the zesty ingredient “The Great British Baking Show” has been missing

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Young Love (Max)

Evolving “Hair Love” into “Young Love”: Matthew A. Cherry’s “live action-feeling” animated comedy

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Jaz Sinclair in "Gen V" (Brooke Palmer/Prime Video)

“Gen V” is bloody and raunchy enough to live up to the expectations set by “The Boys”

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The Golden Bachelor (ABC)

Here for the right reasons: Why “The Golden Bachelor” is already our favorite edition

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Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear and Lane Factor as Cheese in "Reservation Dogs" (Shane Brown/FX)

In the end, “Reservation Dogs” reminds us that every final act invites us to begin again

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Nicole Beharie in "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

The stunning, rude awakening of Nicole Beharie’s Chris Hunter on “The Morning Show”

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Hasan Minhaj guest hosts "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

Tripping up the King’s Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host “The Daily Show”?

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Rupert Murdoch (Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch’s retirement won’t break Fox News — yet

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Mel Gibson as Cormac in "The Continental" (Katalin Vermes/Starz Entertainment)

Don’t check into Peacock’s John Wick prequel “The Continental,” not even to check out Mel Gibson

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Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in "The Super Models" (Apple TV+)

When it comes to providing insight, Apple’s “The Super Models” only goes skin deep

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Sean Penn and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in "Superpower" (Paramount+)

Sean Penn’s “Superpower” renews Zelenskyy’s relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war

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Bill Maher and Drew Barrymore (Photo illustration by Salon/CBS/HBO)

Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher and the whole, confusing talk show strike mess, explained

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