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Eli Goree as Cassius Clay in "One Night in Miami" (Amazon)

“One Night in Miami,” Regina King’s stunning directorial debut, makes icons human

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Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in "WandaVision" (Marvel/Disney+)

“WandaVision” is a bewitching, bizarre marriage between classic TV and Marvel superhero movies

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Lauren Ambrose, Rupert Grint and Toby Kebbell in “Servant” (Apple TV+)

My mistake: M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant” is actually a comedy under the impression it’s a thriller

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"You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey" by Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey Lamar (Photo illustration by Salon/Grand Central Publishing)

Amber Ruffin’s hilariously horrifying book about everyday racism shows this is indeed who we are

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Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis in "Sex and the City 2" (New Line CInema)

A “Sex and the City” revival minus Samantha? We’re just not that into it

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Cobra Kai (Netflix)

Unless “Cobra Kai” learns new moves, it may be time for Netflix to sweep the leg

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Dickinson (Apple TV+)

Ready, set, bake! Apple’s vibrantly witty “Dickinson” layers in the sweetness and spice of fame

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Game show host Alex Trebek poses on the set of the "Jeopardy!" Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament Show Taping on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Bidding a final, poignant adieu to “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek amidst our nation’s chaos

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Joanna Gaines of "Magnolia Table" and Ina Garten of "Barefoot Contessa" (Discovery Networks)

How Joanna Gaines and Ina Garten deliver a one-two punch of comfort (food) TV we need

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Bridgerton (Netflix)

Actually, “Bridgerton” sex is not good sex

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John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in "Doctor Who" (James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBCA)

Like 2020, “Revolution of the Daleks” is dark. The heroic Captain Jack insists “hope is still there”

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Cobra Kai (Netflix)

In its third season, “Cobra Kai’s” one-note villain knocks it off its game

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Sarah Cooper in "Everything's Fine" | J. Lo and Shakira | Jackie Tohn and Kia Stevens in "Glow" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Netflix)

Wait, that happened this year? A reminder of the TV events that 2020 erased from our memories

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Laverne Cox in Disclosure (Ava Benjamin Shorr/Netflix)

“Disclosure” director Sam Feder on the trans TV experience: “People don’t know what they don’t know”

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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 that made staying at home bearable

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Pedro Pascal as "The Mandalorian" (Disney+)

Is this the way? “The Mandalorian” depicts struggling belief more realistically than that last Jedi

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Bridgerton (Netflix)

“Bridgerton” is Netflix’s randy costume confection that you’ll want to put in your face straightaway

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Alice in Borderland (Netflix)

Forget “The Stand” – “Alice in Borderland” is the wild dystopian ride we’ve been waiting for

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Homelander of "The Boys" | Barack Obama (PHoto illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Amazon Studios)

Obama releases his TV Top 10 List, reminding Americans that he (unlike Trump) is just like us

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SNL Host Kristen Wiig during the Monologue on Saturday, May 9, 2020 (NBC)

Oh joy! Kristen Wiig comes home to “SNL” for a holiday edition rife with promise and peril

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Chadwick Boseman as Levee, Colman Domingo as Cutler, Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, Michael Potts as Slow Drag and Glynn Turman as Toledo, in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (David Lee/NETFLIX)

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Chadwick Boseman’s finale performance is stunning

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The Stand (Robert Falconer/CBS)

“The Stand” is barely alive enough to capture this year’s “end of the world as we know it” vibe

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Small Axe (Amazon Studios)

“Education” culminates Amazon’s “Small Axe” film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle

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Sean Spicer | Newsmax (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Watching Newsmax, the Fox News challenger: Like home shopping TV for dangerous far-right fantasies

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