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

Harvey Weinstein (Getty/Stephanie Keith)

“Untouchable” Harvey Weinstein: Everyone agreeing with Dave Chappelle on #MeToo needs to watch

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James Franco and Daniel Sauli in "The Deuce" (HBO/Paul Shiraldi)

Smart Watch Fall preview: 7 must-see TV shows returning in September

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Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom in "Carnival Row" (EPK TV/Amazon Studios/Jan Thijs)

“Carnival Row”: Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne’s fairy tale is fractured by competing narratives

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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" on Netflix (Netflix/Kevin Baker)

“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”: A seductive fantasy very relevant to our reality

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Kirsten Dunst as Krystal Stubbs in "On Becoming a God in Central Florida" (Patti Perret/Sony/Showtime)

“On Becoming a God in Central Florida” exposes unfettered capitalism as a rigged and failing game

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Grace Saif, Dylan Minnette and Christian Navarro in "13 Reasons Why" (David Moir/Netflix)

Smart Watch: Why is there yet another season of “13 Reasons Why”?

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A Fox News afterlife for Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Why she’s perfect for the job—and Sean Spicer’s not

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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer; Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen in "Succession" (AP/Evan Agostini/Peter Kramer/HBO)

Watch “Succession” to understand why media companies reward the worst people

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"South Side;" "Sherman's Showcase" (Comedy Central/Michael Moriatis/IFC)

“South Side” and “Sherman’s Showcase” give rarely-seen perspectives on black American life

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Pat Buchanan, 2008 (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Pat Buchanan back on PBS, really? Why we don’t need a “McLaughlin Group” revival now

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Isaiah Johnson and Akili McDowel in "David Makes Man" (Rod Millington / ©Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

Smart Watch: “David Makes Man” and “Lodge 49,” where fantasy and reality collide

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Betty Gilpin and Geena Davis in "GLOW" (Ali Goldstein/Netflix)

What “GLOW” season 3 reveals about the working woman’s gamble

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George Takei in "The Terror: Infamy" (Ed Araquel/AMC)

The politics of Important TV: Why “The Terror” and “Our Boys” won’t get the “Chernobyl” treatment

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"Chasing the Cure" (Warner Media)

“Chasing the Cure”: Ann Curry talks about the power of crowdsourcing wellness

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Billy Gardell as Bob and Folake Olowofoyeku as Abishola in "Bob Hearts Abishola" (Sonja Flemming/CBS)

Smart Watch: 12 new TV shows to watch for this fall

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Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie in "Glow" (Ali Goldstein/Netflix)

“GLOW” returns and evolves: When you get what you were fighting for, what’s next?

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Dominique Jackson as Elektra, Mj Rodriguez as Blanca, Angel Bismark Curiel as Lil Papi in "Pose" (Michael Parmelee/FX)

On Toni Morrison, motherhood and “Pose”: A conversation with Steven Canals

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"Florida Girls" (Pop)

Forget Florida Man: Summer belongs to the trailer park queens of “Florida Girls”

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Afton Williamson in "The Rookie" (ABC)

We are exhausted: Yet another TV series faces claims of sexual harassment, assault and racism

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Logan Browning in "Dear White People" (Lara Solanki/Netflix)

How “Dear White People” keeps evolving

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"BH90210" (Shane Harvey/FOX)

Binge the rich! Window-shopping the lives of rich folks, this week on TV

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Andrew Yang, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP/Paul Sancya)

CNN turned Democratic debates into fight nights — and we’re the losers

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Kristen Bell in "Veronica Mars" (Michael Desmond)

A new “Veronica Mars” mystery: Where can the show go from here? Its creator has some ideas

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Laura Gomez and Diane Guerrero in "Orange is the New Black" (Courtesy of Netflix)

“Orange Is the New Black” gives the immigration crisis a familiar face

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