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

"The Deuce" (HBO/Salon)

Smart Watch: “The Deuce” returns with more strut in its street tales

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Bobby Brown (Willy Sanjuan/invision/ap)

Bobby Brown on “The Bobby Brown Story,” mental health, and being in “the R&B ‘Lord of the Rings'”

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(NBC/Shutterstock)

Can “Law & Order: Hate Crimes” work in the era of Trump and Black Lives Matter?

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Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler in "Better Call Saul" (Nicole Wilder/AMC/Sony Pictures Television)

We are all Kim Wexler: “Better Call Saul” and the painful realities of mid-career crisis

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg mid workout routine in "RBG" (Magnolia Pictures)

Smart Watch: The notorious “RBG” comes to CNN and more top TV picks for the week

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Issa Rae in "Insecure;" Ted Danson in "The Good Place;" Benedict Cumberbatch in "Patrick Melrose" (HBO/NBC/Showtime)

What to binge watch over Labor Day to get ready for the Emmys

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(CBS)

Trump’s NAFTA speaker phone call to Mexico: Reality TV posing as “breaking news”

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Patricia Clarkson as Adora Crellin, Eliza Scanlen as Amma Crellin, and Amy Adams as Camille Preaker in "Sharp Objects" (HBO/Anne Marie Fox)

The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears

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"Charmed" (The CW)

TV revivals and inclusive casting: An opportunity that can’t just be skin-deep

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(Amazon)

Smart Watch: “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Ava DuVernay’s “August 28” and more top TV this week

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"Random Acts of Flyness" (HBO)

Terence Nance on “Random Acts of Flyness”: How HBO’s most daring show gets made

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Michelle Wolf; Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon; Robin Thede (Getty/Salon)

No more Jimmys on late night: Why we need more women comedians hosting now

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Sacha Baron Cohen (Getty Images)

“Who Is America?”: What Sacha Baron Cohen’s non-famous subjects say about who we are now

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"Casual;" "Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television" (Hulu/YouTube Premium)

Smart Watch: What’s on TV in August, besides everything we’ve missed?

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Doreen Garner and Terence Nance in "Random Acts of Flyness" (HBO)

“Random Acts of Flyness”: HBO’s midnight marvel will make your head spin

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Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela in "Futurama;" Abbi Jacobson as Princess Tiabeanie ("Bean") in "Disenchantment;" Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons" (Comedy Central/Netflix/Fox)

“Disenchantment” and the evolution of Matt Groening’s feminism

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Carrie Coon as Vera Walker in "The Sinner" (Peter Kramer/USA Network)

A cult next door? “The Sinner” and the dark allure of retreating to a “utopian community”

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Tom Arnold; Omarosa Manigault; Sacha Baron Cohen (AP/Richard Shotwell/Evan Agostini/Getty/Drew Angerer)

Omarosa won’t save us from Trump: Stop hitching your hope to the stars

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(Netflix)

The idiotic crimes of “Insatiable”: Netflix’s fat-shaming series lives up to the negative hype

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(Netflix/Salon)

Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week

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Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (CBS/Paramount)

“Star Trek” seeks out new life for Jean-Luc Picard: Why he’s the captain we need now more than ever

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Victor White III in "Sugar Town" (Investigation Discovery)

“Sugar Town”: The shocking story of a young black man’s suspicious death while in police custody

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Les Moonves (AP/Chris Pizzello)

CBS stands by Les Moonves, despite #MeToo reports: “There’s no wiggle room” for ignoring allegations

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Bob Odenkirk in "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Smart Watch: “Better Call Saul,” “The Sinner” and more top TV picks of the week

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