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Miles Gaston Villanueva as Lyle Menendez and Gus Halper as Eric Menendez in "Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders" (NBC/Justin Lubin)

The case of the passionless plot: “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders”

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Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green in "Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS/Dalia Naber)

“Star Trek: Discovery” explodes out of the gate — but what next?

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Tobias Menzies as Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in "Outlander" (Starz/Aimee Spinks)

“Outlander” recap: Tobias Menzies talks about “All Debts Paid”

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Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper in "Young Sheldon" (CBS/Sonja Flemming)

CBS’ flashbacks: “Young Sheldon” and “Me, Myself & I”

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"The Vietnam War" (PBS)

“The Vietnam War”: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick making art out of “unprocessed trauma”

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Jeffrey Tambor in "Transparent" (Amazon Studios)

“Transparent” returns with an opaque muddle of a new season

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The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central)

Jordan Klepper’s “The Opposition”: A “Colbert Report” for the Infowars era

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Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, and Ted Danson on "The Good Place" (NBC/Colleen Hayes)

Fall TV is in the Bad Place. So let’s go to “The Good Place”!

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Bruce Miller and the cast and crew accept the award for outstanding drama series for "The Handmaid's Tale" (Chris Pizzello/invision/ap)

“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Veep” take top prizes at the 2017 Emmys

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Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in "Outlander" (Starz/Aimee Spinks)

“Outlander” recap: “Surrender” shows the high cost of loyalty

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"The Vietnam War" (PBS)

Ten years in the making, “The Vietnam War” is broad and stunning

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Elisabeth Moss as Offred in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu/ George Kraychyk)

Mixed blessings: Why a diverse slate of Emmy nominees means a lot, and little

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Pamela Adlon, Olivia Edward Duke, Hannah Alligood, Mikey Madison in "Better Things" (FX/Pamela Littky)

Pamela Adlon on the insistent satisfaction of “Better Things”

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The Mindy Project; Broad City (Hulu/Jordin Althaus/Comedy Central)

Friends with benefits: “The Mindy Project” and “Broad City” return

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Outlander (Starz/Aimee Spinks)

“Outlander” recap: The tragic chivalric romance of “The Battle Joined”

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James Franco as Vincent Martino and Frankie Martino in "The Deuce" (HBO/Paul Schiraldi)

The dirt on “The Deuce,” David Simon’s next great HBO drama

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Seth MacFarlane as Ed Mercer in "The Orville" (FOX/Michael Becker)

“The Orville”: Abort mission, Fox! Abort!

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Tig Notaro as Tig in "One Mississippi" (Amazon Studios)

Amazon’s “One Mississippi” exudes calm confidence in its second season

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Tobias Menzies as Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in "Outlander" (Starz/Aimee Spinks)

“Outlander”: In the third season, all’s unfair in love and war

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"American Horror Story: Cult" (FX)

“American Horror Story: Cult” is FX’s way of saying, “Tag, America — you’re ‘It’!”

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"You're the Worst" (FXX)

“What is happy?” Salon talks to the cast and creator of FXX’s “You’re the Worst”

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This Is Us; Atlanta; American Gods; Queen Sugar (NBC/FX/Starz/OWN)

“So simple it’s revolutionary”: On the increased variety of black male characters on TV

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BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

“BoJack Horseman”: Life’s hilarity and pain, illustrated

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Carolyn Taylor in "Baroness von Sketch Show" (Erin Simkin/IFC)

Salon Exclusive: Watch a clip from IFC’s latest episode of “Baroness Von Sketch Show”

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