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Tatiana Maslany as Cosima in Orphan Black (BBC America)

Come together, right now: “Orphan Black” sets the stage for its final season

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Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling in Orange is the New Black (Netflix/Jojo Whilden)

Brightness fades: The new season of “Orange Is the New Black” turns grim

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Justina Machado as Brenda Parra and Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza in "Queen of the South" (USA Network/Bill Matlock)

“Queen of the South” and “Claws”: Sometimes bad can be very, very good

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Al Franken; Bill Maher; Kathy Griffin (Getty Images)

Off-color, off-brand: What Kathy Griffin’s and Bill Maher’s gaffes have in common

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Carrie Coon and Christopher Eccleston in "The Leftovers" (HBO/Ben King)

The end of “The Leftovers” leaves us to contemplate what remains and what we have

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Nikki Swango in "Fargo." (FX/Chris Large)

In “Fargo,” the fight for truth and justice is a woman’s game

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The cast of the Showtime original series I'M DYING UP HERE (Patrick Ecclesine/showtime)

“I’m Dying Up Here”: Showtime’s uneven drama flatlines

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Lee; Rachel Lindsay in "The Bachelorette" (ABC)

A suitor on “The Bachelorette” is revealed to be . . . possibly racist

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Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in "House Of Cards" (Netflix/David Giesbrecht)

Drag me to hell: “House of Cards” shambles onward in season 5

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Aldis Hodge in "Underground" (WGN)

WGN America cancels “Underground”

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Can we talk? Salon speaks to comedian Moshe Kasher

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Cover detail of "Are You Anybody?: A Memoir" by Jeffrey Tambor (Crown Archetype)

“Are You Anybody?” Salon talks to Jeffrey Tambor about his new book

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Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network)

The warrior’s way out: “Samurai Jack” finds a rare honorable ending

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Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix/Eric Liebowitz)

We all have a Mystery Crank: “Kimmy Schmidt” Season 3 and feminism

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Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper in "Twin Peaks" (Showtime/Suzanne Tenner)

“I don’t understand this situation at all”: Easter egg hunting in “Twin Peaks”

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Steve Bannon (PBS)

Frontline’s “Bannon’s War”: An efficient examination of the philosophy steering the White House

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Kyle MacLachlan in a still from Twin Peaks. Photo: Suzanne Tenner/SHOWTIME (Suzanne Tenner)

Lots of table setting, hold the pie: “Twin Peaks” returns and keeps us waiting

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Mädchen Amick and Peggy Lipton in "Twin Peaks" (Showtime/Suzanne Tenner)

“Twin Peaks”: Can a classic succeed at being happening again?

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Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro in "The Wizard of Lies" (Craig Blankenhorn/courtesy of HBO)

The devastating intimacy of HBO’s “The Wizard of Lies”

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Roger Ailes (FOX News via Getty/Wesley Mann)

Master deceivers: When Roger Ailes met Richard Nixon

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Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix/Eric Liebowitz)

Still unbreakable: The education of Kimmy Schmidt continues in season 3

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Ned as Martin and Allison Tolman as Nan in "Downward Dog" (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

“Downward Dog”: A surprisingly agile take on the TV romantic comedy

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"Sleepy Hollow," "Timeless," "Last Man Standing" (FOX/NBC/ABC)

Opiate for the Masses: It’s spring cleaning time for expired meds, er, TV series

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"13 Reasons Why," "Feud," "The Leftovers" (Netflix/FX/HBO)

Little landmines: What to watch (out for) on Mother’s Day when you’re grieving

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