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Cobie Smulders and Annie Parisse in "Friends From College" (Netflix/David Lee)

“Friends from College”: A lesson in how Netflix takes advantage of the patience we once gave HBO

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(HBO)

In “Game of Thrones,” salvation is left up to the least favorite children

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Stranger Things; House of Cards; The Americans (Netflix/Curtis Baker/David Giesbrecht/FX/Patrick Harbron)

Emmy nominations: What voters got right and continue to get wrong

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Thandie Newton in "Westworld," Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale," Sterling K. Brown in "This Is Us" (HBO/Netflix/NBC)

Surprise! The Emmy nominations (kind of) got it right for 2017

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John Bradley in "Game of Thrones" (HBO/Helen Sloan)

Hot take: “Game of Thrones'” lefty “wizard porn” is endangering your soul

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Santiago Cabrera in "Salvation" (CBS)

“Salvation” gives us the fantasy of ending with a bang in a story that whimpers

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Meghann Fahy, Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee in "The Bold Type" (Freeform/Phillippe Bosse)

In “The Bold Type,” fluffy female empowerment is always in fashion

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Laurie Davidson as William Shakespeare in "Will" (TNT/Aidan Monaghan)

TNT’s “Will” styles Shakespeare as a rock star, but wants for substance

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Allen Hughes and Dr. Dre in "The Defiant Ones" (HBO/G L Askew II)

“The Defiant Ones”: Two hip-hop legends made human at long last

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Jennifer Esposito in NCIS; George Eads, Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim in Hawaii Five-0; Damon Gupton and A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds (CBS)

Crunching CBS’ diversity numbers after the “Hawaii Five-0” cast departures is painful

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Malcolm Mays, Damson Idris and Isaiah John in "Snowfall" (FX/Mark Davis)

John Singleton’s slow-burning “Snowfall”: Crack’s origin story hits FX

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James Davis in "Hood Adjacent" (Comedy Central)

“Hood Adjacent”: James Davis’ funny, necessary tour of the black experience

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Betty Gilpin as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in "Glow" (Netflix/Erica Parise)

“GLOW” wrestles with the particular pain of friendship divorce

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Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham in "Playing House" (USA/Michael Yarish)

“Playing House” gets serious — and keeps us laughing

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(Netflix/Gilles Mingasson)

Review: Netflix’s anorexia film “To The Bone” is more than just its trailers

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Olivia Colman and David Tennant in "Broadchurch" (BBC/Colin Hutton)

One last case: “Broadchurch” delivers in its final season

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Hood Adjacent wIth James Davis (Comedy Central)

“Hood Adjacent with James Davis” explores the reality of black life versus the idea of black as fashion

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The Great British Baking Show (PBS)

“The Great British Baking Show”: A show by any other name would not be as sweet

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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy in "Preacher" (AMC/Skip Bolen)

In season 2 of “Preacher” the road to hell is paved with bad intentions

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Stefanie Martini as Jane Tennison in "Prime Suspect: Tennison" (PBS)

“Prime Suspect: Tennison”: An unnecessary prequel to a provocative “Masterpiece” classic

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Alison Brie as Ruth in "Glow" (Netflix/Erica Parise)

“GLOW”: The real good girls revolt

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Kofi Siriboe, Ethan Hutchison, Bianca Lawson in "Queen Sugar" (Courtesy of OWN/Alfonso Bresciani)

The daring of “Queen Sugar”: A new season explores the social and economic weight of legacy

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Megyn Kelly (AP/Chris Pizzello)

When Megyn met Alex: Megyn Kelly’s “Sunday Night” interview yielded more for its subject than its host

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"Orange Is The New Black" (Netflix/Jojo Whilden)

Seeing ourselves in “Orange Is the New Black”

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