House of the Dragon Season 1: A Worthy Successor to the Game of Thrones Legacy
Karan Sampath Karan Sampath

House of the Dragon Season 1: A Worthy Successor to the Game of Thrones Legacy

Succeeding Game of Thrones (GoT), one of the most widely discussed and watched shows in television history, is no easy job. The shows will be compared, and previous baggage always remembered. House of the Dragon, a show about the rise and fall of a ruling house in the GoT universe, stares down that daunting prospect with aplomb and more.

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The Dropout, Inventing Anna, and the Fascination with Female Fraudsters
Tamar Lilienthal Tamar Lilienthal

The Dropout, Inventing Anna, and the Fascination with Female Fraudsters

Audiences have soaked up The Dropout and Inventing Anna because of the piece inside of them that craves seeing a woman in a position of power. I can’t blame them; I love seeing it too. But does our desire to see strong, independent women erase any shred of a moral compass that tells us when a woman’s actions are wrong?

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What We Do in the Shadows is Back for Season 3
Maya Kreger Maya Kreger

What We Do in the Shadows is Back for Season 3

What is the recipe for success for a half-hour comedy these days? Apparently, it's to take a beloved New Zealand mockumentary about vampires and adapt it to American television.

What We Do in the Shadows, helmed by Oscar-winning Taika Watiti and Jermaine Clement of the original 2014 film of the same name, is a vampire-centric mockumentary-style show entering its third season. For those unfamiliar with the show, the main premise is that a group of centuries-old vampires emigrate to Staten Island from Europe, hoping to conquer the New World, but end up just being roommates in a dilapidated manor, getting into weekly shenanigans.

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