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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

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    HBO’s anthology drama returns, still shaggy, philosophical, and fascinating.

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    ABC’s family sitcom breaks the family sitcom mold.

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    Netflix gets bawdily heartfelt in its latest British import.

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    Everybody loves this Pop TV sitcom. Can everybody be wrong?

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    Comedy Central presents a hysterical take on 21st century fame.

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    Don’t pretend you’re better than Fox’s reality show catastrophe.

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    Syfy’s adaptation of the book trilogy is TV’s best current answer to Buffy.

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    Freeform’s Black-ish spinoff just might have surpassed its parent.

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    Freeform takes on the uncertainty of the early 20s in this Fosters spinoff.

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    truTV returns to well-trod ground, but with very funny people

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