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‘Poirot’ Season 2 (1990) finds groove with Christie-Exton mash-ups

Even more so than in Season 1, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 2 (1990, ITV) locks in as a cozy mystery TV series. The experience of

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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 looks to the future

Like the final season of “Lost,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is flash-forwarding in its last go-around, in the prologs of each episode (three of which

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It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is

“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.

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‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Season 1 (1989) launches an icon

It took 13 years after Agatha Christie’s death until we got the definitive version of Hercule Poirot on screen, with David Suchet starring in the

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Griffith earns Silver medal for ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5 

“Cobra Kai’s” legacy, well-established by now, is that it legitimizes the cheesy-but-fun 1980s movies by expanding the story. Season 5 (Netflix) particularly sets its sights

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‘Better Call Saul’s’ ending is more gray than great 

“Better Call Saul” (which wrapped Monday on AMC) masterfully overcomes its prequel problem early in Season 6. (SPOILERS FOLLOW.) It chronicles the tragic downfall of

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‘Westworld’ Season 4 jumps into recognizable future 

A big month for Michael Crichton franchises continues with the launch of “Westworld” Season 4 (Sundays, HBO). This is the headier of the two Crichton

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‘The Boys’ are back in town for still-excellent Season 3 

Between Seasons 2 and 3 of “The Boys,” another dark caped comedy hit TV: James Gunn’s “Peacemaker.” They are arguably the two best superhero shows

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Brainy ‘Severance’ Season 1 comes together by the end 

Like a long-form “Twilight Zone,” “Severance” Season 1 (Apple TV Plus) mixes mind-bending “What ifs” about brain surgery, pitch-black humor about cubicle life, and characters who

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Midge seeks comedic voice in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 4

We live in a time when everyone has a voice and no one is heard. I can safely say something controversial on my blog without

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