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There’s a lot written on “Netflix’s Strategy” to get viewers hooked. Pacing the season out to have the most impact on the viewer and carefully placing huge moments to get the viewers hooked to finish the season. Netflix also has a tendency for their series to feel aimless in the middle of the season and season one of …

This Sunday, Brian Huskey (Veep, Another Period) returns to Adult Swim with Mr. Neighbor’s House 2, the sequel to the 2016 TV special that comically blended the innocence of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood with dark, Lynchian horror. Ahead of Sunday’s premiere, Huskey walked us through the making of the special and what…

It’d be hyperbolic to say this has been the biggest month in hip-hop history, but the sheer wattage of Beyoncé and JAY-Z, Kanye West, Nas, Kid Cudi, Drake, Future, and Pusha T all releasing major new efforts within the span of a month has to be something of a record. This is not even taking into account the regular…

This Sunday, Brian Huskey (Veep, Another Period) returns to Adult Swim with Mr. Neighbor’s House 2, the sequel to the 2016 TV special that comically blended the innocence of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood with dark, Lynchian horror. Ahead of Sunday’s premiere, Huskey walked us through the making of the special, and what fans…

“As Luke Cage’s second season unfolds, the series and its protagonist draw power from the past, both in confronting and embracing it. And in doing so, Luke Cage becomes the first Marvel show (not including Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.) to not only best its first season, but also maintain most of the momentum. The character…

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Earlier this week, Warner Bros. published a new mobile game based on Westworld that has players blatantly disregarding the message of the show and building the best robot-murder theme park they can. One look at the details and images from the game, and anyone who’s played Fallout Shelter can tell its borrowing quite a…

Bad Witch is a thin, if rewarding, listen from Nine Inch Nails; while Kamasi Washington’s cinematic soul-jazz is more ambitious than ever on the awe-inspiring Heaven And Earth; and Gang Gang Dance turn in a somewhat too-impeccable sixth LP with Kazuashita. These, plus Martyn and The Orb in this week’s notable new…

When it comes to comic book villains, there are two tactics to take when it comes to their backstory. One: to carefully and deliberately lay out every single part of the character’s backstory so the audience can understand each nuance of the villain’s motivations. Then there is the strategy of The Joker in The Dark…

In his new film The Catcher Was A Spy, Paul Rudd plays Moe Berg, a Major League Baseball veteran who joined the Office Of Strategic Services as a spy in the World War II to thwart Germany’s attempt at a nuclear weapon. At the premiere of the film, we spoke with Rudd about playing Berg, and playing a spy.

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together. Got a question you’d…

After the mystical and enigmatic happenings in The Defenders, it’s a real treat to return to the down-to-earth setting of Luke Cage. The subject matter feels familiar; the thrilling chess game of the underworld, dirty cops, drugs, stylish musical performances, and jazz and that’s a good thing. The season two premiere…

There are a handful of things that the average person knows about lobsters. They’re an expensive thing to order at a restaurant. According to cartoons, they’ll pinch the hell out of you. Jordan Peterson seems weirdly fixated on them. But, did you know that, technically speaking, lobsters can live forever? For a brief…

Netflix stood by Jeffrey Tambor in the wake of his firing from Amazon’s Transparent on sexual misconduct charges, but Paramount—perhaps after seeing the complete media shitshow currently swirling around Tambor and Arrested Development—is taking no such chances. The Wrap reports that the studio has booted Tambor from…

Variety reports NBC has canceled the sci-fi drama Timeless. No, you’re not experiencing déjà vu—it’s just that a little more than a year after the network reversed its own decision to cancel the series from Eric Kripke and Shawn Ryan, NBC has decided once more that time’s up for Timeless.

The Weather Channel, it would seem, has received a bunch of money and decided to spend it on creating a cyberpunk-style postmodern augmented reality nightmare called Immersive Mixed Reality. Here Meteorologist Jim Cantore plays the role of Hiro Protagonist, as reality melts away and a furious tornado lays siege to The…

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that bring the most joy—the smell of a freshly blooming wild flower on a spring day; a cup of coffee in the early morning hours; notorious blowhard Piers Morgan trying to make fun of someone on TV and inadvertently embarrassing himself instead.

The Terror, AMC’s first foray into the anthology-series trend, has been a big success for the network, ending its first season as the No. 2 drama on cable and earning high marks from critics like The A.V. Club’s own Sean T. Collins, who gave all but one episode a stellar “A” rating. (Episode two got an “A-.”) So,…

The Dora Milaje are a household name after the massive success of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. Now, Wakanda’s group of elite warrior women is stepping into the spotlight in a Wakanda Forever trio of one-shots teaming these female fighters with Marvel’s most popular heroes. Writer Nnedi Okorafor wrote a fantastic…

Need to get caught up before you see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom? All four films (including the semi-recent Jurassic World) are down to just $17 in one awesome Blu-ray set, complete with two discs full of bonus features, and even digital copies.

Introducing his Thursday interviewee (or “opponent,” as his ironic blowhard calls them), Jordan Klepper mentioned that all the proceeds from comedian Cameron Esposito’s new standup special are going to charity. “Comedy doing good in the world?,” Klepper’s pompous pundit asked incredulously, “I just don’t see it.” But,…

This month marks the 25th anniversary of Sleepless In Seattle, which reunited Meg Ryan with her Joe Versus The Volcano co-star Tom Hanks. Well, kind of. While some rom-coms end in a kiss, some end in a wedding, and some don’t offer a romantic happy ending at all, Sleepless In Seattle is something even more unique: a…

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23. All times are Eastern.