Why David Lynch Left Twin Peaks: The Return and Then Came Back, In His Own Words

We all know the story by now: Auteur goes to Showtime to revive one of the most seminal television shows of all time. Auteur leaves Showtime due to money disputes. Auteur triumphantly returns to Showtime when the monetary disputes are miraculously solved. So was the case of David Lynch’s quest

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How The Good Fight Brought the Trump Era to TV, From the Pee Tape to #MeToo

The 2018 Emmy race has begun, and Vulture will take a close look at the contenders until voting closes on June 25.More than any other TV show this season, The Good Fight knows how to spin real-life news into ripped-from-the-headlines drama. Much as they did in The Good Wife, the

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Please Love Yourself Enough to Ignore The Proposal

I want to be very clear: Do not watch ABC’s new reality show The Proposal. Yes, there are some bits that are so awful, they’re ridiculous. But I promise you it’s not worth it.If you haven’t seen any of the promos, the premise of The Proposal is a Bachelor-ized update

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The New Wave of Rap Violence Shouldn’t Be Ignored

This piece was originally published on August 31, 2017. We’re re-publishing it in light of XXXTentacion’s death.There’s a song near the end of rising South Florida rapper XXXTentacion’s just-released 17 called “Carry On,” where the 11-track mini-album — a ramshackle mix of half-conceived folk musings and confessional depression raps —

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Tony Shalhoub and Sasson Gabay Pass The Band’s Visit’s Baton

“It was beautiful. You brought your own character to the role,” Sasson Gabay is telling Tony Shalhoub, who recently won a Tony for starring in the musical The Band’s Visit. Gabay is the Israeli actor who originated the character of the stern and melancholy police officer Tewfiq, playing the role in

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A Few Questions We Have After Watching John Travolta’s New John Gotti Biopic

Twenty years ago, news that John Travolta — then resurgent, still riding the second wind that Pulp Fiction had given his career — was starring in a biopic treatment for one of the most infamous men to have ever lived would have heralded a capital-E Event. Today, however? The John

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Showtime Orders Its First-Ever Late Night Show Hosted by Desus and Mero

Desus and Mero are heading to Showtime. The network announced Monday that it’s ordered its first-ever weekly half-hour late-night series, which will be hosted by Desus Nice and the Kid Mero and debut sometime next year. The show will feature the duo “speaking highly off the cuff and chatting with

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The Opposition’s Cancellation Is Great News for Jordan Klepper

After nine months on the air, last week Comedy Central canceled The Opposition, former Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper’s stand-alone series. The final episode will air June 28, after which development on a new show, tentatively titled Klepper, will begin immediately. Billed as a “weekly half-hour series,” it will see

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