HBO
10 Years After Its Premiere, 'The Wire' Feels Dated, and That's a Good Thing
The HBO show is a valuable artifact from the post-9/11, pre-social media revolution era.
HBO
The HBO show is a valuable artifact from the post-9/11, pre-social media revolution era.
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Pets appear in movies, TV shows, commercials, and plays, but low pay and changing regulations make it hard for their trainers and managers to get by.
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Few narrative devices on TV are as effective as the disastrous, alcohol-feuled get-together.
HBO
The stunning, episode-long Battle of Blackwater leaves no character untouched.
Fox
TV was skewering the rich long before the Occupy movement showed up
Fox
The singing-competition bubble didn't bust, "the end of men" played out on-screen, and more
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Four decades after George Carlin's legendary monologue, the law still can't decide how to handle publicly broadcast swearing.
NBC
Its sketches lampoon decades-old talk shows while barely acknowledging the Internet's existence.
Don’t cry for the former Fox star—he’s building a 24/7 media empire in his loopy image.
HBO
Twists of fate drive the intertwining narratives at play in Westeros.
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