After six seasons, 52 episodes and innumerable dinner parties, put-downs and plot twists, Downton Abbey comes to an end.
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Anyone missing a great crime drama now that Justified and Breaking Bad have driven off into the sunset, seek out Fargo and enjoy the ride.
The Duplass brothers transition to television with ease.
The zombies of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” promise to eat your heart out when they return for the series’s midseason premiere this Valentine’s Day.
Enter for a chance to win the Golden Globe winning HBO mini-series starring Oscar Isaac.
One advantage to spending a lot of time at home with snow covering the sidewalks and streets is getting a chance to do a bit of Hulu watching. Right now,…
A look back at a Christmas special that failed to become a holiday classic.
Vikings, colossal beasts and evil hypnotists galore: time for another volume of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
In the annals of TV history, there are a handful of shows held up as the universal examples of shows gone horribly wrong — high-concept shows so preposterous as to…
A new DVD release introduces this groundbreaking series to a new generation.
Another in Warner Home Video’s inspired Peanuts re-release series, this special, which originally aired in 2006, carries an important (albeit done gently) message – especially in the current climate. In…
“Fresh Off the Boat” is a refreshing take on the modern family sitcom.
“The Leftovers” recovers from a so-so first season and comes out swinging in Season Two
The beauty of Peanuts exists on several levels: the warmth of the characters; the sense of empathy one has for Charlie Brown; the sweetness and innocence of these children; the…
In “Narcos” Pablo Escobar embodies Machiavelli’s famous phrase: “It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
‘Cause I’m Stephen Colbert, yes I’m the real Colbert/All you other Stephen Colberts are just imitating/So won’t the real Stephen Colbert please stand up/Please stand up/ Please stand up?
The skydivers, Creepy Girl and a carnivorous carpet: Popdose tackles the first-ever Mystery Science Theater DVD set.
TV Land, once Cable TV’s Cousin Oliver, has gone all Marsha, Marsha, Marsha seemingly overnight. Their latest one-two punch, The Jim Gaffigan Show and Impastor, rival the best comedic fare…
As POPDOSE’s resident non-gender conforming correspondent, I thought it was high time to weigh in on this fabulous summer of Trans television: I Am Cait (E!) and I Am Jazz (TLC). What…
Selina Meyer is the POTUS. God help us all.
While we continue to await news of Joel Hodgson’s long-teased reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Shout! Factory continues to do us MSTies right with its latest four-disk reissue. Mystery Science Theater…
Season 4 of Veep, the Emmy Award winning political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and season 2 of Silicon Valley, the latest comedy from the mind of Mike Judge are currently available to buy on…
“Silicon Valley” continues to provide enough laughs and commentary on the human condition to make it one of the most binge worthy and intelligent shows on TV.
PlayStation takes a dip in the TV pool with the new superhero/cop show, “Powers,” now on Blu-ray.
Once again, the fine folks at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are preparing to release another collection of Peanuts specials, but in this case, the message and the subject matter is…
In the late ’90s when I finally convinced my mom I was too old for a babysitter, she left me home with my best friend, the television. In those days,…