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HBO's ‘Lanterns’ Just Made a Major Departure From DC Comics With This Character's Backstory

When it comes to John Stewart's origins, 'Lanterns' goes back to the drawing board.

Josh Dylan in Tommy & Tuppence.
This 6-Episode Mystery Series Puts a Modern Twist on Agatha Christie

Her novels are heading to the small screen yet again.

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5 Years Later, Netflix’s 16-Episode Fantasy Romance Is Still a Perfect Weekend Binge

Five years later, the underrated fantasy makes falling in love feel like a matter of life and death.

Reacher looking stoic in 'Reacher' Season 4.
'Reacher' Exposes Its Main Hero's Biggest Failure in Just 4 Words

A rare admission reshapes Reacher's mythic status and propels him into uncharacteristic vulnerability.

Sirfetch'd and Pichu.
Pokémon Just Gave Us the Perfect ‘Game of Thrones’ Replacement

Westeros has some unexpected competition.

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'Abbott Elementary's Heaviest Episode Shows an Entirely New Side to the ABC Sitcom

This week's installment did not hold back.

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HBO Only Agreed To Make 'The Sopranos' After Its Creator Made This Shocking Change

HBO's best crime drama wouldn't have existed without it.

Ed and Al standing together in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
16 Years Later, ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’s Best Quote Still Defines the Series

There are too many to count.

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CBS' 251-Episode Classic War Drama Broke the Mold of the Award-Winning Series

A Season 4 episode sees this character as a lone soldier in the field.

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'House of the Dragon' Has Already Changed Rhaenyra's Fate

The fate of the Queen of Westeros will play out differently.

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‘The Simpsons’ Best Homer and Marge Episode Is Still Untouchable 35 Years Later

It is also one of the best flashback episodes, hands-down.

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Apple TV’s Newest 8-Episode Crime Thriller Is Putting a Twist on the Heist Formula

Three timelines, one very big score.

Annie Walker and Jai Wilcox on a mission together in Covert Affairs
This 5-Part Spy Thriller Quietly Makes the Case for a Revival by Returning to Streaming Charts

Over a decade later, a revival could resolve the cliffhanger that left viewers waiting for answers.

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Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Sherlock and Dónal Finn as Moriarty standing next to each other in Young Sherlock
Guy Ritchie’s 8-Episode Crime Drama Is Still the Perfect Weekend Binge Before It Returns

This brisk mystery series reimagines the origins of an iconic character.

Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'
34 Years Later, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation's Perfect Quote Defines the Sci-Fi Franchise

What if Starfleet's most valuable ideal is both simpler and more difficult than exploring the stars?

Pearce Quigley in Small Prophets
Apple TV Just Picked Up a “Masterpiece” Fantasy With a Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

The 100% score says it all.

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'Ted Lasso' Meets 'Arrested Development' in Netflix's 2-Part Sports Comedy Series

This Netflix series has found the perfect niche.

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Before 'Lanterns,' Aaron Pierre Quietly Starred in This Forgotten 2-Season DC Series

Before HBO's sci-fi detective series, Pierre played a key role in another DC hero's legacy.

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48 Years Before Hugh Jackman’s Best Sci-Fi Movie, ‘The Twilight Zone’ Did It First

Nearly five decades before Jackman entered the ring, ‘The Twilight Zone’ introduced the story that would become a sci-fi classic.

David Suchet as Hercule Poirot, standing in front of a bust and a candelabra in Agatha Christie's Poirot.
Agatha Christie's Unknown Murder Mystery Deserves an Adaptation 82 Years Later

After all this time, one of the Queen of Crime's most unique standalones shouldn't be ignored.

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