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Join Entertainment Weekly TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich for Best of Shows: Best of the Decade, a weekly countdown of the best television from the 2010s. Each episode will focus on highlighting the top shows in key categories — comedy, drama, reality, series finales — and we’ll even make time to castigate some of the worst shows of the last 10 years.

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    Best of the Decade: Drama (plus: Michelle and Robert King’s favorite TV!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 71:30


    Darren and Kristen finish their Best of the 2010s lookback with their favorite dramas of the decade. Then, Kristen talks to ‘Good Fight’ showrunners/TV geniuses Michelle and Robert King about their top shows from the 2010s.

    Best of the Decade: Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 68:40


    Darren and Kristen pick the 10 best comedies of the 2010s. Did your favorite make the cut?

    The Worst Shows of the Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 54:38


    A decade in review wouldn’t be complete without a look at the worst comedies, dramas, reality shows, revivals and second seasons from the 2010s. 

    Best of the Decade: Series Finales

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 61:42


    Kristen and Darren continue their look back at the 2010s with a special episode dedicated to the great (and terrible) series finales of the decade.

    Best of the Decade: Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 63:50


    Entertainment Weekly TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich kick off the Best of the Decade series by counting down the top 10 reality TV shows of the 2010s. 

    “Stranger Things 3” and an MTV Reality Round-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 54:13


    Return to the 80s in the new season of the Netflix drama. Then re-return to 2019 for a closer look at the finale of “A Double Shot at Love” and the premiere of “The Hills: New Beginnings.”

    The Loudest Voice, Perpetual Grace LTD, Los Espookys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 45:15


    Darren and Kristen rave about two under-the-radar gems — Epix’s Perpetual Grace LTD and HBO’s Los Espookys — and rant about Showtime’s Roger Ailes miniseries The Loudest Voice.

    Desus and Mero are here!!! Plus, “Euphoria” and “Grand Hotel”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 63:25


    Kristen talks to Showtime’s late night superstars. And the critics discuss the shocking HBO teen drama and the cheek ABC summer soap.

    Pamela Adlon talks “Better Things”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 55:40


    The acclaimed star-creator talks the third season of her brilliant sitcom. Meanwhile, Kristen and Darren discuss the new seasons of “Big Little Lies,” “Pose,” and “Black Mirror”

    “Deadwood” ends, “Handmaid’s Tale” continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 45:25


    Kristen and Darren examine the uncertain third season of “Handmaid’s” and dig into the “Deadwood” movie. Then they talk about “The Good Fight”... and, somehow, “Quarterlife.” 

    “When They See Us” and Fall TV

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 55:21


    Kristen and Darren discuss Ava DuVernay’s moving Netflix miniseries about the tangled true-life tale of the Central Park Five. Then the critics take a look at the new trailers from the broadcast network upfronts.

    Timothy Simons talks “Veep Finale,” plus “Vida” and “What/If”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 72:03


    The man who brought Jonah Ryan to life discusses the end of the HBO satire. First, Kristen and Darren take a look at the Starz gentrification drama and Renee Zellweger’s soapy new Netflix series.

    “Catch-22,” “Fleabag,” and “LA’s Finest”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 42:28


    Kristen and Darren talk Hulu’s literary adaptation, Amazon’s delightful Britcom, and the very bad “Bad Boys” spinoff.

    Are spoilers really a thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 47:44


    Darren and Kristen on spoilers, and why the rules around them should change for the binge-TV era. Plus: Reviews of Chernobyl (HBO) and The Good Fight (CBS All Access).

    W. Kamau Bell, Chambers, Dead to Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 62:26


    W. Kamau Bell previews the new season of ‘United Shades of America.’ Plus Kristen and Darren review Netflix’s Chambers and Dead to Me, and check in with HBO’s Barry. 

    “She-Ra” showrunner Noelle Stevenson! Plus, “Cobra Kai” and “The Red Line”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 76:15


    The executive producer of Netflix’s delightful animated adventure “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” talks about reviving the ‘80s cartoon for a new generation. It’s a reboot-heavy week, as Kristen and Darren also dig into the cheerful new season of “Karate Kid” sequel series “Cobra Kai.” The critics also discuss the impressive ambitions (and less impressive dramatic failures) of the new CBS series “The Red Line.”

    “Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” spinoffs talk! Plus, “Life in Pieces” and “Ramy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 43:49


    Kristen and Darren talk about the excellent new Hulu series “Ramy” and the cheerful CBS family comedy “Life in Pieces.” Then, they take a look at the future of the “Game of Thrones” and “Walking Dead” franchises.

    “One Day at a Time,” our favorite canceled TV shows, and “A Double Shot at Love”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 54:13


    Will the Netflix sitcom come back to life? Kristen and Darren discuss canceled favorites and take a look at the new shows “Fosse/Verdon” and “A Double Shot at Love”

    America Ferrera talks “Superstore”! Plus: reviews of “Twilight Zone,” “Killing Eve,” and “Veep”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 66:55


    Kristen and Darren debate the second season of “Killing Eve,” work through their disappointment in “The Twilight Zone,” and ponder the final season of “Veep.” Then, America Ferrera calls in to talk about the brilliant fourth season of the NBC sitcom “Superstore.”

    The Sopranos vs. The Wire, plus a comedy roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 52:23


    Kristen and Darren wrestle with this burning TV question: If you’ve never seen The Sopranos or The Wire, which should you watch first? Plus, a roundup of three very different comedies premiering this week: HBO’s Barry, FX’s What We Do In the Shadows, and NBC’s new bar-based sitcom Abby’s. 

    Arrested Development, The Village, Aidy Bryant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 57:07


    With Arrested Development back (again) on Netflix, Darren and Kristen lament the long, slow decline of a once-brilliant show. Meanwhile, Kristen and Darren vent their (many, many) issues with NBC’s overly-earnest new drama, The Village, and EW’s digital director Shana Naomi Krochmal interviews Aidy Bryant about her new Hulu comedy Shrill. 

    SXSW Bonus Interview: Kathy Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 52:28


    Special bonus episode taped live in Austin at South By Southwest! EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal talks to Kathy Griffin about her new concert film, “A Hell of a Story,” which details how she’s staging her own comeback following that controversial photo. Kathy dishes on what “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” gets right about being a female comic, why she does private stand-up routines for her neighbor Kim Kardashian, and what could be next for her on TV.

    Game of Thrones, The Good Fight, Shrill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 45:35


    In an epic podcast crossover, Game of Thrones Weekly co-host James Hibberd joins Kristen and Darren to share details from the set of HBO’s megahit. Plus, the critics marvel over the transcendent third season of The Good Fight, and discuss Hulu’s new comedy Shrill, starring SNL standout Aidy Bryant.

    “Superstore,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and Ricky Gervais’ “After Life”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 59:15


    By popular demand, Kristen and Darren take a look at the new season of VH1’s reality competition, with help from EW’s Joey Nolfi. The critics also discuss Netflix’s somber new comedy, NBC’s great workplace sitcom, and their concerns about the limited series boom. 

    “Better Things,” Marvel-Netflix, and “Leaving Neverland"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 58:30


    Kristen reviews the wonderful Pamela Adlon series, and Darren tries to figure out whether Netflix scored a win against Marvel. Then both critics struggle with the new Michael Jackson docuseries “Leaving Neverland.”

    Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, and the Network TV Pilot Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 56:16


    Kristen and Darren struggle to understand why two different violent comic book TV shows debuted the same day. Then the critics discuss Anna Paquin’s new PopTV series “Flack.” And you won’t believe what happens when Darren tries to fool Kristen with the first ever edition of  “Two Truths and a Lie: Network TV Pilot Edition.”

    The Masked Singer, The Walking Dead, Miracle Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 58:11


    The Masked Singer exec producer Craig Plestis answers our burning questions about the bizarre Fox hit; Daniel Radcliffe heads to TBS as a high-strung angel in Miracle Workers; and Kristen and Darren wonder if the world really needs a Walking Dead “universe.” 

    Lance Reddick from “Corporate,” plus “Pen15” and “One Day at a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 60:02


    It’s a roundup of great current sitcoms, as Kristen and Darren discuss Hulu’s surreal-sweet middle school romp and Netflix’s family comedy, and Lance Reddick “Corporate” talks his TV loves. Also discussed, unfortunately: the problem with “Bull” 

    I Am The Night, Fyre Fest Documentaries, You on Netflix

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 44:11


    Chris Pine sure looks good in TNT’s so-so I Am the Night; Netflix and Hulu excavate the outrageous money-burning horror of Fyre Fest, with mixed results; and Kristen and Darren try to figure out why they’re so unhappy that “You” (a show they love!) was a cable failure but a Netflix success

    The Other Two, Star Trek: Discovery, Trigger Warning with Killer Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 50:33


    Star Trek: Discovery lightens up for season 2; Run the Jewels rapper Killer Mike tackles social issues with humor on Trigger Warning; and a chat with Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider about their hilarious new series The Other Two.

    True Detective, Sex Education, Masked Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 43:30


    True Detective goes for redemption in season 3; Gillian Anderson returns to TV in Netflix’s sweet teen dramedy Sex Education; and Kristen and Darren try to decipher the appeal of The Masked Singer. 

    Trailer Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 1:20


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