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The Community Series Finale Imagines What Could Have Been (and Might Still Be)

Bob RaymondaMay 19, 2020

We look back on the series finale of Dan Harmon's meta comedy Community now that all six seasons are available to stream on Netflix.

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Syndicated’s 30 Best Episodes of 2019

Daniel Toy, Radhika Menon and Bob RaymondaJanuary 6, 2020

In a year with more great television than ever before, we chose our top 30 episodes of 2019.

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The Americans Tests Loyalties and Divides a Family in Its Quiet, Haunting Series Finale

Bob RaymondaMarch 1, 2019

"Start," the final episode of FX's prestige drama The Americans, ends in quiet reflection rather than all-out spectacle, and it's better for it.

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Part Two of Amazon’s The Tick Delivers More Laughs and More Heart

Bob RaymondaMarch 13, 2018

The Tick continues to be superhero parody fun in the back half of its first season, but it's at its best when it focuses on the emotional growth of its two leads.

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I Spent the End of 2017 Live-tweeting Fuller House Season Three

Bob RaymondaJanuary 29, 2018

Because I hate myself.

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In Its Finale, The Office Gives Its Characters a Send-off Each Deserves

Bob RaymondaNovember 20, 2017

Despite some uneven moments, the Office finale brings the same laughs, tears, and surprises that viewers have come to appreciate.

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The Six Feet Under Finale Is a Testament to Its Strong Characters

Bob RaymondaOctober 23, 2017

How Alan Ball and company stuck the landing with this 2005 HBO finale.

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I Spent My Day Off Hungover and Live-tweeting Fuller House

Bob RaymondaOctober 9, 2017

The mental anguish caused by a night of heavy drinking followed immediately by nine episodes of Netflix's Fuller House season three.

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The Tick Is a Breath of Fresh Air in the Face of Superhero Fatigue

Bob RaymondaSeptember 11, 2017

Part one of Amazon's The Tick both embodies and transcends the tired superhero tropes we've become so accustomed to.

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I Waited Five Years to Watch the Dexter Finale and Wish I’d Waited Five More

Bob RaymondaAugust 28, 2017

"Monsters don't get to live happily ever after." Except when they do . . .

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