TNT's Agent X Gives the Vice President a Secret Pet Assassin
Outrageous concept a bad idea on both civics and entertainment grounds.
Television
Friday A/V Club: You Are Watching LSD-TV
There was a time when psychedelics could get friendly coverage on a commercial TV news show.
Will Cult Film Become Cult Television in Ash Vs. Evil Dead?
One of America's favorite couplings-Bruce Campbell and a chainsaw-returns.
Supergirl, Wicked City Round Out TV Premiere Season
Wicked City offers libertine noir; Supergirl crash lands.
Hectoring Truth Be Told Forgets the 'Com' Part of 'Sitcom'
Meet a frontrunner for the cancellation pool.
Television Tackles Invasive Behavior—Both Digital and Romantic
CyberWar Threat and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend may make you paranoid for completely different reasons.
Friday A/V Club: What the Gun Debate Looked Like in 1967
Black Panthers, hunters, and "nuts with guns"
Hillary Clinton's SNL Cameo Was Toothless Satire—Like Most Politicians' SNL Cameos
There are rare exceptions, but this is how it usually goes.
Sophomoric Dr. Ken and SuperMansion Offer the Cheapest of Laughs
Television premieres slow down with a couple of uninspired comedies.
Lena Dunham: Fictional Character? In Her Ode to Hillary Clinton, Another Biographical Mistake
There's more truth in Dunham's fiction.
New Daily Show Host Admits to Political "Romance" with Rand Paul
Trevor Noah finds Rand Paul refreshingly "sane."
Dynasty Runs in Blood & Oil's Veins, and That's a Good Thing
Also new next week: Quantico, Code Black, The Grinder, and Grandfathered
Fall TV Premieres Bring Sorority Girl Slash-fests, Sci-Fi Drug Conspiracies
A look at four more dramas launching this week: Scream Queens, Limitless, Rosewood, and The Player.
Fall Television Season Kicks Off, Regardless of Whether Networks Admit It
Three new shows premiere Monday.
Expect a Complicated, Gory Story with The Bastard Executioner
Game of Thrones-style violence and intrigue in 14th-century Wales
Friday A/V Club: The Amateur Cameramen of 9/11
Before the streets were filled with people carrying cameras in their pockets, nonprofessional news footage was still on the rise.
A Quiet Hero of the 9/11 Attacks Speaks Out
Documentary recounts tale of Marine who braved rubble to rescue cops.
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on FNC's Red Eye with Tom Shillue, Tonight 3a ET/12a PT
Right wing conspiracy shirts! Donald Trump vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! Attractive pig puppets!
A Century Later, People Still Want to Unmask Jack the Ripper
Pair of documentaries give their best efforts
For Your What-Do-Rappers-Who-Play-Cops-Think-of-the-Presidential-Candidates File
Law & Order: Twitter Unit
Public Morals Approaches Vice Squad Drama with Authenticity in Mind
Ed Burns' new TNT show avoids Hollywood-style excesses.
Show Me a Hero: Fear and Loathing in Yonkers
Public housing politics takes center stage in David Simon's new HBO miniseries.
Did Jon Stewart Really Speak Truth to Power?
Sometimes, when the powerful weren't liberal enough.
Thrill Factor: Why Scary Amusement Park Rides Don't Kill Us
If you're getting the idea that Thrill Factor is good sanguinary fun, you're absolutely right.
Bombs Drop in a Smithsonian Documentary and NBC Sit-Com
The ravages of Hiroshima; the misery of unfunny summer comedies
Friday A/V Club: Behind the Buckley/Vidal Debates
Free speech, flags, a police riot, and the other time Bill Buckley called Gore Vidal a queer
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Red Eye, Tonight at 3a ET/12a PT
Talkin' Jon Stewart's secret White House powwows and Hillary Clinton jet-setting for climate change.
How Human Are Monkeys?
Sunday night's National Geographic documentary shows warfare, lying.
Denis Leary Has Aging Rockers in His Sights in New FX Comedy
New series premieres tonight.
New Harper Lee Book Has Parents Reconsidering the Wisdom of Naming a Kid 'Atticus'
The Times has scooped The Onion.
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on FNC's Red Eye, Tonight 3a ET/12a PT
Topics include the Donald Trump clownshow, Jeb Bush takes an Uber, and cheap shots taken at American hero Serena Williams.
The 2000s Is Pinned Down by the Reality of a World Post-9/11
A look at the flotsam and jetsam of culture keeps floating back to the same dark places.
Sharks and Snarks: A Bland Cuban Documentary and Unfunny Noir Parody Inspire Shrugs
Don't expect a whole lot from Tiburones: Sharks of Cuba or The Spoils Before Dying.
Matt Welch: 'His name was Jefferson Davis Hogg!'
If The Dukes of Hazzard was racist, it sure had a funny way of showing it
CNN Can't Tell the Difference Between Arabic, Dildos
Is ISIS infiltrating The Gays? A CNN exclusive!
Zoo: When Animals Attack Your Summer TV Schedule
CBS turns Patterson novel into summer 'popcorn television.'
Friday A/V Club: Scenes from a Gay Wedding in 1971
A look back at Baker v. Nelson, with footage from the plaintiffs' marriage ceremony
True Detective Returns with a New, Dark Story
Subsequent comic relief available from HBO's new The Brink.
Deutschland 83 Brings Drama and Humor of Cold War Germany to American TV
New Cold War coming of age/spy thriller series premieres on SundanceTV.
