Tina Fey has managed to have four episodes of her sitcom “30 Rock” pulled from syndication and streaming services because characters appear in blackface.
If you’re wondering how a major commercial network such as NBC would ever allow one of its prestige shows to depict characters in blackface, remember that “30 Rock” was filmed in a far simpler time, back in the 1940s –
—Wait.
(Checks notes.)
— in 2008.
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The all-new Justice Society of America takes on the Injustice Society on the new “Stargirl.”
What could go wrong?
How about everything?
Pride is canceled across the nation because of COVID-19, so that gives you plenty of time to fire up the DVD player for a classic.
Across four seasons, Starz’s “Spartacus” captured a slave gladiator (first Andy Whitfield, then Liam McIntyre) becoming the leader of a rebellion that threatened the heart of Rome.
Amid this sprawling, violent, even gory epic that ran from 2010-2013 appeared one of the most passionate same-sex couples ever to hit the small or big screen.
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“Star Trek: The Next Generation” suffered a wobbly launch.
Many fans questioned why a sequel series was needed when so many stars from the original series were game and willing to slip into those familiar Federation uniforms.
The first two seasons of “Next Gen” were rough, but in its third season, the series found its own path to the stars with such memorable episodes as “Deja Q” and “Yesterday’s Enterprise.”
But no fan, casual or not, was prepared for “The Best of Both Worlds.”
As an argument in a court of law goes, it’s a doozy:
Fox News told a federal judge Wednesday that prime-time darling Tucker Carlson does not look to facts for his show.
Nor do his viewers expect them from him.
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