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Category: TV Recap

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 20, 2015

Is Christian Slater REAL? – HNTP Investigates

Mr. Robot raises deep questions about public identity and truth... questions one Mr. Christian Slater seems to have been toying with throughout his career. And now HNTP is asking the one existential question at the heart of it all: Does Christian Slater himself actually exist?

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· by Staff Writer · Jul 17, 2015

Stargate SG-1 “Avenger 2.0”

“While it isn’t the worst concept for an episode ever, it’s still not winning fan love, twelve years after it aired. Okay, so maybe some fans love it, but this fan cringes over the existence of it.”

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jul 15, 2015

FOX’s New Singing Competition Offers Role on "Empire" as Prize

With the demise of American Idol, FOX has a new singing competition in the works... with a direct tie-in to "Empire."

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 15, 2015

Live Action Archie, Maybe with Zombies, Coming to Your TV

You may have heard about the all-new Archie comic book relaunch a while back, but did you know that the red-headed high schooler is also headed for television? Riverdale, a live action series based on the new Archie comics, will be coming soon to your TVs.

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 13, 2015

Wayward Pines: Let the Abbie Apocalypse Begin

Sometimes the ticking time bomb is a stolen pick-up truck. Can Ethan stop it before the conspirators let the abbies in? And is Ben gone for good or only mostly dead?

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 10, 2015

Deutschland 83: The One Where Martin Loses His Innocence

This week on Deutschland 83, after taking dating advice from his aunt, Martin's love life becomes complicated. Alex and the General exchange words at a family celebration. Renate drinks. Yvonne meditates. And the world moves one step closer to nuclear annihilation.

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· by Cindi Brown · Jul 10, 2015

Bo Duke Puts the Confederate Flag Controversy in Perspective, Yee Haw-Style

Bo and Luke Duke may have been in trouble with the law since they day they was born, but now they're in trouble with the PC police and actor John Schneider ain't going to take it lying down, no matter how many racists slaughter how many African-Americans.

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 9, 2015

Hair Today, Gone to Westeros? – In Which HNTP Investigates Kit Harington’s Hairgate

Kit Harrington may have all sorts of Game of Thrones spoilers locked in his head, but it's the locks on his head that are giving away the answer behind this season's cliffhanger... maybe. HNTP looks into all the possibilities, no matter how unlikely.

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 9, 2015

Lifetime Dips Toe in Streaming, Is Immediately In Over Its Head

Lifetime is as clueless about steaming technology as its audience. What, no, not women! We mean old people. Try to keep up with which demographic we're shamelessly stereotyping. Geez, what are you, Irish?

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jul 9, 2015

Sesame Street’s Sonia Manzano Retires After 40 Years

After 40+ years, Maria announces retirement from Sesame Street. Do you think they have a place to cash Social Security checks on that block?

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 8, 2015

U.F.Oh No He Didn’t!

President Obama accidentally reveals the truth about aliens. Like, the outer space kind. It's all right there plain as the ears on his face if you only listen closely, study the body language, and forget to take your medication.

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 8, 2015

FOX Introduces a 28-minute Commercial, Calls It a New Series

The dark secret at the heart of the new Wayward Pines "companion series" is that product placement trumps everything else.

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 6, 2015

Wayward Pines: Summer Lovin'

Now that Ethan knows the truth, will he be able to stop the conspirators from taking down the fence without have to reckon them?

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· by Rick Lewis · Jul 6, 2015

NBC Outlaws Christianity, Bans Christ from Airwaves

Delivering the biggest blow to Traditional Christianity™ in at least nine days, NBC has declared that Christ Our Savior is no longer welcome on the network.

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· by Rick Lewis · Jul 6, 2015

The Celebrity Bachelorette? Amy Schumer makes her demands if ABC wants her for next season

The internet is demanding Amy Schumer be the next Bachelorette. Amy seems down with it, and in fact, she's got three demands of her own.

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· by Marion Stein · Jul 3, 2015

Deutschland 83: Martin Gets Lucky (Again)

Our favorite German cold war spy-thriller slash bildungsroman continues. This week Martin has to machen de liebe to get the secret papers. Is he up to the task? While back on the heimetfront, Annett makes an important discovery that could change everything.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 1, 2015

Star Trek (TAS) “The Practical Joker”

“It would seem the very first holodeck episode in the Star Trek franchise also features the very first holodeck malfunction.”

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· by Susan Velazquez · Jul 1, 2015

Blame Amy Schumer for the new "Daily Show" host being a dude

Blame Amy Schumer for the new "Daily Show" host being a dude

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· by Rick Lewis · Jun 30, 2015

Motherduckin’ Lionel Ritchie outdraws spithead Kanye West in Britain

Alas, poor Kanye West! Such indignities he is forced to suffer! Shall we all shed a tear? Invited across the pond to perform at the massive Glastonbury Music Festival, Kanye embarrassed himself royally, time and again.

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· by Marion Stein · Jun 30, 2015

Good News For Wayward Pines Fans! Or Maybe Not!

Looks like your favorite moderately successful ten part mini-series currently on Fox might possibly get a second chance season (or it might not). The bad news is it doesn't look like any of the award-winning cast is coming back.