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No, They Weren’t Dead the Whole Time

 An oral history of Lost’s daring, divisive finale, our last truly communal broadcast TV experience By Jen Chaney
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Ginny & Georgia Is So, So Much. Truly, So Much.

 The new Netflix series is such an unpredictable mixture of genre and tone that watching it feels like being shuttled from one TV show to another. By Kathryn VanArendonk
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How The Descent Ended Up With Two Famously Bleak Endings

 Writer-director Neil Marshall breaks down his horror film’s alternate conclusions — and which one he thinks is the worse fate. By Rachel Handler
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8 Comedians Break Down Their Favorite Stand-up Closer Ever

 Featuring jokes by Gary Gulman, Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle, and more. By Dan Reilly

Endings Week

How great art sticks the landing.

  1. No, They Weren’t Dead the Whole Time By Jen Chaney
  2. A Brief History of the Alternate Movie Endings Lost to Time By Jason Bailey
  3. How The Descent Ended Up With Two Famously Bleak Endings By Rachel Handler

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  1. wrap party in paradise
    Live Together, Party Together: The Story of Lost’s Final Wrap Party Cast and crew reminisce about the epic send-off thrown by Evangeline Lilly and featuring an unplanned guest performance by Jimmy Buffett.
  2. videology
    Chloe x Halle Continue Impressive Performance Streak With ‘Ungodly Hour’ Vid The R&B duo debuted the music video on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
  4. revivals
    Rugrats Reboot Series to Hit Paramount+ With Original Voice Cast Original baddie Angelica Pickles is up to her old tricks.
  5. coronavirus
    All the Celebrities Who Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus The list keeps growing.
  6. paramount+
    Nickelodeon Announces Avatar Studios, Dedicated to Expanding the Avatar Universe The studio will be headed by original series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
  7. stand-up
    Ronny Chieng Signs Netflix Deal for Three New Comedy Specials Get ready for two stand-up specials and a “semi-scripted road trip comedy” from The Daily Show correspondent.
  9. paramount+
    Master Chief Is Heading to Paramount+ The long-awaited Halo series will premier in early 2022.
  10. the streaming wars
    Drag Race Producers Werking on New Competition Series for Paramount+ And season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is sashaying to the streamer.
  11. the law
    Bruce Springsteen Pleads Guilty to Drinking in National Park The other two charges were dismissed.
  12. paramount+
    All the Old Paramount Movies Are Becoming New Paramount+ Shows The streaming service is developing shows based on Love Story, Fatal Attraction, Parallax View, and more.
  13. the streaming wars
    Paramount+ Will Stream Mission: Impossible 7 and A Quiet Place Part 2 Copying the HBO Max strategy we see.
  14. the law
    Chance the Rapper Sues His Manager, Defends The Big Day The new suit claims Pat Corcoran used his association with Chance to further his own business interests.
  15. wandavision
    So Is WandaVision Getting a Season Two? If not, we blame Agatha.
  16. tv
    Matt Groening Responds to Simpsons Recasting Characters “All of our actors play dozens of characters each, it was never designed to exclude anyone.”
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