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Commentary: Commemorate America’s 250th with these 6 series, historical and satirical

As America's 250th anniversary approaches, a number of TV docuseries and web series, both historical and satirical in nature, offer timely civics lessons.

Appreciation: Sitcom mastermind James Burrows made TV feel like family

James Burrows' comedies created on-screen families that continue to shape how television feels like home.

‘Sugar,’ with Colin Farrell as an alien private eye, gets a new and improved second season

Colin Farrell is back for Season 2 of Apple TV's L.A.-based neo-noir 'Sugar,' which has a new showrunner and sports a new look.

‘Spider-Noir’ remixes Spider-Man into a Humphrey Bogart-like superhero

With Nicolas Cage starring as the Spider, the series, available in color and in black and white, is a retro reimagining of the well-known superhero.

‘The Boroughs’ brings a lively group of seniors into a predictable sci-fi adventure

Alfred Molina, leading a cast of veteran actors, plays Sam, a retired engineer who moves to a retirement community where strange things are afoot.

‘The Boroughs’ brings a lively group of seniors into a predictable sci-fi adventure

Alfred Molina, leading a cast of veteran actors, plays Sam, a retired engineer who moves to a retirement community where strange things are afoot.

Commentary: ‘The Late Show’ is ending, but not Stephen Colbert or late-night TV

When Stephen Colbert inherited 'The Late Show' in 2015, it was during a golden age of late-night TV, and though it's evolved since, the appetite…

Tatiana Maslany is the reason you should watch ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’

In Apple TV's new thriller series, the actor plays a lonely divorced single mother who gets wrapped up in a murder mystery while trying to…

Essay: Jane Wickline is ‘SNL’s’ most polarizing player. That’s what makes her special

The fact that Jane Wickline, a featured player on 'Saturday Night Live,' is so polarizing is, in its way, a recommendation. She's different. She's a…

‘Amadeus’ honors play and film while adding more shenanigans

Using Peter Shaffer's play as its basis, this five-part miniseries starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany can be repetitious but there is still much to…