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True Detective: Night Country Part 6 Recap — The Return of the Sun
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 6 (written by Issa López and directed by Issa López). Does True Detective: Night Country have a happy ending? Do all stories deserve happy endings? More specifically, do stories immersed in—maybe embedded in is a better phrase—death, grief, violence, loss, and regret deserve happy endings? Does […] More
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Spring 2024 TV Premieres with Release Dates and Blurbs
Reports are that there will be fewer new TV shows to premiere in 2024 than there were in 2023, but there’s still a lot of TV out there! Here we look at those things that have pinged our radar for the upcoming TV season, be they completely new series or new seasons of ongoing series. […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 5 Recap — Fight the Break of Dawn
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 5 (written by Katrina Albright & Wenonah Wilms and Chris Mundy & Issa López, and directed by Issa López). Let’s begin at the end. As Part 5 of True Detective: Night Country ends, Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro drive through a brutal winter storm as they […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 4 Recap — We’re All in It Now
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 4 (written by Namsi Khan, Chris Mundy, and Issa López and directed by Issa López). If there is any single redeeming quality Chief Liz Danvers has in True Detective: Night Country, it’s that she is consistently, almost annoyingly, asking all those involved in the various cases […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 3 Recap — She’s Waiting For You
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 3 (written and directed by Issa López) It might have taken until the third episode of True Detective: Night Country, but one of the foundational pieces of this anthology series finally emerged. Whether it’s Harrelson and McConaughey in Season 1, Farrell and Vaughn in […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 2 Recap — The Oldest Story We Know
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 2 (written and directed by Issa López). Some elements of True Detective Season 1 are also discussed. True Detective: Night Country may open with the mysterious disappearances of eight men from the Tsalal research station in Ennis, Alaska, but that’s far from where the story begins. […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 1 Recap — Forces at Play
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 1 (written and directed by Issa López). It’s clear after just one episode of True Detective: Night Country that the tenuous partnership between Jodie Foster’s Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis’ Trooper Evangeline Navarro is going to work very well over this fourth season. While […] More
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TVObs Awards: Our Favorite TV Shows, Performances and Disappointments of 2023
The Golden Globes are said and done and the Emmys are on the horizon, but who cares about all of that? It’s time for the most prestigious awards of the season, based entirely on the taste of TVObs staff, without any voting or anything! Below you’ll find our favorite new shows of 2023, our favorite […] More
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January 2024 TV Premiere Dates and Blurbs for Upcoming New and Returning Series
Hey everybody, it’s Caemeron Crain here, Executive Editor of TV Obsessive. Happy New Year! And a new year means new TV. The schedule of premieres might be a little lighter in January 2024 than we’d previously hoped, as many series were delayed in their production (for good reasons), but there’s still a lot of stuff […] More
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Fall 2023 TV Premieres: New & Returning Series We’re Excited About
I saw a poll recently asking when Fall starts. Is it when the leaves change, or the first day of school? Is it the autumnal equinox occurring this year on September 23? I think that’s the answer, but it’s not really the answer for what counts as “Fall TV,” so we’ll start a couple of […] More
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Winning Time S2E7 Recap: “What Is and What Should Never Be” — No Unfinished Business
The following recap contains spoilers for Winning Time S2E7, “What Is and What Should Never Be” (written by Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht and directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield) Editor’s Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. We’re […] More
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Winning Time S2E6 Recap: “Beat L.A.” — You Can Always Go Back to Real Estate
The following recap contains spoilers for Winning Time S2E6 “Beat L.A.” (written by Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht and directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield) Editor’s Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist. […] More