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Maverick Reached its Peak Complexity in ‘Shady Deal at Sunny Acres’ Bret Maverick whittling on the porch

Maverick Reached its Peak Complexity in ‘Shady Deal at Sunny Acres’

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Maverick hits its peak complexity in the classic episode, "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres."
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Fleabag’s Second Season Kicked Off With a Note Perfect Perfectly Awful Dinner Fleabag tells us that this is a love story

Fleabag’s Second Season Kicked Off With a Note Perfect Perfectly Awful Dinner

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Fleabag's season two opener was a perfectly put together perfectly awful dinner
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Archie Sundays: Fran Frazier, a Character Older Than Even Archie, Gets a Modern Reboot

Archie Sundays: Fran Frazier, a Character Older Than Even Archie, Gets a Modern Reboot

In my weekly Archie news and previews spotlight, see how a Golden Age character who predated Archie Andrews himself is making her modern debut
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Don Draper Had to be Brilliant for Mad Men’s Pilot to Work (He was Brilliant). Don explains how Lucky Strike is toasted

Don Draper Had to be Brilliant for Mad Men’s Pilot to Work (He was Brilliant).

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Mad Men wrote itself into a major corner in its first episode, and the only way out was for Don...
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With ‘The Deal,’ Seinfeld Finally Fully Took This and Added That Jerry and Elaine make a deal

With ‘The Deal,’ Seinfeld Finally Fully Took This and Added That

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at how "The Deal" finally saw Seinfeld putting it all together
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Pop Culture References Dictionary – 5% TV Shows Jason counsels one of Mike's friends on Growing Pains

Pop Culture References Dictionary – 5% TV Shows

In the newest installment of the Pop Culture References Dictionary, Brian explains how in a sea of awful television shows, there are also the unusual 5% shows
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Al Floss From The Famous Teddy Z Wreaks Chaos on Murphy Brown Al Floss meets Murphy Brown

Al Floss From The Famous Teddy Z Wreaks Chaos on Murphy Brown

In a feature spotlighting characters guest-starring on different shows, see how The Famous Teddy Z's Al Floss wreaked havoc on Murphy Brown
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Pop Culture References Dictionary – Sturgeon’s Law Jay Sherman from The Critic

Pop Culture References Dictionary – Sturgeon’s Law

In the newest installment of the Pop Culture References Dictionary, learn the history behind and the definition of Sturgeon's Law
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How a Simple Greeting Changed Hill Street Blues Forever Furillo greets LaRue at AA

How a Simple Greeting Changed Hill Street Blues Forever

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at way that a simple greeting in Hill Street Blues' Season 1 finale changed the series forever
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Star Trek’s Ill-Considered ‘Women Can’t be Starfleet Captains’ Plot Lasted Way Too Long Before Being Retconned Kirk swaps bodies with his ex-girlfriend

Star Trek’s Ill-Considered ‘Women Can’t be Starfleet Captains’ Plot Lasted Way Too Long Before Being Retconned

In a spotlight on pop culture retcons that 'overturn' past stories, see how Star Trek slowly retconned out its bizarre ban on women being Starfleet captains in the era of the original Star Trek...
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