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Review: 'Living With Yourself'

A man who is burned out on life and love undergoes a mysterious treatment, only to discover that he has been replaced by a better version of himself. Living with Yourself stars Paul Rudd.

Review: 'Living With Yourself'

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Energetic And Ambitious, 'Watchmen' Taps Into A Slew Of Today's Anxieties

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Rather than rehash the 1980s superhero comic, series creator Damon Lindelof preserves the original's mood, themes and tricky structure — but uses them to tell an engrossing, totally new story on HBO.

Energetic And Ambitious, 'Watchmen' Taps Into A Slew Of Today's Anxieties

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Holly Hunter On HBO's 'Succession,' She Plays Rhea Jarrell

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Holly Hunter about the Season 2 finale of HBO's Succession, the struggle to find good roles, and the impact of the MeToo movement on Hollywood.

Holly Hunter On HBO's 'Succession,' She Plays Rhea Jarrell

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'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects On Meth And Morals

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Gilligan's AMC show centered on a chemistry teacher who created a meth empire. In 2011, Gilligan told Fresh Air that he pitched the series by saying, "You take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface."

'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects On Meth And Morals

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6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'

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The Netflix film picks up right where Breaking Bad left off, with Jesse (Aaron Paul) speeding off after escaping from his captors. From there, El Camino is a wild and spellbinding ride.

6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'

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Aaron Paul Didn't Think His 'Breaking Bad' Character Would Live This Long

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The Emmy Award-winning actor returns as drug dealer Jesse Pinkman in El Camino, a movie sequel to Breaking Bad. In 2011, Paul said his character was supposed to die in the TV show's first season.

Aaron Paul Didn't Think His 'Breaking Bad' Character Would Live This Long

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'Sesame Street' Doesn't Shy Away From The Topic Of Addiction

Sesame Street has revealed the reason why one puppet character went into foster care. The children's program is taking on one of the most difficult social issues of our time: addiction.

'Sesame Street' Doesn't Shy Away From The Topic Of Addiction

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Mediocre TV Proves To Be Good Enough For Audiences

TV has a lot of just OK shows. Examples include The CW's Nancy Drew reboot, Fox's Almost Family, ABC's Stumptown, NBC's Sunnyside. Why the mediocrity? People watch it.

Mediocre TV Proves To Be Good Enough For Audiences

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Rip Taylor, Comedian Known For His Camp And Confetti, Dies At 88

Rip Taylor talks with reporters before a film premiere in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, in 2002. Taylor, the mustachioed comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, died Sunday. Rene Macura/AP hide caption

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Rip Taylor, Comedian Known For His Camp And Confetti, Dies At 88

Taylor was a mainstay of 1970s television game shows and variety programs, such as Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. One of his best-known gags was to throw confetti at the audience.