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Apple TV Dominates 2026 Emmy Noms with Brit & British-ish Fare
British-ish show nominations outnumbered nods landed by actual British shows, but Apple TV's dominance is the big story.
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The Best Period Pieces To Watch For Juneteenth
Watching a shift in societal mores usually happens at a glacial pace. One looks back after 25 years and discovers that the world has changed from one’s childhood, slowly, inexorably, mostly when one was doing other things. But the 2010s were not like that. The rise of social media,
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The Whimsical 'Washington Black' is Flawed But Still Worth Watching
While watching Washington Black, the new Hulu series that debuted with all eight episodes at once, I couldn’t shake the feeling that everyone involved felt they were doing very important work. To be clear, historical dramas, even fantastical ones like Washington Black, are important. They give the viewers context
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The 'Washington Black' Trailer Reveals New Undertold History
Next time you hear someone complaining that period piece "force" diversity on their fans by "adding non-white characters to history," please remind them of the biggest historical truth there is: History is written by the winners, and up until recently, white European men were very
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Sterling K. Brown's 'Washington Black' Sports All-British Co-Stars
Once upon a time, high-end British series that aired in the U.S. were almost uniformly period/costume dramas. But the last decade hasn't just seen a surge in British programming crossing the pond; it's also seen a shift in British tastes. Until the mid-