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Credit: STXfilms After six years and a number of series and pilot offers, Christina Applegate (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) is returning to television as lead and executive producer in Netflix's half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me. Written by showrunner Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the 10-episode season is described as a "comedic Big Little Lies" that highlights a[...]

Credit: Comedy Central Over two decades in school and having still not graduated, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman aren't exactly what you'd call "fine examples" of South Park's educational system – and no one's happier about that than Comedy Central! Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series will premiere Season 22[...]

The world of FX's adaptation of 'Y: The Last Man' grew dramatically, with Diane Lane (Justice League) and five more tapped for key roles in the pilot.

Credit: Comedy Central Workaholics star Adam Devine is set to find some of that old-time religion, joining Danny McBride (Vice Principals), John Goodman (The Big Lebowski, The Connors), and Edi Patterson (The Last O.G.) in the HBO comedy pilot The Righteous Gemstones. Written, directed, starring, and executive produced by McBride, the half-hour comedy series is based in and around the the[...]

Credit: David Shankbone [CC BY 3.0], Wikimedia CommonsWith a premise that feels like a mash-up between Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and sitcom M*A*S*H, Paramount Network has given a pilot order to dark military dark comedy series 68 Whiskey (working title) Adapted from the Israeli television series Charlie Golf One, the project stems from Academy[...]

Jimmy's Bastards reaches its finale as Jimmy faces down Junior while Nancy barely survives a different attack. Is it a good read?

Unnatural brings the story of a world where marraige is compulsory, and only one type of relationship is accepted. Is it a good read?

AMC unleashes a horde of walkers and "The Power of Genesis" upon fans, bringing The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Preacher to SDCC 2018.

It's not funny enough to be a good comedy, and it's undercutting its own stakes too often for me to feel invested in the conflict The best "jokes" it has are Frank smarting off to Odin and the big reveal at the end. About that reveal: it didn't bother me as much as some, but I[...]

It's a 6 part, dark comedy, in which I play a man who, after the death of his wife, becomes suicidal but decides to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever the fuck he likes from now on pic.twitter.com/7AwmV6rEbd — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 7, 2018 "I start pre production on my[...]

Credit (left): HBO / (right): ABC/ABC News HBO has found a little bit of that "old time religion" with a pilot order for a half-hour comedy series from creator Danny McBride (Vice Principals) based in and around the the world of televangelism Written, directed, starring, and executive produced by McBride, The Righteous Gemstones co-stars John Goodman[...]

Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky continue to impress with their super-powered sex-focused comedy/drama This extra-sized issue is well worth the asking price, and it easily earns a recommendation Give this one a read. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The house belonging to Suzanne's mother has burned down The two women must now take refuge in a hotel[...]

This comic's idea of high comedy is having Sabrina pull a monkey out of her magician's hat and it attacking the mob bosses as a distraction. It kills its own pacing by jumping back to them receiving the mission before going undercover even though the plot is very simple and straightforward, making the explanation only an[...]

Rick and Morty are captured by galactic law enforcement, and they find themselves in the company of a crime lord's thugs. Is it a good read?

Modern Fantasy finds a girl named Sage thirsting for adventure in a fantasy world that has gone corporate and mundane. Is it a good read?

in the 13th season of the FXX original comedy series It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Mac (Rob McElhenney), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Frank (Danny DeVito) return to their duplicitous, scheming ways at Paddy's Pub, while Dennis (Glenn Howerton) takes on the new role of father in North Dakota. Even without Dennis Reynolds, the[...]

Harley Quinn has the Joker trapped, and she intends to kill him before he can interfere with Catwoman and Batman's wedding. Is it a good read?

With less than two months before The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's adult animated series Disenchantment premieres, Netflix has released the first teaser.

BoJack Horseman took to Twitter to spoil the season 5 return date for his series on Netflix, and the streaming service released an official image.

Credit: AwesomenessTV Building off of the breakout success of their Karate Kid spinoff series Cobra Kai, YouTube Premium (previously YouTube Red) continues bolstering its original scripted programming with Kat & June Think Stuff! (working title) from AwesomenessTV.  Created/written by Mackenzie Yeager (Girl Meets World, All Night) and with Jen Braeden (Awkward, Girl Boss) serving as co-showrunner, the[...]

Comedy, drama, she can make you laugh, she can make you cry She has fit so well into this world, this universe of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul that I can't imagine the show without her." ● In another raw audio sample from the panel, both Gilligan and Smith went into great detail when Bleeding[...]

Punk's Not Dead travels back to the 1960's to witness how Dorothy joined up with the British government as a paranormal investigator. Is it a good read?

Because there's no such thing as too much Preacher, AMC has released a new sneak preview of the upcoming season with new clues as to what we can expect.

MTV Studios will be looking to revivals of Daria, Aeon Flux and The Real World - and more - for its first wave of original content for other platforms.

Credit: Showtime Following up on the release of last week's official trailer for Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's 10-episode half-hour comedy/drama series Kidding, Showtime has released a heartbreaking new teaser for the series ("What does it mean to lose a thing you really want to[...]

I had the honor and privilege of meeting Preacher artist Steve Dillon at New York Comic-Con in October 2016, at what would sadly turn out to be his last.

After stealing an egg from an alien monster, Gertrude finds a possible escape from Fairyland once and for all. Is it a good read?

By Night tells of friends Jane and Heather. Heather just returned to town after not speaking to Jane in years. Can they be friends again? Is it a good read?

Credit: Miller Mobley/A&E For Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day, things keep getting sunnier with Fox: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is rolling into its 13th season for FXX; while Fox ordered their retirement home-centered comedy The Cool Kids to series (and on the non-Fox side of things, Howerton has A.P[...]

If there ever was a personality deserving of a show named after him like truTV's Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters, it would be the comedian/director.