Tara Ariano
Contributor
Tara Ariano is the co-founder of Television Without Pity and Fametracker (RIP). She co-hosts the podcasts Extra Hot Great and Again With This (a compulsively detailed episode-by-episode breakdown of Beverly Hills, 90210), and has contributed to New York, the New York Times magazine, Vulture, Decider, Salon, and Slate, among many others
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POSTED February 5, 2021
A Gender-Swapped Equalizer Stages a TV Comeback
Queen Latifah headlines CBS's remake of the '80s vigilante drama. Does it multiply the thrills of the original?
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POSTED January 28, 2021
Hulu Hopes Jann Can Be Its Next Letterkenny
But does this Curb-like Canadian comedy have crossover appeal? Colour us skeptical.
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POSTED January 8, 2021
Everyone Is Doing Great Portrays Life After Fame For Two Former TV Heartthrobs
Seth and Jeremy were the stars of a teen-targeted vampire drama. Five years later... things kind of suck.
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POSTED December 23, 2020
The Masked Dancer Is Everything You Expect It to Be
Fox's new Masked Singer spinoff is every bit as inane as its predecessor. Whether or not that's a good thing is a matter of opinion.
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POSTED December 3, 2020
Showtime's Your Honor Is Prestige TV at Its Worst
Bryan Cranston returns to series TV as a New Orleans judge going to extremes to shield his son from justice.
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POSTED December 3, 2020
Stylish With Jenna Lyons Is Infuriating In All the Right Ways
Sick of being helplessly enraged about things that matter? Take a break and be helplessly enraged about something completely inconsequential.
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POSTED November 17, 2020
Rainn Wilson's We Are The Champions Is a Docuseries With Heart
Netflix's latest is feel-good TV when we need it most.
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POSTED November 5, 2020
Why Mom Will Be Just Fine Without Anna Faris
The long-running CBS sitcom is better-positioned than most to absorb the loss of its co-lead.
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POSTED November 4, 2020
Ranking Hugh Laurie's Post-House TV Bastards
His new Roadkill character is hardly the first, but is he the worst?
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POSTED October 29, 2020
Married at First Sight's Spectacular New Orleans Season Will Be Hard to Top
Two of the best matches ever! Two of the worst matches ever! It's been quite the season.
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POSTED October 22, 2020
Why The Conners' Take on the Pandemic Is Worth Celebrating
Other quarantine shows have focused on privileged people insulated from physical and economic danger. Not this one.
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POSTED October 14, 2020
It's (Past) Time Everyone Got on Board IFC's Baroness Von Sketch Show
Why this under-the-radar Canadian comedy deserves to be the next Schitt's Creek.
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POSTED October 8, 2020
The Right Stuff is Competence Porn When We Need it Most
The dreamboats populating the new Disney+ miniseries don't hurt, either.
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POSTED October 1, 2020
Is Darren Star's Emily in Paris a Worthy Successor to Younger?
Tara Ariano on whether you should say "oui" to the TV megaproducer's Frenchy new Netflix series.
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POSTED September 16, 2020
Sing On! with Tituss Burgess Makes Karaoke Competitive
Does Netflix's new musical game show hit the right notes?