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Posted Tuesday 4/12/22 at 2:34AM EDT
The Dropout would not have been good if Kate McKinnon played Elizabeth Holmes
The SNL star was originally attached to the Hulu limited series when it was ordered to series three years ago...
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Posted Saturday 4/09/22 at 2:45AM EDT
The Dropout, Abbott Elementary and Inventing Anna have turned the "girlboss" into a punchline
"ABC’s Abbott Elementary became a smash hit overnight," says Kylie Cheung.
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Posted Saturday 4/09/22 at 2:45AM EDT
Amanda Seyfried looks poised to win an Emmy following The Dropout's stellar season
"If last year’s thrilling race for best actress in a limited series was defined, largely, by characters facing down their...
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The Dropout proved satisfying by finding something new to say about Elizabeth Holmes
Liz Meriwether's Hulu adaptation of the Theranos story found a way to deliver fresh insight into Holmes, something that other...
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Posted Thursday 4/07/22 at 1:19PM EDT
The Dropout creator Liz Meriwether shuts down Amanda Seyfried's lobbying for a Season 2
Calling playing Elizabeth Holmes "the best opportunity I’d ever been given," Seyfried tells Vanity Fair “It would be another thrill...
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TV Today: HBO Max Bows Michael Mann's Tokyo Vice, Elon Musk and SpaceX Return to Space
After a seven-year hiatus, acclaimed director Michael Mann returns to the screen today with Tokyo Vice, HBO Max’s adaptation of...
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Posted Thursday 4/07/22 at 2:48AM EDT
Journalists are the unsung heroes of tech scam series The Dropout, WeCrashed and Super Pumped
"You might have noticed that these are shows largely populated not by anti-heroes, but by evil billionaire villains," says Dustin...
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Posted Saturday 4/02/22 at 1:12AM EDT
WeCrashed, Super Pumped and The Dropout have a "workism" and "hustle culture" throughline
The "ethos of so-called 'hustle culture' – the idea that work is life and the self derives value through constant...
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Posted Saturday 4/02/22 at 1:12AM EDT
The Dropout's costume designer calls Elizabeth Holmes' black turtleneck a "facade" against Theranos' fakeness
Costume designer Claire Parkinson is close in age to both Holmes and her portrayer, Amanda Seyfried.
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Posted Saturday 3/26/22 at 4:35AM EDT
Bad Vegan is the latest show to turn scams into "empty IP"
"There’s an obvious, undeniable draw to stories about such bold deception and chicanery; it’s a bonus when they involve gullible...
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Posted Friday 3/25/22 at 2:33AM EDT
Amanda Seyfried on her awkward The Dropout dance moves as Elizabeth Holmes: "It wasn’t choreographed, that’s for sure"
Seyfried admits to E.
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Posted Saturday 3/19/22 at 3:56AM EDT
Scammer shows are becoming less and less effective: From Inventing Anna to Bad Vegan to The Dropout
"It’s weird how few of these series — from Tiger King to LuLaRich to The Vow — manage to make...
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The Dropout, Super Pumped and WeCrashed are creating a "Startup Prestige TV Show Bubble"
With Hulu's The Dropout, Showtime's Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and Apple TV+'s WeCrashed premiering within weeks of each...
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Posted Saturday 3/12/22 at 4:05AM EST
A**holes are all the rage on TV these days: From The Dropout to The Thing About Pam to Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
"If you doubt a**hole season is upon us, simply turn on your TV," says Melanie McFarland.
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Posted Saturday 3/12/22 at 4:05AM EST
The Dropout makes you feel icky for feeling bad for Elizabeth Holmes
In contrast to straight-laced documentaries, dramatizations of scam stories "get sticky," says Scaachi Koul.