Stephen Colbert says CBS banned him from airing this James Talarico interview

Stephen Colbert says CBS banned him from airing this James Talarico interview

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked him from broadcasting an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic representative from Texas. During his opening monologue on Monday night, Colbert says the network’s lawyers told him in “no uncertain terms” that he couldn’t have Talarico on the show, forcing him to post the interview on…

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Apple’s latest sci-fi series Pluribus luxuriates in its mystery

Apple’s latest sci-fi series Pluribus luxuriates in its mystery

Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: “What the fuck is happening?” It’s something you’ll likely be asking yourself a lot while watching. I certainly did. But that ongoing sense of mystery, and the measured pace…

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Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’

Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’

Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus. Now he’s best known for the crime-fueled duology of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but when Vince Gilligan was first starting out in television, it was in the realm of sci-fi. Over seven years he penned a number of classic episodes of The X-Files, ranging from a monster-themed spoof of…

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