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In the wake of someone’s death, it’s common to console the bereft with the idea that those who’ve passed on exist now “in a better place.” It’s a strange consolation in the best of times, given there’s no guarantee of any sort of existence beyond the one we currently inhabit and, even if there is,…
Start Article Post Content “The Simpsons” is about to head into its 27th season, with another season already locked down. With the long-running comedy’s place secured in the record books, executive producer Al Jean sat down with Variety to discuss what goals are possibly left. How does it feel to reach season 27? We used to…
*Flips table.* [Editor’s Note: A reminder to head off certain comments. In our post “We Will No Longer Be Promoting HBO’s Game of Thrones,” I wrote “from this point forth there will no longer be recaps, photo galleries, trailers, or otherwise promotional items about Game of Thrones on The Mary Sue. The newsworthiness of other…
There have been rumblings about Babylon 5 coming back to life for a while now, and creator J. Michael Straczynski has heard the call — and he’s already working on a script. TVWise is reporting that Straczynski is actively writing a script, with hopes to wrap a final draft by the end of 2015 and…
Here’s something no one wants to admit: TV is safe. It risks little, it discomfits few. From the fetid swamps of TLC to the rarefied air of HBO, the budgets (and the coverage!) may have changed, but television’s eternal formula has mostly stayed the same. The best series in any era endeavor to create likable,…
Megyn Kelly’s interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar last night about their son Josh’s sexual abuse of several sisters and a babysitter was a shocking and horrifying spectacle. Kelly put the right questions before the Duggars, who seemed, again and again, despite all their media training, not to grasp the real issues — and…
On Wednesday, 19 Kids and Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar confirmed many of the allegations concerning their son, Josh, who molested four of their children and a babysitter by the age of fifteen. But man does that family make a lot of excuses. They make so many excuses. The Duggar’s answers, which aired…
PRE-GAME SHOW: Welcome, readers, welcome. In just a few short minutes, I, Your Fearless News Editor, will be tuning into Fox News’ “The Kelly File” for the first time in my life. Once there, I will bear witness to the first big stop on the Duggar family’s Please Don’t Stop Loving Us and Cancel Our…
Megyn Kelly breaks the news Jim Bob: “After that third time he came to us is where we really felt like, we have done everything we can as parents…We need to get help.” — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) June 4, 2015 “Michelle and I both were keeping an eye on Josh all the time and watching…
Katherine Chappell, a visual effects editor who worked on Game Of Thrones and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, among other projects, has died. She was 29. What makes the story so unusual is that Chappell was killed by a lion while vacationing in South Africa. According to Variety, she was visiting Johannesburg’s Lion Park earlier…