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Why insult ‘Clickbait’? Because ‘Clickbait’ insulted viewers
The one thing that gets under my skin when it comes to plot-driven dramas like this one is a lousy, lazy denouement.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS
This week’s TV: ‘Queens’ of hip-hop, waiting for ‘Succession,’ and revisiting the insurrection
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.
‘SNL’ host Rami Malek embraces villain role and cracks jokes with ‘James Bond’ star Daniel Craig
Rami Malek, who often takes on dramatic roles, turned his skills to comedy as the host of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
TELEVISION
‘Ted Lasso’-Apple TV+ connection extends to ‘Shrinking’
Jason Segel and the “Ted Lasso” duo of Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein are set to co-write and executive produce the new comedy, which will star Segel as a therapist who tells clients exactly what he’s thinking.
MATTHEW GILBERT
The unfulfilling ‘Sopranos’ prequel and the failure of TV-to-movie spin-offs
So can we just say it now? Movies spun off from TV shows are no good.
TELEVISION
In the end, ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ was a worthwhile trip
They all needed to forgive and forget, they all needed to face their losses, they all needed to do deep spiritual-psychological healing. Done, done, and done.
TELEVISION REVIEW
‘Succession’ returns Sunday, and season 3 is funnier, nastier, and more frenetic than ever
Watching the thrilling first seven episodes of the third season, which premieres Sunday on HBO, I found myself laughing more than ever at creator Jesse Armstrong’s super-wealthy drama queens and opportunists.
TELEVISION
‘Ted Lasso’ season ends with an interesting shift
A character's defection has Matthew Gilbert already looking forward to season three of the Apple TV+ series.