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‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘House of Cards’ Offer Differing Lessons in Morality
With the long-anticipated third season of the classic Twin Peaks having debuted this past weekend, and the fifth season of the political drama House of Cards just a few days away, it’s shaping up to be...
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The Chosen Ones: An Interview With Celebrity Chef Super-Manager Scott Feldman
There are so many cooking shows now—ones featuring celebrity chefs, iron chefs, dessert chefs, top chefs, test kitchens, chef’s lives, chef’s minds, $13-dollar Anthony Bourdain chocolate bars at...
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The Pfefferman Pfroblem: Why Are the Characters in 'Transparent' So Awful?
I watched the new season of Transparent three weeks ago when it first came out. I’d seen an episode or two before and was never much moved. But I was intrigued to see how the show would handle a...
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Today on Jewcy: Why Seth Cohen is still the iconic Jewish heartthrob.
There have always been cool Jews: Judah Maccabee, Bugsy Siegel, Lou Reed. But for one brief shining moment in the early Noughts, a curly-haired, comics-collecting, indie-listening ball of neuroses was...
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Today on Jewcy: Where does the new DC TV crossover line up with other...
The CW is up to four shows that simultaneously take place in the DC comic book universe— that’s The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. Tonight will begin their annual crossover, “Crisis...
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Today on Jewcy: From Lenny Bruce to ghost Hasids, 2017 brought us...
A superhero in Biblical rags. A comedienne rubbing shoulders with Lenny Bruce in 1950s New York. Ben Feldman’s hair on Superstore. You didn’t have to search very hard to find Jews making a splash in...
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Today on Jewcy: In a new show, two short Jews take on LA
Based on the short film of the same name, the new Freeform series Alone Together, created by and starring Jewish LA comedians Esther Povitsky (AKA Little Esther) and Benji Aflalo, doesn’t take itself...
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On Unorthodox, Phil Rosenthal's New Netflix Food Series, and DoubleX Gabfest...
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Today on Jewcy: Is the musical anti-Semitic? Maybe.
As they often do, Passover and Easter coincide this year; Easter Sunday is the second full day of Pesach (which is also April Fools’ Day this year— beware). Normally this wouldn’t be much cause for...
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On Unorthodox, Josh Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway of 'The West Wing Weekly'...
This week on Unorthodox, a crossover episode! We’re joined by Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway, hosts of The West Wing Weekly podcast, an episode-by-episode discussion of one of television’s most...
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The Jewish Women Who Are Revolutionizing Television
The blaring neon cover of Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television by Joy Press is scattered with the names of the high-powered women—producers, directors, and writers—profiled...
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Late TV Producer of 'Hill Street Blues' Fame Steven Bochco Wasn't Just a...
When I met Steven Bochco in 1991, he was already one of the most successful producers in television history. Having made one fortune already, he would go on to make several more. Steven’s father,...
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Living the ‘Goods Life’
Come Sept. 22, many of us will be glued to our oversize television sets rooting for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to take home a cluster of Emmys. While the show’s appeal is lost on me, some of its fans, I...
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