‘Stranger Things 2’ Early Buzz and Clip: We Can All Breathe a Sigh of Relief

The first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things took everyone by surprise and became an instant phenomenon. But here’s the thing about phenomenons: they’re tough acts to follow. And when a freshman show becomes that big that quickly, there’s always potential for a huge drop-off in quality when season 2 rolls around (cough, True Detective season 2). Thankfully, it sounds like Stranger Things […]

Star Trek: Discovery EP on Casting Sonequa Martin-Green: 'We All Breathed a Massive Sigh of Relief'

It took several months and countless auditions for Star Trek: Discovery to find its lead actor… but that never worried executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “I would say, with kind of remarkable and frightening consistency, that every perfect part I’ve ever cast on a show has come at the eleventh hour,” the Fringe and Sleepy Hollow […]

An End to Secondhand Smoke: Can Southeast Asia Finally Breathe a Sigh of Relief?

It was news that Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia were eager to hear. “There should be no more haze going to the neighbors,” Nazir Foead, the head of Indonesia’s Peatland Restoration Agency (PRA), told reporters in May at a press conference in Jakarta. “Fire will still happen, smoke will come out, […]

Designated Survivor Recap: Sigh, That Big Reveal Was a Big Snooze

This week on ABC’s Designated Survivor — a show I long to love — Wells and Atwood dug up more details on the parcel of land owned by Browning Reed in Nowheresville, North Dakota, all building to the most boring “dramatic” reveal possible. RELATEDRenewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? Having previously discovered in the […]

Breathe a sigh of relief: These 10 fan-favorite shows will return for a second season

Whether they’re shows you can binge through a streaming service, or catch on good old-fashioned network television, some great new series have been released over the past year. While we’re still waiting for some of our favorites to get picked up, many of the most intriguing series that debuted last year have already gotten the greenlight for round 2. […]