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Nick Offerman Addresses a Divided Nation
He’s an avatar of non-toxic masculinity who’s become a first-call character actor for roles that lean MAGA, like the fascist U.S. president in Civil War. The actor, raconteur, woodworker and wife guy explains why he’s happy playing against type.
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Shogun's Lord Yabushige, Tadanobu Asano, Talks About the Emotional Series Finale
“Death is the biggest moment we have as human beings,” says the actor, who turned a scheming warlord into a fan-favorite character.
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Fallout's Creators Discuss Their (Big) Plans For Season 2, and Break Down That Finale
Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet unpack the series' biggest twists, talk New Vegas, and try not to spoil where the show is headed next.
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Jerry Seinfeld Says Movies Are Over. Here’s Why He Made One Anyway
The billionaire comedian could be doing anything with his time and talent, so why did he direct a movie about Pop-Tarts? In a candid conversation, Seinfeld explains all that—as well as his role in making that instantly-legendary Curb finale, and his sense that people misunderstood his own show’s notorious ending.
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The Sympathizer’s Hoa Xuande Is a Perfect Double Agent—And a Natural Leading Man
The Vietnamese Australian actor on landing the role of a lifetime, relearning his native language, and taking acting advice from Robert Downey Jr.
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The Fallout Finale Tells Us Where Season Two Will (Probably) Take Place, and the Stakes Just Got Higher
Strap on your Pip-Boy, cue up the Dean Martin, pop open a Sunset Sarsaparilla—we're going to a very familiar location.
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Conan O’Brien’s Forgotten Web Series Shows the Comedy Legend at His Raw, Hysterical Best
These behind-the-scenes clips from O'Brien's TBS series are some of the finest, funniest Conan you can watch on YouTube (that doesn't involve chicken wings).
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What to Read Next If You've Got Shogun Fever, According to Shogun's Historical Consultant
There's only one episode left of the hit FX miniseries—but if you loved this show like John Blackthorne hates the Portugese, there's a wealth of material out there to delve into when it's over.
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Fallout's Walton Goggins Had No Idea His Finale Line Was Such a Huge Deal
The beloved character actor is Fallout's secret weapon—as a centuries-old irradiated mutant with a hole for a nose. In a spoiler-heavy conversation, he breaks down the finale's killer reveals.
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Michael Douglas Says Playing Ben Franklin Made Him More Hopeful About Joe Biden
The Basic Instinct star plays a “rock star” founding father who becomes the toast of Paris in the new Apple TV+ series Franklin.
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O.J. Simpson Is Dead. To Understand His Life, Watch These Two Shows
Back in 2016, the documentary O.J.: Made in America and the drama series The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story put the Simpson case back in the public consciousness. They're still essential viewing.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm's Final Larry David/Jerry Seinfeld Punch Line Was a Last-Minute Larry/Jerry Improv
Executive producer Jeff Schaeffer tells GQ that David had Curb's ending in mind since season nine—but one key joke wasn't written until Larry and Jerry got to the set.
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Shogun's Hatamoto, Cosmo Jarvis, on the Hit Series, That Accent, and Blackthorne’s Uncertain Future
“At the end of episode eight, I genuinely think that he's just completely lost.”
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How ‘Fallout’ Creator Jonathan Nolan Turns Existential Dread Into Unmissable TV
TV heavyweight. Soothsayer of doom. Brother to Chris. As his multimillion-dollar Amazon adaptation of the hit game franchise Fallout looms, the Westworld creator is spending a lot of time thinking about risk.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Is Over. JB Smoove Is Just Getting Started
Larry David calls him indispensable. Richard Lewis told him he was “a fucking beast” as a comic actor. But as he prepares to say goodbye to the show that made him an out-of-nowhere comedy star in his 40s, Smoove is facing forward: “I'm still fresh…. I can work with anybody, I can do anything.”
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Larry David Zigzagged the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Ending
Once again, Larry David ends his popular comedy series in the courtroom, this time with a twist.
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Jerrod Carmichael Has Made HBO’s Latest Must-Watch
No one has successfully reinvented the reality formula—until now. Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show plays with truth and performance, writes GQ columnist Chris Black, but the comedian’s vulnerability makes it more than stunt TV.
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Nicholas Galitzine Talks About His Homme-Fatale Turn in ‘Mary and George’
The Mary & George star on onscreen chemistry, blowing up Anne Hathaway’s phone, and why Ryan Gosling is his North Star.
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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Have a Plan to Soundtrack Everything
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—best friends and Nine Inch Nails bandmates—found unlikely creative fulfillment (and a couple of Oscars) by reassessing what they had to offer as musicians. Now they’re thinking even bigger, and imagining an artistic empire of their own making.
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Every Mr. Ripley, Definitively Ranked
In Netflix's Ripley, a bold new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novels, Andrew Scott becomes the sixth actor to play the iconic talented sociopath onscreen—but how does he stack up to his cold-blooded competition?