
Eric Deggans
TV Critic at NPR
Knight Chair, Journalism and Media Ethics, Washington & Lee University. Critic-at-large, NPR. Author, "Race-Baiter: How Media Wields Dangerous Words..."
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22 hours ago |
npr.org | Eric Deggans
The third and final season of Netflix's most popular show is still a prescient commentary on wealth — but its heavy-handed narrative feels too predictable the third time around.
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4 days ago |
npr.org | Eric Deggans
Usually, I write my columns for all you TV fans. But this week, I'm pulling together a letter specifically for a special group of high-profile TV nerds: The folks who are voting on nominations for the Emmy awards. Hey all - I know you've been drowning in roundtable interviews and endless For Your Consideration cocktail parties from shows trying to earn your support.
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1 week ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Eric Deggans
Each week, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans writes about what he's watching. Read his last TV column about the Spring TV season here. One of the coolest elements of working as a TV critic is the excitement and anticipation that comes from hearing about a great new series idea or fresh episodes from a beloved returning program. Long before I saw Noah Wyle's career-best work on The Pitt, I was energized by hearing that he and ER executive producer John Wells were working on a new medical drama.
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1 month ago |
wrvo.org | Linda Holmes |Eric Deggans |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif
Season two of just ended, and to say the story has gone in some new directions is an understatement. The HBO series starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal continues to push forward with its complex story while still and always putting the "ick" in "post-apocalyptic."
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1 month ago |
nhpr.org | Eric Deggans
(Be warned: This review discusses details from the season finale episode of The Last of Us.)As the dust settles on Sunday's season finale for HBO's hit zombie drama The Last of Us, it all feels less like a conclusion and more like the end of a very long introduction.
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This study on the impact of NPR and PBS stations, released by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., highlights stations serve 13 million people in areas threatened by hurricanes, tornadoes, disasters where the stations are an important source of information. https://t.co/1cTDCqhuVu

Honored to write about Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live and Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television for NPR's Books We Love summer edition - two of my fave non-fiction book reads of the year. DETAILS: https://t.co/rlS2yVSKB8

Fox found about the only celebrity who could host its Fear Factor reboot and not instantly drown in unfavorable comparisons to original host Joe Rogan: Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. DETAILS: https://t.co/vBBtD6PtC2