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Since rising to fame playing Stringer Bell in 'The Wire,' Idris Elba has cemented a solid place for himself as one of Hollywood's most in-demand—and bankable—actors.

Natalie Zamora


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Summer television changed forever in 1988, when Shark Week made its Discovery Channel debut. Now, we all strive to live every week like it’s Shark Week.

Jennifer M Wood


Giancarlo Esposito, Bob Odenkirk, and Jonathan Banks reunite in Better Call Saul.

Yes, the bad spinoffs might simply say "Hollywood is out of ideas!" But the best ones leave you wanting more from a growing fictional universe.

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There’s a lot you might not know about 'Seinfeld,' the show about nothing. Like how it was anything but a show about nothing.

Jennifer M Wood, Stacy Conradt