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Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. That has been the core essence of “Survivor” since it premiered in May 2000. Every season of the reality competition show sends a group of people to a tropical, remote location to survive the elements… and each other. Through challenges and Tribal Councils, all under the watchful eye of host Jeff Probst,…

Ever since it began airing original programming, FX has excelled at comedy, drama, animation, and limited series, pushing the boundaries of basic cable storytelling. The network has given auteurs the freedom to tell personal stories, subverted traditional genre conventions, and dove headfirst into edgy subject matter. Its series have explored moral ambiguity and social complexity,…

Video games have the unfortunate reputation of being a pastime for loners and basement-dwelling nerds. Maybe that’s true to an extent, but there’s so much more to gaming than that. Like any hobby, gaming contains multitudes and appeals to various demographics. Some games are best enjoyed solo with minimal interruptions, but others are made to…

“Ginny & Georgia” is sort of like two different shows smashed together, and amazingly, its ambitious premise actually works. On the one hand, it’s a coming-of-age story about Ginny (Antonia Gentry), a teenage girl figuring out who she is and dealing with the many difficulties of being a young woman in the world. The other…

When Mario made the leap to side-scrolling platforming after starring in games like “Donkey Kong” and “Wrecking Crew,” his Nintendo series set the industry on fire. Even after the “Super Mario” series shifted to 3D platforming, Nintendo continued to produce games in the series from its classic perspective. With the exception of the Nintendo 64…

TV

The year isn’t over yet, but 2026 has provided us with enough great Western TV series to warrant a celebration. There’s still time for more shows to come along and make us scream “yee-haw,” but let’s take a minute to pay tribute to what we already have.

Apple TV dropped the “Plus” from its name, but its number of must-see series continues to grow. Make no mistake, this applies to the streamer’s sci-fi shows, as well. Simply put, the genre titles available on the streamer are some of the best around. If you’ve been wondering what else to watch after finishing Severance for the third time,…

Quite a weekend is in store for U.S. Netflix subscribers, but also for TV lovers in general, as not only does Saturday Night Live kick off its 52nd season on Saturday (here are some SNL-based movies to get you in the mood). But Netflix has got some seriously excellent and iconic television to binge the…