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Kim Kardashian's
Legal Drama Is
Getting Torched

TV REVIEW

Nov 5, 2025 7:45 AM CST

Kim Kardashian's Legal Drama Is Getting Torched

Zero-star reviews say Kardashian lacks charisma and the show lacks sense

(Newser) - You'd think Kim Kardashian, working to become a lawyer, might bring a little something extra to a new legal drama about a fierce team of female attorneys navigating the cutthroat world of high society breakups. Er, no. All's Fair , from executive producer Ryan Murphy, is wracking up zero-star...

Meghan Markle's
New Show Is 'Pointless'

TV REVIEW

Mar 5, 2025 12:55 PM CST

Meghan Markle's New Show Is 'Pointless'

Critics can't relate to the 'hostess with the mostest' on Netflix

(Newser) - The Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle series premiered Tuesday on Netflix after delays attributed to California's wildfires. The consensus from critics is that it might have been better buried in ash. Four takes:

Report: HBO Boss
Trolled Critics With
Fake Accounts

Nov 1, 2023 5:30 PM CDT

Report: HBO Boss Trolled Critics With Fake Accounts

'Rolling Stone' uncovers texts in which Casey Bloys dictates responses word for word

(Newser) - Before being named HBO's CEO and chairman in 2022 , Casey Bloys launched a campaign aimed at trolling critics who offered unfavorable takes about HBO content as president of original programming, Rolling Stone reports in an exposé. The outlet reviewed text messages that form part of a wrongful termination lawsuit...

A TV Critic's Lament:
There's Too Much to Watch

OPINION

Apr 12, 2013 5:49 PM CDT

A TV Critic's Lament: There's Too Much to Watch

Alan Sepinwall can't keep up

(Newser) - Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix is a respected TV critic who loves his job. He's just not sure you can entirely trust his judgment anymore because of the crazy amount of shows out there. He pulls some stats from FX to make the point: In 2002, 28 original scripted dramas...

Critics 'Despise'
Leno—But
Audiences
Adore Him

OPINION

Mar 25, 2013 12:22 PM CDT

Critics 'Despise' Leno—But Audiences Adore Him

NBC is making a mistake: Howard Kurtz

(Newser) - To hear the media tell it, it's about time NBC kicked Jay Leno to the curb . TV critics hate Leno—you can see it in the way they're covering this newest debacle—but most of the country loves him, Howard Kurtz points out on CNN . Leno has the...

We Need Better TV Critics

opinion

May 22, 2010 3:30 PM CDT

We Need Better TV Critics

Shows are getting smarter, but criticism isn't

(Newser) - If it's true that television is becoming the "future of the filmed narrative"—and just listen to all that chirping in academia about The Wire—then it's time for smarter TV critics, writes Vadim Rizov. The job goes beyond just snarking at the latest episode of American Idol....