I wrote long on The Boys in season 4 so never did the final season but my take holds: smartest dumb show on TV, which is 1000x better than dumbest smart show. The Homelander-Jesus stuff was almost weirdly prescient but tbh my favorite satire of the final season was the fake Taylor Sheridan series
If u missed: Prime Video's superhero satire The Boys attracted - according to showrunner Eric Kripke - 60 million viewers in its final season. Here's a look at my interview w/Kripke on why fan backlash doesn't both him and my pitch for why it deserves Emmy gold. READ: loom.ly/y8OQlH8
James Poniewozik
For those following my saga with American Airlines, I have just boarded a third plane for the second time. Hoping like hell we actually take off this time.
If u missed: Prime Video's superhero satire The Boys attracted - according to showrunner Eric Kripke - 60 million viewers in its final season. Here's a look at my interview w/Kripke on why fan backlash doesn't both him and my pitch for why it deserves Emmy gold. READ: loom.ly/y8OQlH8
As a former Floridian, hurt to see John Oliver's look at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' bogus makeover of New College of Florida. As Oliver observes, DeSantis turned a scrappy liberal arts college into a sinkhole of money, bogus education ideas and payments for his allies. WATCH: loom.ly/K4rIfcU
On an American Airlines flight which has switched planes three times, forcing all passengers to board and deplane twice due to different mechanical issues. Three hours late and counting. Is this some commentary on the state of Americans’ fleet?
As a bona-fide comic book geek, it was a blast to interview The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke about backlash to the superhero satire's gonzo finale for KCRW’s The Business - a talk which left me even more convinced this series deserves an Emmy. READ: https://loom.ly/EWE295Y
Got to my destination…five hours late. American Airlines should give me a cookie or something.
Could not agree more with this. Trump has repeatedly either lied or been wrong about his pronouncements. And the press coverage they get helps him politically, even when he's dead wrong. https://loom.ly/B5FupxU
Wondering what to watch on TV this summer? Check out this preview of new and returning shows I whipped up for NPR and Substack which includes new Star Trek, final season of The Bear and a great film about the most influential R&B band in music history. READ: https://loom.ly/AsaV5Ho
Back when I was TV critic for the St. Petersburg Times/Tampa Bay Times, Gene Shalit - who had a soft spot for the paper - would occasionally send notes when I wrote something he liked. RIP to a fun, down to earth critic. https://loom.ly/Hv7Cq1E
Eric Deggans
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After interviewing Kripke for KCRW's industry-focused radio show and podcast The Business, I'm more convinced than ever the TV academy should get over its bias against genre shows here.
On an American Airlines flight which has switched planes three times, forcing all passengers to board and deplane twice due to different mechanical issues. Three hours late and counting. Is this some commentary on the state of Americans’ fleet?
