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The Best TV Shows of 2016 (According to Kevin Fitzpatrick)
Peak TV grows ever-more crowded in 2016, with hundreds of series competing from Westeros to Westworld, the streets of Harlem, underwater factories and everywhere in between. Join ScreenCrush TV critic Kevin Fitzpatrick to cut through all the clutter, and rank the very Best TV Shows of 2016!
NBC’s ‘Taken’ Will Find You, And It Will Show You a 2017 Trailer
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around a Taken prequel that somehow takes place in the modern day (“I will find you, and I will kill you” will look great in HoloChat), but NBC’s February premiere has finally granted us an official trailer. See those particular skills in their nascent stages with a new look at NBC’s Taken.
‘Walking Dead’ Teases Rick-Ezekiel Meeting in First 2017 Premiere Clip
The Walking Dead Season 7 may have taken a full eight episodes to get Rick raring to fight back against Negan, but the latter half isn’t wasting any time forging alliances. Our first clip from the 2017 premiere sees Jesus proposing an unorthodox, but kingly solution to the new rebellion’s shortage of soldiers.
New ‘Adventure Time’ Miniseries Teases Long-Awaited Human Reveal
At least some of Adventure Time’s enduring appeal has to do with a cheerful face atop what seems to be a post-apocalyptic world, and before the series finally ends in 2018, it seems fans may finally learn the full story. A new 2017 miniseries teases an answer to the absent humanity, and we’ve already got the opening credits.
‘Westworld’ Season 2 Will Answer Practical Questions About the Park
Westworld ambitiously sought to weave its first season across multiple timelines as an in-depth examination of robot consciousness, understandably leaving little room to answer every mundane question about the park. That said, producers promise Season 2 will show a bit more of the guests’ perspective, perhaps finally answering our burning questions.
‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Boss Details the Season 2 Finale Producers Nixed
If anything seemed amiss about the Ash Vs. Evil Dead Season 2 finale, it might have something to do with the original pitch being completely vetoed by producer Bob Tapert. Now, departing showrunner Craig DiGregorio gets brutally candid about the original plan for Ash and Kelly, as well as a Back to the Future II-style return to the original Evil Dead.
Review: ‘Walking Dead’ Spills Serious Guts in 2016 Closer ‘Hearts Still Beating’
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 proves it can get “Hearts Still Beating” in a bloody midseason close, but is Rick finally ready to fight back after two more needlessly cruel deaths? And who’s that mystery man spying on Alexandria from afar? Find out in our full review!
Alan Thicke, ‘Growing Pains’ Star, Dies at 69
As 2016 seems to be an unendingly cruel mistress, another beloved TV parent has left us behind. Alan Thicke, actor behind Growing Pains patriarch Jason Seaver has passed away at age 69. The acclaimed sitcom star had only days earlier made a surprise cameo in the second season of Netflix’s Fuller House.
Rick Unites ‘The Walking Dead’ Against Negan in First 2017 Footage
The Walking Dead pulled few punches with 2016 closer “Hearts Still Beating,” but we’ll have to wait until 2017 to see Rick and co. finally standing up to Negan. Our first trailer for the 2017 return has arrived, as everyone from Alexandria, to The Kingdom to Hilltop finally prepares to strike back against the Saviors.
Here’s What Happens When You Ask Siri About ‘Westworld’
We’d already confirmed that Siri has an HBO GO subscription by her responses to Game of Thrones Season 6 questions, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Apple’s own Host-in-the-making watches Westworld as well. See what violent delights have violent ends when you ask Siri about all things Westworld.
‘Walking Dead’ Checks in on Carol in New Finale Clips and Photos
At long last, the fragmented approach to The Walking Dead Season 7 is giving way to an actual story, if only in time for this weekend’s midseason finale “Hearts Still Beating.” We’ve seen one clip, but a second look finally brings us back to Carol and Morgan, while yet another sees Aaron and Rick undertaking a risky voyage.
John Cena Doesn’t Want Trouble With Leslie Jones in First SNL Promos
Emma Stone’s SNL return may not go down among the 2016 highlights, but fans and wrestling viewers alike are more than excited to see John Cena take the stage this weekend as the year’s penultimate host. See for yourself, as Cena gets the requisite wrestling entrance in his first promos.