Alan Sepinwall

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He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III. https://whatsalanwatching.com

Me in the recording booth.
the cover to Welcome to The O.C.: The Oral History
Keri Russell as Elizabeth on The Americans.
Anna Torv on the left and Carrie Coon on the right. Or maybe the other way around?
The notion that Serling had bamboozled the CBS censors has long been overstated, though. “CBS was not fooled, exactly,” said Twilight Zone associate producer Del Reisman. “They knew the subject mat- ter he wanted to deal with would not be acceptable on their Southern affiliate stations, but if those same stations saw that subject matter in The Twilight Zone, not in this world of today, not ‘real,’ they could buy it.” To paraphrase The Wire, Serling had created the TV drama equiv- alent of the brown paper bag that wraps around a liquor bottle, allow- ing police not to waste time enforcing victimless open container laws. The monsters and aliens gave CBS plausible deniability if any viewers accused the show of being too political.
Preorder the Rod Serling bio and got a bonus essay!
Peggy counting money
Me with my action figure of Wonder Man in his classic safari jacket costume
Richard Gilmore disapproves of Emily, times 81
The cast of Alice, from one of the seasons where Diane Ladd joined the cast, basically reprising her role from the movie, but she had to use a different character name, because Polly Holiday had already played the TV version of Flo.
Aunt Selma loves her bench
ad copy about the pre-order incentive
Jennifer Connelly in an amazing white dress in The Rocketeer
Nandor says, "Fucking guy."
But to be excommunicated from The Game? To be granted money and freedom but lose his power and his rep and the only world he's ever known or cared about? That's some "Twilight Zone" stuff right there.
George Lazenby sliding down an ice ramp while mowing down Blofeld goons, like a boss
Preorder promo for my Serling book. The post's text explains all you need to know.
A poster for the TV-movie The Brady Bunch in the White House
Ken Jeong as Senor Chang from Community
Emily
Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi clearly not being physically present at the same time for a scene on The Good Wife
Maria Bello wearing a Tripby hat in nbcs prime suspect remake
Jon Bernthal in "The Class" says "this place is NOT well-built!"
The cast of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Describe your favorite movie as boring as possible
My Rod Serling book, animated
Annette Bening in The Grifters
Krusty says "Itzkoff, you've done it again!"
I would have assumed that at this stage of your career, you're offer-only [i.e., doesn't have to audition for roles]. No, not at all. I mean, some things are offers and some things you audition for. I've—I've asked to audition for things that I got offered and then lost the job. [laughs] Because sometimes it's just not right. And to me, auditioning is one of the main ways that we as actors stay sharp, feel like actors, and actually show what we can do, which is take direction, change depending on what somebody gives you, depending on who you're reading opposite. There's so much information that you can get.
Me holding a copy of my Rod Serling bio
Kathryn and I texting each other about Pa Ingalls' hotness.
Mail Robot
A panel from the Watchmen comic of a partially muscled skeleton standing outside a military base.
Next week, we'll be all about the prequels, with discussions of Prime Video's Legally Blonde prequel, a look back at the impossible miracle of NBC's Hannibal, and a broader conversation about what does and doesn't work when you're journeying back to before a famous film or TV story began. You don't need to have seen any Hannibal to follow that conversation, but all three seasons are streaming on Prime if you want to feel both very, very hungry and very, very disgusted with yourself.
Tim Burton in Singles
A partially muscled skeleton stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before vanishing.
Taylor Kitsch in Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Preorder info, including the code PREORDER25 for Barnes and Noble.
A promotion for a Barnes & Noble discount.
OG Anunoby's tip-in
Martin Starr, Adam Scott, and Steven Weber in the Party Down episode "Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh"
DVD cover for short-lived 90s syndicated comedy "They Came From Outer Space"
Hendley the scrounger from The Great Escape
Shea Whigham has a bushy beard and is wearing a ratty cardigan and flip flops, while seated next to a more nattily attired Colin Farrell
OG Anunoby tips it in
Keri Russell's forehead vein bulges while she yells
Homer Simpson says "Whenever Rhaenyra's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking, 'Where's Rhaenyra?'"
Martin Landau and a robot
Patrick Ewing and Jalen Brunson holding trophies together