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Television's craziest Thanksgiving dinners

While Christmas episodes of TV shows can be hit or miss, Thanksgiving episodes are usually great because the format naturally builds momentum toward one key moment - the Thanksgiving dinner. Depending on the style of the show, the dinner moment can be an opportunity for apologies, announcements or arguments. Today, we're picking some key Thanksgiving dinner scenes from across TV and scoring them based on some key factors.

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It's time for Red (Taylor's Version)

Red (Taylor's Version), which features some of Taylor Swift's most powerful early work, including the masterpiece that has long topped my ranking of favorite Swift songs, All Too Well.

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Ted Lasso is worth the cost of (Apple+) admission

Before I started watching Ted Lasso, I thought it would just be Jason Sudekis in a mustache doing bits, but there's a reason it's gotten so much acclaim. It's full of humor, heart, surprises and a delightful cast of characters.

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Reflecting on Anne Shirley's hair (and mine)

Anne Shirley’s hair goes through its own journey in the Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s adaptation — from long braids, to an unfortunate green, to a stylish bob thanks to the unfortunate green, to the bouffant.

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Starstruck is the romcom you need right now

Starstruck is a breezy, six-episode (22 minutes), romantic comedy series created by, written by and starring the hilarious Rose Matafeo. And I binged the first season much too quickly.

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Oscar Predictions

Even though it was a year with the weirdest movie release cadence ever, it’s always fun to predict the big Oscar winners!

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The perfect TV episode

Creating a perfect episode of TV isn't easy. It requires a delicate balance of comedy, drama, plot development, character interactions and some sort of "wow" factor that's difficult to articulate. There are a lot of episodes of TV I love, but here are some that go above and beyond to reach true perfection.

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WandaVision's power was always in its nostalgia

On Friday, the final episode of WandaVision premiered on Disney+. I've kept pretty quiet about the show until now because it was hard to decide how I felt until I saw the pieces come together during the theoretical series finale.

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Pop Culture Rundown

Gushing over Regé-Jean Page on SNL, The Ex Talk romcom read, and the always impressive Kathryn Hahn.

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The best TV marriages

It's rare to see a genuinely supportive marriage on television that doesn't dabble in infidelity. In honor of Valentine's Day, I’m taking a closer look at what makes Eric & Tami Taylor from Friday Night Lights and Elizabeth & Henry McCord from Madam Secretary two of the best TV relationships.

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Dispatch from the (virtual) Sundance Film Festival

As if the universe was trying to make everyone feel like they were magically transported to Salt Lake City for the annual Sundance Film Festival, virtual viewers in many spots across the country were treated to a fresh blanket of snow. Now that’s an all-encompassing event experience! I didn’t get my act together in time to research and purchase tickets to any of the movie showings, so I’m bringing in an expert! Meet Seen & Heard’s movie correspondent, my brother! He watched four of the buzziest movies from the festival, CODA, How it Ends, Passing and Together Together, and is joining us today to share his thoughts.

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Lovesick & more recommendations

The British series premiered back in 2014 on Channel 4 and then moved to Netflix for its second (2016) and third seasons (2018), where it gained some semi-popular traction. January is inherently a gloomy sort of month and I needed a new, fun, romcom series to dive into. It's finally time for my first Lovesick viewing!

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