2018-09-20 Entertainment Weekly

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Trial & Error: Lady,Killer 1 ,

which will definitely appear on

my list of top 10 shows at the

end of the year. If you loved the

humor ofParks and Recreation,

TheOfice,orArrested Develop-

ment, I promise you’lladore this

gem on NBC.

HBO’s media-dynasty

dramaSuccession 2 —Kieran

maybemynewfavorite Culkin.

Youngeron TV Land,

which isfinally ditching its initial

conceit of a woman lying

abouther age tobecome the

addictive romantic comedy

we all hoped it would be.

The Great Believers 3 ,

RebeccaMakkai’s intertwined

stories about agroup ofgay men

facing AIDS in 1980s Chicago

andamother’ssearc hforher

daughter in modern-day Paris.

Dan + Shay’s “Keeping

Score” featuring Kelly Clarkson,

ArianaGrande’s “No Tears Left

to Cry,” and Maroon 5 and Cardi

B’s collabora tion“GirlsLikeYou”

all helpedmedrown out “The

Middle”—which clung to me all

summerlik eacheap cologne.

Crazy Rich Asians 4 .Dis-

claimer: Henry Goldblatt and

Henry Golding are not the

same person, as much as I wish

we were.

Also, this admission should/

willget me fired, but I kinda,

sorta, okay, really likedBook

Cl ub.Doesthatmake mea

65-year-oldwoman? Possibly.

Looking ahead to the fall,

we have two upcoming events

I want to tellyou about.

First,you can expect to see

plenty of on-the-ground

reporting from the Toronto

International Film Festival

Sept. 6–16. In thepast few

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years, the event has emerged as

the unofficial kickoff to Oscar

season. This year will be no

exception asA StarIs Born;

BenIs Back, a family drama

with Julia Roberts and Lucas

Hedges; andIf Beale Street Could

Talk, Barry Jenkins’ follow-up

toMoonlight,will all be screen-

ing there. We’ll be hostinga

photo studio with our sister

publicationPeople,socheck out

our social feeds andEW.c om

during the festival for inter-

views with the stars of these

films, exclusive videos and

photos, reviews, and more.

Then in October we’re

helping New York Comic Con

launch a new space called

The Studio @ NYCC, where

you’ll be able to watch intimate

conversationsbetween EW

editors and some ofyour

favorite stars and superheroes.

Best part is that youdon’t

need aNewYork Comic Con

badge to attend these events.

Tickets are availa ble to every-

one at newyorkcomiccon.com,

and watch EW.comforpro-

gramming announcements.

That’s itfrom me. I’m

going to try to go earn back

those brain cells—that is, after

I watch the remaining three

seasons ofLove Island. (JK,

but not really.)

MY POP CULTURE

CONFESSIONAL

Apologies in advance—there are a couple

embarrassing revelationsbelow

HOPE YOU HAD A TERRIFIC SUMMER. I HAVE ABOUT

38 percent fewer brain cells than whenyou last heard from

me because I spent the past few weeks bingingLove

Island—the ridiculously addictive British reality dating

show that’s now streaming on Hulu. (We’regetting our

own version on CBS nextyear. I’m counting the days.)

Not all my pop culture consumption this summer depleted

my gray matter. I also enjoyed:y j y

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