Eric Deggans

Tv and Media Critic for the Saint Petersburg Times

Eric Deggans appears in the following:

Samuel L. Jackson is a man sacrificing everything in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'

Friday, March 11, 2022

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L. Jackson's first lead role in a live action TV series, is a compelling meditation on the power of personal history — disguised as a murder mystery.

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The Brian Lehrer TV Ratings Quiz

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Test your knowledge of television ratings with NPR's Eric Deggans.

Jodie Comer on how 'Killing Eve' has changed her life

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

BBC America's Killing Eve is returning for its fourth and final season. Star Jodie Comer, who won an Emmy and drew notice in Hollywood playing assassin Villanelle, says the show changed her life.

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'Law and Order' reboot nods toward race and policing, but plays it safe

Thursday, February 24, 2022

The original Law & Order series is returning with new episodes after over a decade, this time appearing to only address modern law enforcement issues.

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The mystery in 'Severance' grows more creative and compelling with each episode

Friday, February 18, 2022

The new Apple TV+ drama Severance asks what might happen if a corporation discovered how to disconnect employees' work and non-work memories.

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Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius

Thursday, February 17, 2022

The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.

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Super Bowl's commercials are overshadowed by the big game and halftime show

Monday, February 14, 2022

The Los Angels Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Sunday's Super Bowl. The game and halftime show eclipsed a collection of uninspired commercials.

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The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials: Lizzo, cranky Zeus and more

Monday, February 14, 2022

The commercials during this year's game weren't serious or poignant enough to speak to the modern moment.

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'Inventing Anna' showcases Shonda Rhimes' talent for stories about women and power

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Netflix's new show Inventing Anna tells the story of how a magazine journalist unraveled the real-life saga of con artist Anna Sorokin, who posed as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey.

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Dramatic reboot 'Bel Air' proves sometimes, you should be careful what you wish for

Friday, February 11, 2022

Bel Air, a reboot of the 90s classic The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, starts this weekend on Peacock. But in dramatizing the sitcom, the creators lost what made The Fresh Prince so fun in the first place.

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I have a name for what fueled Joe Rogan's new scandal: Bigotry Denial Syndrome

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Joe Rogan doesn't think of himself as a racist. But that doesn't mean his language isn't harmful.

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Ratings for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been historically low so far, NBC says

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

TV ratings for the Olympics are bad while many sportscasters cover the games remotely. What's at stake for NBC?

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Spotify keeps Joe Rogan's podcast after clips of racist slurs in his episodes surface

Monday, February 07, 2022

Spotify has doubled down on their stance to keep Joe Rogan's podcast on their platform, even after video evidence emerged of Rogan using racist language on his show over the years.

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Review: Hulu's miniseries 'Pam & Tommy' should have learned from its own storylines

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Hulu's Pam & Tommy tells how Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape became public. The limited series focuses on the men who made it happen more than the compelling woman at the heart of the story.

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ABC News suspends Whoopi Goldberg over her comments about the Holocaust

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

The co-host of ABC's The View apologized after facing criticism for comments she made about the Holocaust. Goldberg has been suspended from the show for two weeks.

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3 Black writers discuss some of the themes on NBC's 'This Is Us'

Tuesday, February 01, 2022

As the hit drama — This Is Us — airs its final episodes, three Black writers from the series speak on how the program has explored themes of race and inclusion.

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'We Need to Talk About Cosby' examines the human impact of the comic's rise and fall

Saturday, January 29, 2022

The new Showtime documentary series We Need to Talk About Cosby examines the comic's rise and fall amid allegations of sexual assault.

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Lifetime and A&E's Janet Jackson docuseries promises more than it delivers

Friday, January 28, 2022

The famously private music legend has the opportunity to open up in a two-part docuseries. But the show leaves many stories left untold.

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Showtime's 'Billions' mines new energy — now with Corey Stoll at the helm

Monday, January 24, 2022

Original series co-star Damian Lewis left at the end of the fifth season. TV critic Eric Deggans says the swap takes fans on a exhilarating ride.

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HBO's 'The Gilded Age' is a story about money and class in 1882 New York

Monday, January 24, 2022

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has developed a new TV show for HBO called The Gilded Age. Our reviewer says it has its own charm, despite feeling a lot like Downton set in America.

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