Eric Deggans

Tv and Media Critic for the Saint Petersburg Times

Eric Deggans appears in the following:

MeToo Movement Transforms New Season Of 'Arrested Development'

Monday, May 28, 2018

The series returns to Netflix Tuesday with co-star Jeffrey Tambor, despite reports of his bullying behavior, and sexual misconduct allegations that led to his firing from Amazon's Transparent.

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'The Tale' Review: A 'Creative Exercise' In Unravelling Sexual Abuse Victim's Denial

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Laura Dern stars in a new TV movie on HBO called The Tale. It follows a documentary filmmaker who realizes in her 40s that an experience she thought was a romance when she was 13 was actually sexual abuse.

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'Roseanne' Reboot Wraps A Bait-And-Switch First Season

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The reboot's premiere whipped up a media frenzy when its main character returned as a passionate Trump supporter. But this season didn't embrace Trump's ideology the way some thought it might.

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Television Review: 'Fahrenheit 451'

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Saturday night HBO debuts Fahrenheit 451, a TV movie version of Ray Bradbury's classic sci-fi novel. Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon co-star.

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Fall TV Preview: Networks Stick With What They Know

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The annual television upfronts are beginning in New York City. With so many options for viewers, networks struggle to stand out.

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At TV Network's Upfronts, Many Options Struggle To Stand Out

Monday, May 14, 2018

The broadcast networks begin presenting schedules for next season to advertisers starting Monday. The lineups reflect an industry dealing with changing media landscapes and shrinking audiences.

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'Allegedly' No More: Cosby Conviction Marks A New Chapter For #MeToo

Friday, April 27, 2018

As pop culture critics and onetime fans try to sort out Bill Cosby's legacy, it's possible this all boils down to a simple message: What was once overlooked, will be overlooked no longer.

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News Brief: Koreas Summit Begins, Bill Cosby Convicted, Pruitt's Future

Friday, April 27, 2018

Kim Jong Un crossed the South Korean border to begin a historic meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday. Also, Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault.

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'Westworld' Returns With More Plot, Less Philosophy

Monday, April 23, 2018

HBO's sci-fi-infused drama takes place in the world's trippiest theme park. Season one was a complex meditation on consciousness and memory — and season two is a lot more straightforward.

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How 'Scandal' Changed TV

Thursday, April 19, 2018

The ABC show Scandal is ending its seventh and final season. The political thriller is the first Shonda Rhimes show to end on its own accord. We look back at the ground it broke.

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'Scandal' Will Keep On Giving Long After Olivia Pope Handles Her Last Crisis

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

When the show premiered in 2012, it had been decades since network TV presented a drama starring a black woman. Scandal reshaped the landscape. Its final episode airs Thursday.

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Netflix To Debut Its Rebooted Version Of 'Lost In Space'

Sunday, April 08, 2018

The 1960's classic TV show Lost in Space returns to Netflix in a new incarnation. It's still about the Robinson family but they're joined by other families headed from Earth to colonize a new world.

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Steven Bochco Dies At 74. Created 'Hill Street Blues,' 'NYPD Blue'

Monday, April 02, 2018

Television writer and producer Steven Bochco was fighting cancer. He was responsible for a number of hit TV shows, including: Doogie Howser, M.D., Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.

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TV Review: 'Legion'

Sunday, April 01, 2018

The FX show Legion returns for a second mind-bending season.

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New 'Billions' Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

It seems like the definition of 1 percenters' problems dressed up as a TV series. But compelling characters and the subtext make it a must-watch.

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2 High-Profile TV Shows Are Back: 'Roseanne' And 'The Americans'

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s returns to ABC Tuesday: Roseanne, starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman. Wednesday, the FX series The Americans begins its final season.

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TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson

Monday, March 26, 2018

Steve Jobs and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and a stellar cast take on the tale of the rich and unhappy family of J. Paul Getty in the new TV series Trust, but how different is it from the film All the Money in the World?

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With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Bill Hader stars in a new HBO series, Barry. He plays a paid assassin who takes on a job in Los Angeles only to discover a passion for acting.

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TV Review: 'O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?'

Monday, March 12, 2018

Fox aired a special Sunday night using tape from 2006, which hadn't been aired before, in which O.J. Simpson essentially admits to killing his wife Nicole, and her friend Ron Goldman.

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Why The Revival Of 'American Idol' Might Just Work

Friday, March 09, 2018

ABC will revive Fox's onetime blockbuster music competition American Idol on Sunday. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the first episode reveals lots of reasons why the reboot was probably a bad idea — including a tarnished host in Ryan Seacrest. But there are also a couple of surprising arguments for why it just might work.

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