In the vast expanse of global geopolitics, where the corridors of power are often shrouded in secrecy, there emerges a narrative that is as riveting as it
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This weekâs TV: A new Batwoman, Wanda and Vision in suburbia, and Kyra Sedgwickâs new sitcom
By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff,Updated January 11, 2021, 6:56 a.m.
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Javicia Leslie in Batwoman, which returns to The CW with Leslie as new lead character Ryan Wilder.THE CW
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CHANGING THE LEAD
I watched the premiere of âBatwomanâ on the CW in 2019 and I was unimpressed. Ruby Rose starred as Kate Kane, an out lesbian who becomes a super-fighter for justice when her cousin Bruce Wayne disappears. It was unimpressive, and Rose was terminally bland, and I tuned out, despite its efforts to usher in some superhero diversity.
The Best Title Sequences of 2020
It’s been a year like no other. A year when so many of us turned to screens to connect or, indeed, to disconnect; when we ached for a dollop of entertainment, a moment of escape or a dose of comfort, for something familiar or something completely new.
This year, for Art of the Title’s seventh annual list of the year’s top 10 title sequences, we’re doing something new. We reached out to our community to pull in new voices and to expand the team that calls the shots for the Top 10 Title Sequences of the Year.
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This weekâs TV: Last gasps of 2020, another Stephen King series, and the dogs of the year
By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff,Updated December 14, 2020, 7:00 a.m.
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Whoopi Goldberg portrays a 108-year-old survivor of a plague in the CBS All Access series The Stand, a nine-episode adaptation of Stephen King s novel.Robert Falconer/CBS
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Todayâs column covers Dec. 14-20.
WEâRE GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL
The year 2020 isnât over yet, much as we may want it to be. There are still a few weeks left to go, some of which will find me on vacation, staycating of course. After this week (whose listings are below), but before the start of 2021, TV will feature a few releases â in case youâre already caught up on the best TV shows and movies of the year and looking for more.