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Thursday, May 30

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We Are Lady Parts series two review – brilliant punk TV that’ll leave you in tears

www.theguardian.com

It’s brimming with confidence, bursting with enthusiasm and totally anarchic. What other show could go from quoting Marxist Pakistani poets to covering nu-metallers Hoobastank?

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Roku Pro Series 4K QLED review: A colorful display with our favorite smart TV interface

Roku's Pro Series can't quite match the image quality of top rivals, but its simple interface and rechargeable remote give it an edge in ease of use.

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‘Couples Therapy’ review: The least cynical reality show on TV. This time there’s a throuple.

www.twincities.com

Season 4 as absorbing as ever, not because of the couples but because of the show’s therapist.

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Hisense U8N Mini-LED TV review

www.tomsguide.com

Hisense continues to knock it out of the park with the 3,000-plus-nit U8N Mini-LED

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Benedict Cumberbatch’s Disturbing but Poignant ‘Eric’ Is About Much More Than a Missing Boy: TV Review

variety.com

In Netflix’s limited series “Eric,” from screenwriter Abi Morgan (“Shame,” “The Hour”), famed puppeteer Vincent Anderson (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his wife, Cassie (Gaby Hoffmann), are forced to grapple with what-ifs when their 9-year-old…

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'Fantasmas' review: Surreal Julio Torres comedy is like nothing else on TV

mashable.com

Julio Torres's "Fantasmas" is a wholly original collection of vignettes tied together by a quest for a golden oyster earring.

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Platée review – from fever dream to farrago as Rameau meets reality TV

www.theguardian.com

Garsington Opera, Wormsley, Buckinghamshire The Only Way is Ancient Rome in this retelling of Rameau’s 1745 opera with Samuel Boden captivating in the title role

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LG QNED 90 T Review: Good Picture at the Cost of an Annoying UI

gizmodo.com

If it’s unclear by now, TV makers are trying to sell you on mini-LED. What about OLED? Well, it sure is nice. LG has its own G3 model, which we consider one of the best TVs you can buy right now. But those are expensive, both to make them…

The 'Star Trek: Discovery' series finale is a mixed bag (review)

www.space.com

The "Star Trek: Discovery" finale seems to serve chiefly as a launch vehicle for the forthcoming Section 31 TV movie and Starfleet Academy series — and then there's all the other stuff.

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Pathetic and shallow, Romesh failed to challenge Ugandans on their views... CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV

www.dailymail.co.uk

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: You think Bank Holiday traffic in Britain is bad? Don't visit Kampala, capital of Uganda, where the city's four million residents treat commuting as a blood sport.

Wednesday, May 29

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TV Q&A: Where has Jeff Verszyla been?

triblive.com

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review.

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Camden review – Dua Lipa’s TV show is less informative than a five-minute Google

www.theguardian.com

Strap in for three hours of annoyingly vague celeb analyses of the London musical hotspot’s cultural significance – featuring no punks and almost no history. It’s downright cringeworthy

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Robson Green's no Bear Grylls... he's terrified of creepy crawlies! CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV

www.dailymail.co.uk

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Robson Green has a burning question. 'I've always wondered, if I was lost in the jungle, genuinely stranded, would I have what it takes to survive?'

Tuesday, May 28

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My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review – an astonishing testament to comedy’s healing power

www.theguardian.com

Is humour hardwired into us? This powerful documentary – about comic Mark O’Sullivan creating a TV show from his childhood trauma – makes you think it might be

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SHOCKING: Trans Surgery BREAST REMOVAL Promoted on TV to Teens?! | Elijah Schaffer’s Top 5 (VIDEO)

Welcome to The Gateway Pundit’s Week-in-Review with Elijah Schaffer, where he covers the top 5 stories throughout the week in around 10 minutes.

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Eric TV Review

www.joblo.com

Benedict Cumberbatch and Gaby Hoffman lead a powerful yet bleak fantasy mystery from creator Abi Morgan.

Romesh Ranganathan at the O2 review: fresh comedy takes from an old heavyweight

www.standard.co.uk

Though he’s a primetime TV mainstay, stand-up is where Ranganathan truly excels

Book Review: Twin brothers, one religious, one not, go on a wild and wacky road trip through South

www.startribune.com

In the beginning was… a lie. One day a rabbi knocked on the door of a woman with a Jewish-sounding last name in a small town in Georgia to recruit new members for his synagogue. When he asks if she knows of any Jews in the area, Ida Mae…

We Are Lady Parts season 2 review: A pitch-perfect return

www.avclub.com

Nida Manzoor has crafted a flawless TV show in We Are Lady Parts, a British comedy revolving around a Muslim punk rock band, Lady Parts. Season one launched in 2021 and garnered some well-deserved acclaim, proving the series creator…