Jon Benjamin,Aisha Tyler, andArrested DevelopmentmatriarchJessica Walter, the animated series is a vicious delight.
He’s not an easy read'').
(Also, the company’s new automatic-lighting-system sensors don’t recognize black people.)
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‘‘Secret Handshake:‘‘Deal with it.
As in ‘‘Why did you frelling copy us?’’
(The original castminus Caplanare reuniting for a six-episode third seasonon Starz.
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Air date has yet to be confirmed, but filming wrapped in March 2022.
)Secret Handshake:‘‘Are we having fun yet?
(See: season 1’s PMS-themed episode ‘‘Caged!’’
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which climaxed with a ridiculous catfight in the ladies’ room.
)Secret Handshake:‘‘Shut your dirty whore mouth, player player!’’
How wrong was it?
‘‘Secret Handshake:‘‘Who did you exploit today?’’
(ThinkX-Filesexcept…well, thinkX-Files.)
But the mythology overtook the monsters following the revelation of a parallel universe.
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By its third season,Fringewas overpopulated by multiple versions of every character.
Ray Rahman
16.Community
20092014, NBC; 2015, Yahoo!
ScreenWhat It’s About:Technically it’s about a group of oddballcommunity-college studentswho form a study group.
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Her wry one-liners injected much-needed lightness into sometimes grim mysteries.
Butwhat makes this series a cult favecomes down to potentialor, some would say, unfulfilled potential.
Three seasons weren’t enough, especially considering the lack of resolution after the show’s abrupt cancellation.
Joan Teasdale
And nothing riles audiences for years to come quite like an unfinished story.
)Secret Handshake:You understand that Mars lives in Neptune.
It was also about many other things.
), and for a sensuous strangeness that possesses you and never lets you go.
Instead, they drove her bonkers.Why It’s Cult:The sci-fi/Western mash-up.
The Chinese curse words.
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Meanwhile, teenage girls across America sigh, ‘‘Angela Chase,c’est moi.
‘‘Why It’s Cult:Yes, it introduced the world to the tender-hearted brilliance of Claire Danes.
But more important, it was the first teen drama thatdidn’t feel like an after-school special.
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No one ever learned a very important lesson or uttered the phrase ‘‘I love you, Dad.’’
Angela acted like a real 15-year-old, with all the crying jags and Buffalo Tom concerts that implies.
Suddenly, Angela’s parents are relatable.
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Dammit, we’re old.Secret Handshake:‘‘Where’s Tino?’’
(Surprise!The Comebackcame back for a critically acclaimed second season in 2014.
)Secret Handshake:‘‘I don’t want to see that!’’
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(Obviously, it’s Picard.)
Plus,it’s a great underdog story.
The show returned as a Netflix series in 2017 (literally calledMystery Science Theater 3000:The Return).
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(Narrator: Or, more likely, notas of 2022.
Or the lovable ensemble.
Or the attractive, broody vampires with whom Buffy kept company.
(For example: Buffy sleeps with Angel, then wakes up to discover he’s turned evil.
Raise your hand if youhaven’tbeen there.
)Secret Handshake:‘‘Grr!
Science Channel
‘‘Why It’s Cult:Did you not read the above summary?
‘‘Secret Handshake:‘‘Would you like a Jelly Baby?
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Mark Seliger
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