Eric Deggans
Stories
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This Year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards Were Surrounded By Black Excellence
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about the Creative Arts Emmy winners, which included a lot of diversity and three new additions to the illustrious EGOT group.
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Review: Showtime's 'Kidding' Starring Jim Carrey
Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.
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NBC Announcement Of 'Law & Order: Hate Crimes' Sparks Online Debate
The long-running NBC show Law & Order has announced another spinoff. This time it will be Law & Order: Hate Crimes. Is this an attempt at dealing with reality or another way to glamorize violence?
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'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Is One Of The Best New Series This Year
Amazon revives the Jack Ryan character with a massive TV series that plays like an action movie in multiple parts. John Krasinski stars as Ryan in a series that explores how he became a hero.
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TV Review: 'Safe Harbour' Speaks To Immigration Fears
The limited series debuted Friday on Hulu. It's a drama showing how lives unravel after five Australian friends on a boating trip to Indonesia stumble on a stranded ship filled with refugees.
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'America To Me' Proves Issues Of Race And Education Often Transcend Class Boundaries
America to Me, a new 10-part documentary series, premieres on Starz this weekend. It's a look at race and class issues in a suburban Chicago school district from the director of Hoop Dreams, Steve James.