Eric Deggans

Tv and Media Critic for the Saint Petersburg Times

Eric Deggans appears in the following:

Deggy Awards Honor Overlooked TV Shows And Actors

Friday, September 20, 2019

The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.

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'SNL' Fires Comedian Shane Gillis For Racist Remarks

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Just days after he was named as one of the newest Saturday Night Live cast members, comic Shane Gillis has been fired. Recordings surfaced of Gillis saying racist and homophobic things.

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Shining Moments And Cheap Stunts At The 3rd Democratic Presidential Debate

Friday, September 13, 2019

A review of the third Democratic presidential debate. How the candidates played off of one another, who shined and who didn't.

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Amazon Prime's New Show, 'Undone,' Is Mind-Bending

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Undone is a mind-bending Amazon Prime show about a LatinX woman and her family living in San Antonio. After a traffic accident, the woman may be having visions or experiencing mental illness.

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Hulu's 'Untouchable' Shows There's More To Learn About Weinstein Case

Monday, September 02, 2019

The Hulu documentary about movie mogul Harvey Weinstein weaves together eyewitness accounts, the work of investigative journalists and voices of women who have accused him of assault and harassment.

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NPR's Fall TV Preview: 19 Shows To Watch Out For

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Whether they're watching sitcoms, prime-time dramas or something else altogether, our television and pop culture critics present a guide to the new programs and series coming out soon.

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'American Factory': When A Chinese Company Takes Over An Ohio Factory

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The new Netflix documentary -- American Factory -- is the first film distributed by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground Productions.

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TV Providers Are Still Looking For The Next 'Game Of Thrones'

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

The Television Critics tour again highlighted the blizzard of content being produced for broadcast and streaming. It's a more diverse slate, but providers are still looking for the next Game of Thrones.

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'We're A Winner' Married Black Pride To An Irresistible Beat

Friday, August 02, 2019

Curtis Mayfield's previous songs for The Impressions had often been broadly inspirational — but here, he aimed his pen directly at black listeners, pledging that better times were ahead.

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Did The 2nd Round Of Democratic Presidential Debates Serve Voters?

Thursday, August 01, 2019

This week's Democratic presidential debates had features of a reality show and sporting events. How did that serve voters? Was the "show" any good? Do ratings matter?

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Review: 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'

Thursday, August 01, 2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show premieres on HBO Friday. The creation of Robin Thede, it brings together a group of talented women to perform sketches about black life which anyone will find funny.

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2019 Emmy Award Nominations Announced

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

2019 Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday. There are some expected nominations — Game of Thrones, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, some surprises such as Fleabag, and some snubs.

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Creators Of FX's 'Pose' Talk About New Revelations On Show

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The award-winning FX series, Pose, chronicles the lives of LGBTQ characters in New York's underground ballroom culture. The show's co-creators discuss an episode where a transgender woman is murdered.

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Showtime Takes On The Rise And Fall Of Fox News' Roger Ailes In 'The Loudest Voice'

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Showtime's The Loudest Voice, stars Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, the political media expert who built Fox News from the ground up. The miniseries debuts June 30.

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Impact Of Ava DuVernay's Netflix Series: 'When They See Us'

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The resonance of the Netflix series about the Central Park Five reached a high point when the Oprah Winfrey Network aired a discussion with Winfrey and the 5 men wrongfully convicted of rape.

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Review: 'Big Little Lies,' Season 2

Friday, June 07, 2019

HBO's hit drama Big Little Lies wasn't supposed to have a second season. But after last year's debut earned Emmy and Golden Globe awards, HBO announced a second installment.

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Horrors And Humanity In Ava DuVernay's Gripping 'When They See Us'

Saturday, June 01, 2019

Ava DuVernay's powerful Netflix series shows a system that frequently fails men of color — and the costs of that system to a famous group of boys who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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'Deadwood' TV Movie Offers A Fitting Conclusion After The Series Was Canceled

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Almost 13 years after its finale, HBO's Deadwood is back as a TV movie. Created by David Milch, the foul-mouthed characters inhabit an illegal mining camp in the Dakotas where their dramas unfold.

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'All In The Family' And 'The Jeffersons' Revival Delivers Nostalgia — For What?

Thursday, May 23, 2019

ABC's two-hour live special re-created classic episodes of celebrated sitcoms with famous actors — and original creator Norman Lear. TV critic Eric Deggans found it both triumphant and bittersweet.

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Review: 'Game Of Thrones' Fails To Deliver Epic Ending

Monday, May 20, 2019

After eight extraordinary seasons, HBO's Game of Thrones aired its final episode Sunday night. Our reviewer says the show had a "good ending", but "not a great one."

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