Alan Sepinwall
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He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III.
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What's Alan Watching?
Television reviews, recaps, and more from Rolling Stone chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall
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1. Watch The Lowdown, one of the best shows I've seen in quite some time.
2. Read Kathryn on The Lowdown, one of the best TV columns I've read in quite some time.
3. Profit.
2. Read Kathryn on The Lowdown, one of the best TV columns I've read in quite some time.
3. Profit.
wrote an essay about the lowdown, and how it can be hard to think about drama at a time when there never seem to be consequences for bad guys, and how the lowdown offers us a way out
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Drama in a Time of No Consequences
The Lowdown finds hope in a world where most crimes go unpunished.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
1. Watch The Lowdown, one of the best shows I've seen in quite some time.
2. Read Kathryn on The Lowdown, one of the best TV columns I've read in quite some time.
3. Profit.
2. Read Kathryn on The Lowdown, one of the best TV columns I've read in quite some time.
3. Profit.
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This week’s The Chair Company was somehow even weirder than usual, delightfully. My review:
The Chair Company recap, Episode 5: 'I won. Zoom in.'
Things get REALLY weird — which, for this show, is saying something
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This week’s The Chair Company was somehow even weirder than usual, delightfully. My review:
This week’s The Chair Company was somehow even weirder than usual, delightfully. My review:
The Chair Company recap, Episode 5: 'I won. Zoom in.'
Things get REALLY weird — which, for this show, is saying something
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This week’s The Chair Company was somehow even weirder than usual, delightfully. My review:
There are stories about certain American shows (Turn-On, You're in the Picture) being canceled midway through ep1, but that just means the networks decided not to air ep2 while the first one was on the air. Never heard of this happening here.
I don't know, but I refer to the line that cancelled a TV show during its first episode quite a bit.
(It was "Get that sh*t off the air".)
The first* episode of 'Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos' was replaced half way through with a 'Cheers' repeat.
(It was "Get that sh*t off the air".)
The first* episode of 'Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos' was replaced half way through with a 'Cheers' repeat.
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
There are stories about certain American shows (Turn-On, You're in the Picture) being canceled midway through ep1, but that just means the networks decided not to air ep2 while the first one was on the air. Never heard of this happening here.
Has any coach ever been fired before a game was over? Asking for a Giants fan.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Has any coach ever been fired before a game was over? Asking for a Giants fan.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharona law. All Monk episodes with Natalie Teeger will be banned.
Mamdani is going to implement Sheri Oteri law. Everyone in NYC will now have to dress like this:
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Sharona law. All Monk episodes with Natalie Teeger will be banned.
Happy Pluribus Premiere Weekend, everyone!
If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy Pluribus Premiere Weekend, everyone!
Thirty years ago today, Doug Ross saved a boy trapped in a storm drain, and George Clooney became the biggest star in the world: youtu.be/bMxr5oM9GFI?...
Doug's Rescue | ER
YouTube video by ER - Emergency Room
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November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Thirty years ago today, Doug Ross saved a boy trapped in a storm drain, and George Clooney became the biggest star in the world: youtu.be/bMxr5oM9GFI?...
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The Netflix miniseries Death By Lightning turns a historical footnote — Charles Guiteau's assassination of President James Garfield — into a grand entertainment, with wonderful performances by Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Betty Gilpin, and, especially, Nick Offerman. My review:
Review: Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' gives a historical footnote a jolt
Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nick Offerman lead a rollicking retelling of the assassination of President James Garfield
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November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Netflix miniseries Death By Lightning turns a historical footnote — Charles Guiteau's assassination of President James Garfield — into a grand entertainment, with wonderful performances by Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Betty Gilpin, and, especially, Nick Offerman. My review:
Whatever happened to that Spielberg kid, anyway?
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Whatever happened to that Spielberg kid, anyway?
I found Elordi so exasperating on Euphoria, though the great majority of that is how terribly that character is written. He’s incredible in Frankenstein.
With the possible exception of "Saltburn," which used him in a very particular way, I've never bought into the Jacob Elordi hype at all. I mean... He's tall and handsome. I get that. But... whatevs.
He's REMARKABLE in "Frankenstein." The physicality, especially in the first half, is astonishing.
He's REMARKABLE in "Frankenstein." The physicality, especially in the first half, is astonishing.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I found Elordi so exasperating on Euphoria, though the great majority of that is how terribly that character is written. He’s incredible in Frankenstein.
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For Emmy magazine, I interviewed Matthew Macfadyen about getting to know Charles Guiteau: www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Matthew Macfadyen on Death by Lightning and Playing John LeCarré’s George Smiley
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November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
For Emmy magazine, I interviewed Matthew Macfadyen about getting to know Charles Guiteau: www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Had a great time moderating the PaleyFest panel for Pluribus last night, with Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn, and Karolina Wydra.
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Had a great time moderating the PaleyFest panel for Pluribus last night, with Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn, and Karolina Wydra.
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In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
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Wrapping up the first draft of the Rod Serling biography, plus 'Pluribus,' Diane Ladd, a classic 'Frasier' moment, and more.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
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Happy Pluribus Day! If you haven't already checked out Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi series and are curious if you should start, here's my review, with the bare minimum of detail regarding its very high concept:
Review: Vince Gilligan's at the top of his game with 'Pluribus'
The 'Breaking Bad' creator reteams with 'Better Call Saul' star Rhea Seehorn for a wildly entertaining sci-fi saga
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Pluribus Day! If you haven't already checked out Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi series and are curious if you should start, here's my review, with the bare minimum of detail regarding its very high concept:
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PaleyFest NY kicked off with a bang as @sepinwall.bsky.social moderated a fantastic Pluribus panel, and as a post-panel bonus, Vince and Rhea channeled Johnny and Ed on our (actual) Tonight Show set
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
PaleyFest NY kicked off with a bang as @sepinwall.bsky.social moderated a fantastic Pluribus panel, and as a post-panel bonus, Vince and Rhea channeled Johnny and Ed on our (actual) Tonight Show set
This was right before there was an audience question about Twilight Zone, which led to Vince Gilligan asking me to fact check him in real time.
#Pluribus Vince Gilligan on Carol being a romantasy author: “I liked the idea of a writer being tasked with saving the world, because there is no one less suited to saving the world.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This was right before there was an audience question about Twilight Zone, which led to Vince Gilligan asking me to fact check him in real time.
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And if you've already watched the first two episodes, I dug deep on what happens, what it means, and why the show works:
Pluribus recap, Episode 1 & 2: 'We Is Us'/'Pirate Lady'
Vince Gilligan's new Apple sci-fi drama introduces a very strange new world order
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November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And if you've already watched the first two episodes, I dug deep on what happens, what it means, and why the show works:
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If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
I'll be moderating tonight's Pluribus discussion, so if you were lucky enough to already have tickets, say hi!
After a delay as our theaters were renovated, PaleyFest NY kicks off tonight with the show everyone is talking (and raving) about today: Pluribus. Tonight’s show is sold out but there are still tickets for some of the others www.paleycenter.org/events/paley...
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'll be moderating tonight's Pluribus discussion, so if you were lucky enough to already have tickets, say hi!
Happy Pluribus Day! If you haven't already checked out Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi series and are curious if you should start, here's my review, with the bare minimum of detail regarding its very high concept:
Review: Vince Gilligan's at the top of his game with 'Pluribus'
The 'Breaking Bad' creator reteams with 'Better Call Saul' star Rhea Seehorn for a wildly entertaining sci-fi saga
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Pluribus Day! If you haven't already checked out Vince Gilligan's new sci-fi series and are curious if you should start, here's my review, with the bare minimum of detail regarding its very high concept:
In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
Submitted for my editor's approval
Wrapping up the first draft of the Rod Serling biography, plus 'Pluribus,' Diane Ladd, a classic 'Frasier' moment, and more.
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In the free Friday What's Alan Watching? newsletter: a milestone for my Rod Serling biography, Pluribus, Diane Ladd, Hank Azaria sings Springsteen, and a lot more. Read! Subscribe! Share! Sing about a groovy lady!
If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
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Vince Gilligan’s new Apple sci fi show Pluribus, reuniting him with Rhea Seehorn, left me giddy. My review: www.whatsalanwatching.com/review-vince...
Review: Vince Gilligan's at the top of his game with 'Pluribus'
The 'Breaking Bad' creator reteams with 'Better Call Saul' star Rhea Seehorn for a wildly entertaining sci-fi saga
www.whatsalanwatching.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Vince Gilligan’s new Apple sci fi show Pluribus, reuniting him with Rhea Seehorn, left me giddy. My review: www.whatsalanwatching.com/review-vince...