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'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Is About An Ex-Superhero Turned Private Investigator

The plot of the new Netflix show is something rare in superhero TV or film stories: It's a tale of women banding together to stop the man who abused them. Jessica Jones is played by Krysten Ritter.

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'Better Call Saul' And 'The Great American Dream Machine' Shine As DVD Box Sets

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TV critic David Bianculli shares his enthusiasm for two newly released DVD box sets: season one of Better Call Saul and a four-DVD set of the 1970s PBS variety show, The Great American Dream Machine.

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Linda Holmes and Trevor Noah talk during NPR's Weekend In Washington event on October 31.

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Monkey See

Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Conversation With Trevor Noah

Our panel is on vacation, but that doesn't mean there's no show: in October, our host chatted with The Daily Show's new host about comedy, diversity, decor, visiting South Africa, and lots more.

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PBS To Air Eddie Murphy Receiving The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor went to comedian Eddie Murphy this year. Monday night, PBS will air Murphy's first jokes for an audience in 28 years, delivered during his acceptance speech.

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'Scandal' Abortion Storyline Marks Bold Move For Network Television

The winter season finale for the hit ABC TV show, Scandal, featured the lead character seemingly getting an abortion. That's highly unusual for network television and an invitation to controversy.

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Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope on Scandal, speaks during the "Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder" panel at a summer press tour event in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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The Two-Way

'Scandal' Finale Stirs Up Controversy

Fans express support as well as opposition after the lead character of the hit ABC drama is shown undergoing an emotional procedure.

Aziz Ansari in the Netflix series Master of None.

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Monkey See

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Master Of None' And 'Challenger Deep'

A newly minted National Book Award winner and a new Netflix series have us fully occupied this week, but we've also got plenty making us happy.

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The Next 'Law & Order?' 'Chicago' Series Take Over TV With New Franchise

NBC's Chicago franchise grew this week with the premiere of Chicago Med. NPR explores whether it can be the next ER and whether executive producer Dick Wolf, who built the Law & Order empire, can do it again with the Chicago shows.

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Rupert Evans plays Frank, a young man caught up in postwar drama and turmoil, in the Amazon Prime series, The Man in the High Castle.

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Amazon's 'High Castle' Offers A Chilling Alternate History Of Nazi Triumph

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The Man in the High Castle, a new Amazon Prime series set in 1962, takes place in an America occupied by German and Japanese forces. Critic David Bianculli calls the show "breathtakingly original."

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Charlie Sheen Says He's HIV-Positive, Paid To Keep It A Secret

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans about the actor's announcement that he is HIV-positive. Sheen said he has paid millions to keep his health issue a secret for years.

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Aziz Ansari is flanked by his parents, Fatima and Shoukath. "Working with my parents [on his new TV series] has increased the quality of my relationship to my parents IN MY REAL LIFE," he wrote.

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Goats and Soda

Aziz Ansari's Show Gives Me Pause About Being An Indian Dad In America

The U.S.-born creator of Master of None loved working with his Indian parents. But as the father of a 6-year-old, I worry that family ties here aren't as strong as in my homeland.