Procedurals are built on lovable characters and familiarity, meaning minor variations in character sticking in the audience's craw for years afterward. There's one change on NCIS still likely to cause debate among fans nearly a decade after it happened: Timothy McGee's voice.
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Throughout its nine-season run, The Office grew from a small, humble show starring mostly unknown actors to become one of NBC's hottest properties. Eventually, it slowly started adding some bigger names to the cast. Kathy Bates was one of the biggest. Here's the story of her time on The Office.
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In an exclusive interview with Looper, writer/producer Graeme Manson details how those storylines took shape, how much input Joon-ho had on the series, and how Snowpiercer differs from his work on Orphan Black.
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No matter how much fans might bemoan the changes or how hard a studio may fight to keep actors on board, sometimes the real people bringing these comic book-inspired stories to life simply can't continue.
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On a soap like Riverdale, it's common for characters to make spectacular exits. That doesn't mean it isn't shocking when a character takes their leave. Riverdale fanatics got just such a jolt in February 2020 when it was announced that Marisol Nichols would be departing the show. Here's why.
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Amy and Jake's attempt to have a baby has been a major plot point on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and it climaxed with the birth of their son in a well-received episode. According to showrunner Dan Goor, however, Amy's pregnancy almost didn't happen at all. Here's why.
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Get ready for a whole new type of film festival. Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube have announced the programming lineup for We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an upcoming event that features more than 100 films from 21 film festivals, as well as VR content, musical performances, and curated talks.
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Whenever a television show gets popular, networks usually try to pull together a spin-off that captures the magic of the original. When it came to The Office, one of NBC's most beloved sitcoms ever, there actually were a few attempts at it. Here's why a The Office spin-off never materialized.
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Fringe follows the FBI's Fringe Division, which investigates cases involving seemingly impossible phenomena. As the team explores time travel, alternate dimensions, and parallel universes, things can get pretty confusing. Not to worry -- we're here to explain the ending of Fringe in full.
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WarnerMedia is fixing to make a summer splash with its new HBO Max streaming service, and if this June's lineup is any indication of things to come, viewers are going to have yet another heavy hitter to figure into their monthly streaming budgets. Here are some of the highlights.
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When The Flash star Keiynan Lonsdale arrived in Central City during the show's season 2 mid-season finale, his entrance was electric. So, it was stunning to hear that the former series regular, who had jumped ship to star on Legends of Tomorrow, would be leaving both shows. Here's why it happened.
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It has been a wild ride for fans of the devilish police procedural Lucifer, based on the DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman. The show was canceled by Fox, then picked up by Netflix, and dropped some narrative bombs at the end of season 4. What can we expect in season 5?
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If the first two season of Paramount Network's neo-Western drama Yellowstone have taught us anything, it's that we'll likely never be able to figure out exactly where the show is going next. The cast is apparently just as often in the dark, and that includes series headliner Kevin Costner.
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Despite fans' best efforts, "Anne with an E" Season 4 isn't happening any time soon. However, fans of the series have another new adaptation to look forward to.
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When the hotly anticipated second season of The Umbrella Academy drops, fans will finally get to see where the Hargreeves kids landed after the fateful events of the season 1 finale. Klaus, of course, got a big-time wake-up call in the fifth episode. Here's why it was so important.
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Dick Wolf's One Chicago franchise appeared to be rivaling Law & Order for its ability to launch spinoffs when it kicked off Chicago Justice in 2016. The series, however, would last only one season. What was behind the first early exit in the franchise's history?
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Just before Steve Carell left The Office, the show's writers saw fit to make Michael Scott's ambitious dream project, "Threat Level Midnight," a reality. As it turns out, a lot had to come together to bring Agent Michael Scarn (and his signature dance) to the screen.
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For many, Tuca and Bertie almost felt too good to be true. Sadly, it turned out Netflix agreed, canceling the show just three months after its premiere. Now, fans have a reason to celebrate. After all this time, why did Adult Swim decide to revive Tuca and Bertie?
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From showrunners and politicians to revered literary writers, here are the most bizarre cameos in Simpsons history.
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News of Ruby Rose's departure from her role as the title character in the CW's Batwoman shook the Arrowverse and its fandom. But one man who's been around since the very beginning of the network's DC lineup says something positive may come from the split.
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Ruby Rose recently announced that she was leaving Batwoman, revealing in a statement that the decision wasn't an easy one to make. There's one person who can attest to that: fellow Batwoman star Sam Littlefield, who provided to Looper an exclusive comment regarding Rose's exit.
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The best sci-fi shows from the '90s proved you didn't need huge budgets to tell entertaining, thought-provoking stories.
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Being a show centered around superheroes, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy boasts some interesting set pieces. Chief among them is the unassuming yet highly important Griddy's Doughnuts. Here's what Griddy's really represents on the series.
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Steven Ogg has had a very prolific acting career since his 2013 breakthrough role as motion-capture character Trevor in the Grand Theft Auto V video game, and is perhaps best known as Simon from The Walking Dead. In an exclusive interview with Looper, Ogg opened up about getting into character.
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Ozark actress Julia Garner takes her craft seriously, and has a critical eye toward her own work. Garner recently admitted that, like many Netflix obsessives before her, she's watched every season of Ozark twice through — for one very specific reason.
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The Rick and Morty crew has never shied away from a good pop culture reference, and the outrageous montage on this week's episode offered the perfect opportunity to drop a bunch in rapid succession. It was a lot to take in, so you'd be forgiven if you missed one particularly noteworthy cameo.
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Fans have been offering their own casting suggestions for Ruby Rose's Batwoman replacement, and one very famous fan even threw their own hat in the ring for the role. However, we have to say we're not sure they will be getting a call back.
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