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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  ## Judy Berman Berman is the TV critic at TIME. Along with reviewing current television, she writes about the ways in which entertainment and pop culture intersect with our larger social and political realities. Her work for TIME has won two New York Press Club awards.  ## Judy Berman Articles 930Collections 64 *  Sep 4, 2026 ### [Alix Earle's Underwhelming Reality Show](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/earle-meets-world-review/) The social media star comes to Netflix with a reality soap that tries too hard to make the Earles th... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 26, 2026 ### [Dolly Parton Was the Real Buffy Summers](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-producer/) It makes perfect sense that the music icon was an uncredited producer of a franchise that insisted a... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 14, 2026 ### [HBO's Green Lantern Series 'Lanterns': Review](https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/lanterns-review-hbo/) Damon Lindelof returns to the DC Universe—and the themes of his great 'Watchmen'—with an ambitious b... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 11, 2026 ### [How TIME Chose the 50 Most Underappreciated Shows of the 21st Century](https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/how-time-chose-50-most-underappreciated-shows/) Learn how TIME’s TV critic chose the 50 most underappreciated TV shows of the 21st century, from ove... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 10, 2026 ### [Rhaenyra's Harsh 'House of the Dragon' Finale](https://time.com/article/2026/08/09/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-finale-rhaenyra/) It's tempting to say the Queen has taken a heel turn in Season 3\. But she's still the hero—if likely... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 5, 2026 ### ['The Shards' Gets Stuck in the Shallow End](https://time.com/article/2026/07/31/the-shards-review-fx/) Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis' FX adaptation of Ellis' '80s teen serial killer novel never grasp... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 5, 2026 ### ['Ted Lasso' Sidelines Ted Lasso](https://time.com/article/2026/07/31/ted-lasso-season-4-review/) Jason Sudeikis' Apple TV hit used to be about masculinity. Now it's a workplace comfort show about n... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 4, 2026 ### ['Sterling Point' Is a Wonderful Throwback](https://time.com/article/2026/08/03/sterling-point-review/) The Amazon teen drama from 'My Old Ass' filmmaker Megan Park offers a refreshing escape from tech-ad... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 27, 2026 ### ['Furious' Is Going to Haunt You](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/furious-review-hulu/) Hulu's riveting revenge thriller interrogates the psychology of victimhood and the myth that the jus... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 19, 2026 ### [A Frustratingly Bland World Cup Halftime Show](https://time.com/article/2026/07/19/world-cup-halftime-show-review/) Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, and more headlined a first-of-its-kind spectacle that did too ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 15, 2026 ### ['Lucky' Makes Anya Taylor-Joy an Action Hero](https://time.com/article/2026/07/09/lucky-review-apple/) Apple TV's taut heist thriller capitalizes on the best elements of her 'Furiosa,' 'The Queen's Gambi... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 9, 2026 ### ['Little House on the Prairie' Reboot: Review](https://time.com/article/2026/07/02/little-house-on-the-prairie-review-netflix/) Netflix's well-meaning Laura Ingalls Wilder adaptation addresses the novels' blind spots, but the re... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 8, 2026 ### [The Best TV Shows of 2026 So Far](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/best-tv-shows-2026-so-far/) From 'Industry' to 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' to 'Lucky' [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 6, 2026 ### ['The Five-Star Weekend' Is Five-Star Escapism](https://time.com/article/2026/07/02/five-star-weekend-peacock-review/) Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, and Chloë Sevigny are perfectly cast in Peacock's delightful adaptatio... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 29, 2026 ### [The Revelation of Mara Brock Akil](https://time.com/article/2026/06/25/mara-brock-akil-interview/) The creator of 'Forever,' 'Girlfriends,' and other TV hits talks about her debut novel and the story... 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