the leftovers

The Marvel universe is a bit quieter since the events of Infinity War, and fans of HBO’s The Leftovers may have gotten déjà vu at the big climax. Not because of Carrie Coon, mind you, but a certain universe-altering similarity this spoilery mashup points out.

From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Master of None,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘The Good Place,’ these were the most outstanding TV episodes of the year.

From Carrie Coon’s Nora in ‘The Leftovers’ to Cameron Britton’s chilling Ed Kemper in ‘Mindhunter,’ these are the 15 best TV performances of 2017.

Our associate editor picks her favorite television shows of the year (with some honorable mentions).

Six of the choices from last year either delayed airdates or ended outright, so let’s do some damage before Emmy season! ScreenCrush carves through 2017’s most memorable for all the Tales, Lies, Dicks and Unfortunate Events that had our TVs buzzing.

In the Golden Age of television — or Peak TV, or “oh god, please stop, I have enough to watch already” — shows aren’t just more cinematic, they’re offering us more of everything. That includes more sex scenes, which have become increasingly prevalent, revealing, daring and yes, even artful, reinforcing the notion that TV has become more like film. We recently chose the 25 best movie sex scenes of the last 25 years, and with the smaller screen’s growing resemblance to its big screen brethren, we thought it only right to do the same for television. We also assumed that making a list of the 25 best TV sex scenes of the last 20 years would be far easier and much less surprising. Spoiler alert: We were wrong.

More and more each year, TV executives quake in their stylish, yet affordable boots over the exponential increase in peak TV, even as us ravenous viewers eagerly take it all in. Fall 2015 is no exception, cramming your DVR with everything from superheroes new and old, to Scream-ing gore-fests, animated staples and so much more. You’d need some sort of … television … guidance … periodical to navigate it all, but because we love you, we’ve compiled over 30 of Fall 2015's biggest must-see premieres. Remember to sleep, and take in the onslaught of fall 2015's TV madness by our full preview!

Reviews of Damon Lindelof's rapturous new HBO drama 'The Leftovers have been uniformly across the board, but few would argue that a new series from one of the more controversial voices behind 'LOST' was at least worth a look. Now, HBO has put the full pilot online, along with a brand-new trailer teasing the dour drama ahead!