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<b>Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In <i>Severance</i> & <i>The White Lotus</i>

Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In Severance & The White Lotus

TVJune 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

TV Review: The White Lotus, Season 3 serves up intrigue in Thailand, With More Blood Than Ever Mike White’s biting satirical dramedy The White Lotus…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: <i>The Bear</i> and <i>The Studio</i>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: The Bear and The Studio

TVJune 8, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Studio is Hollywood’s funhouse mirror — and it’s hilarious Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg—alongside a creative team clearly steeped in the absurdities of showbiz—aim…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On 2 TV Political Thrillers: <i>Zero Day</i> & <i>Paradise</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On 2 TV Political Thrillers: Zero Day & Paradise

TVJune 7, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

ZERO DAY Review, PARADISE Review — Tandy vs Lisa on The Hollywood Beat Lisa Johnson Mandell In their Paradise review and Zero Day review, Tandy…

<B>Tandy Culpepper Interviews Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book “Masters of the Air” And The Limited Series from Which That Best Seller Was Adapted

Tandy Culpepper Interviews Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book “Masters of the Air” And The Limited Series from Which That Best Seller Was Adapted

Books, TVMay 31, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

To say that Donald L. Miller is a brilliant academic is the understatement of all understatements. The John Henry McCracken Professor emeritus at Pennsylvania’s Lafayette…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom <i>Mid-Century Modern</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom Mid-Century Modern

TVMay 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The streaming service Hulu has dropped a new sitcom, Mid-Century Modern, that more than one pundit has compared to The Golden Girls. The show starred…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take On 2 Limited Series: <i>Disclaimer</i> and <i>Adolescence</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take On 2 Limited Series: Disclaimer and Adolescence

TVMay 9, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat’s Take on TV, Lisa and Tandy offer their takes on two drama limited series that push the envelope…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies <i>Ted Lasso</i> and <i>Hacks</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies Ted Lasso and Hacks

TVMay 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The modern comedy series has become very much a hybrid half-hour of television – at least in the case of two streaming programs equal parts…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: <i>The Good Fight</i> & <i>The Gilded Age</i> & An Actress Named Baranski</b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: The Good Fight & The Gilded Age & An Actress Named Baranski

TVMarch 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

When it comes to capturing the attention of television audiences — whether they’re bingeing a certain corseted costume drama or two long-running corporate legal sizzlers…

<b>A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: <i>Masters of the Air  </i>  &<i>Baby Reindeer</i></b>

A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: Masters of the Air &Baby Reindeer

TVFebruary 27, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy Culpepper welcomes Critics Choice Association member Lisa Johnson Mandell to begin a regular series of TV reviews….

<b>Tandy Culpepper Reviews Aussie Series <i>Territory</i>: A Western For Fans Of Cattle And Cowboys</b>

Tandy Culpepper Reviews Aussie Series Territory: A Western For Fans Of Cattle And Cowboys

TVNovember 25, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Welcome to the Down Under western that technically isn’t a western since it takes place in the northern reaches of Australia’s Northern Territory. The new…

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  • Tandy Culpepper & Lisa Johnson Mandell Review Two Divergent TV Shows In Severance & The White Lotus June 10, 2025
  • Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 TV Comedies: The Bear and The Studio June 8, 2025
  • Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On 2 TV Political Thrillers: Zero Day & Paradise June 7, 2025