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Frankie Shaw Is Moving On From ‘SMILF’ To Adapt Judy Blume’s ‘Wifey’ As A Limited Series For HBO

March 7, 2020 9:43 am

“SMILF” may be no more, but Frankie Shaw is now set to develop a limited series adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel “Wifey” for HBO. READ MORE: Frankie Shaw Will Direct Sex Worker Revenge Thriller ‘Ultralumino...

The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2019

Elazar Fine and The Playlist Staff

December 9, 2019 3:51 pm

Features, News, Television

As we noted and suggested in our Best TV & Mini-Series of The Decade feature, it was a pretty nutty decade for television. The advent of streaming, peak TV, prestige TV, and now, in late 2019, the new 2nd a...

55 Best TV Shows and Series of The Decade

The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series’ Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 4, 2019 3:22 pm

Features, News, Television

The now-ubiquitous phrase "Peak TV"—coined by FX networks chief John Landgraf— only first appeared in 2015, but it certainly defined the entire decade of television in the 2010s. The streaming wars are upon us ...

Best TV Shows Series, Mini-Series Of 2019 So Far

The Best TV Shows Of 2019… So Far

The Playlist Staff

June 14, 2019 12:26 pm

Features, News, Television

Let's face it, Peak TV peaked a long time ago. With the advent and explosion of streaming services and channels, television reached a new golden age of content. It was great at first, especially when filmmakers...

‘SMILF’ Does ‘Atlanta’s’ Social Surrealism For Struggling Single Moms With Similar Shimmering Brilliance [Season 2 Review]

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2019 6:05 pm

Features, News, Television

Someone should coin a specific term for the unusual mélange of magical realism, biting social-commentary and the surreal existential absurdism of "Atlanta,” if only so I can reapply said term to Showtime's fier...

Frankie Shaw Talks ‘SMILF’ Misconduct Allegations: “We Moved Fast And I Was Learning On The Go”

Charles Barfield

January 16, 2019 12:33 pm

News, Television

We’d much rather be using this space to tell everyone to watch Showtime’s criminally overlooked comedy series “SMILF,” which just recently returned for Season 2, but instead, the series has been under fire rece...

Former ‘Walking Dead’ Producer Talks ‘SMILF’ Nude Scene Misconduct: “Showrunners Get Your S— Together”

Charles Barfield

December 18, 2018 12:21 pm

News, Television

Yesterday, news broke that Frankie Shaw, the creator/writer/star/showrunner of the popular Showtime comedy series “SMILF” had been recently investigated over misconduct allegations stemming from her handling of...

‘SMILF’ Season 2 Trailer: Frankie Shaw Returns In January With New Episodes Of The Acclaimed Showtime Series

Charles Barfield

November 16, 2018 2:31 pm

News, Television, Trailers

One of 2017’s best shows, that was grossly overlooked at the Emmys, “SMILF,” is coming back in early 2019 for Season 2 on Showtime. The series, which is written, directed, produced, and starring, Frankie Sha...

‘SMILF’ May Have A Terrible Title, But It’s Still Worthwhile [Review]

Elazar Fine

November 11, 2017 4:30 pm

News, Reviews, Television

Let’s get one thing straight: "SMILF" is a terrible title for a TV show. It also happens to be an especially terrible title for this TV show; it stands for “Single Mother I’d Like to Fuck,” a barely-clever bit ...

11 TV Shows To Watch In November

Elizabeth MacLeod and Ally Johnson

November 1, 2017 1:29 pm

Features, News

The pumpkins are being taken off the porch, and Thanksgiving and holiday season decorations are going. 'Tis the season for staying in from the old, or avoiding relatives by binge watching a series or three. And...

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