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Scream Factory

In the early 1980s, Stephen King and George Romero got together to make a movie inspired by the gross-out horror comics they’d loved as kids. The result was 1982's 'Creepshow,' which was recently turned into a new series for Shudder.

Matthew Jackson








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What keeps us coming back to old cartoons, movies, and the '90210' reboot? The same reward system in the brain that responds to eating great food or winning money.

Jake Rossen








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'The West Wing' rose above early doubts to become one of most celebrated shows of its era, winning four consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys.

Matthew Jackson








The Jim Henson Company

The animated series about diapered Muppets never explained why Kermit and company had been left inside a nursery and with no trace of their parents.

Jake Rossen