The Wild Ending of ALF, Explained

The 1980s was an absolute golden age for scripted comedy, which probably explains how a show as offbeat and distinctive as ALF (streaming now on Peacock!) ever managed to crash-land its way to a weekly time slot on mainstream network TV. After all, there are only so many Earthly places where you can set a…

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Why is the Iowa caucus so important? What to know about today’s high-stakes vote

Republicans are in a fierce competition as they’ve crisscrossed all Iowa’s 99 counties ahead of Monday’s caucuses. Despite extensive efforts by several prominent Republicans to court Iowans, it appears they’ve fallen short as the state’s caucuses approach, with former President Donald Trump maintaining a substantial lead over his rivals in the polls. But as the…

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When Will Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Stream on Peacock?

Peacock will become the exclusive streaming home of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer starting Friday, February 16, the NBCUniversal platform announced today. Six Nolan classics — Memento (2000), Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Dunkirk (2017) — are set to join the service Thursday, February 1. If you can’t wait for its streaming debut, the acclaimed…

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