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“I can’t watch any sitcom before 2000 because it’s all so cringe. Racism, sexism, rape, and toxic behavior are not funny to me.”

You may have heard a friend or family member say something along those lines.

Or you might have made such a remark yourself.

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Indeed, how did we ever watch all those old shows with so many problematic characters and politically incorrect plotlines?

Most iconic sitcom characters were bigoted or duplicitous and did not try their best to “be a better person.”

A Gen Z-er might ask, “Why did TV viewers ever sympathize with so many terrible people, like Archie Bunker, George Costanza, or Ross Geller?

A Boomer might ask, “Why can’t we just laugh at something that’s funny anymore? Back in the day, a good joke was a good joke.”

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While a culture war seems like the right answer, I...

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There's less than three months before Outlanderreturns, and since that's basically like TV Christmas, TV Guide's Megan Vick and Lindsay MacDonald compiled their ultimate Outlander wish list.

1. Reunions! First of all, we can't wait to see Claire (Caitriona Balfe) back in Jamie's (Sam Heughan) arms

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Earlier this month Titan Books released Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion, a compilation of pieces by the magazine/website PopMatters, and we have an excerpt from the book to share exclusively with Dread Central readers.

Read the excerpt below, check out our Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion: The TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and More: The Essential Guide to the Whedonverse review, and then grab the newly released book from the EvilShop!

“The strength and conviction to lose so relentlessly”: Heroism in Angel

Ian Mathers

“Evil happens without effort, naturally, fatally; Good is always the product of some art.”

—Charles Baudelaire, “The Painter of Modern Life”

“In a fight between you and the world, bet on the world.”

—Franz Kafka, “Aphorism 52”

“Not Fade Away,” the final episode of Angel, ends the show with (most of) the Angel Investigations (A.I.) team facing down a literal army of demons.