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We often remember him as the character who always showed up at Joey’s window, but Van Der Beek was a talented actor with a lot of other great roles in film and television too.

The TV show Rings of Power illustrates this point well. It wasn’t necessarily a bad show, but its extremely high production cost meant it needed a large audience to be successful. Before season one even premiered, Prime Video heavily emphasized the show’s massive budget, hoping the spectacle alone would attract viewers. However, the series quickly faced considerable criticism.

Forbidden Fruits tells the story of Apple, a worker at the Free Eden store, who leads a secret, all-female cult in the mall basement after closing. She’s joined by her friends Cherry and Fig. Their carefully constructed sisterhood is threatened when a new employee, Pumpkin, arrives and forces them to confront their hidden flaws, or risk facing a dangerous outcome.

Following his work on Lost, Lindelof created The Leftovers and then Watchmen, both highly original series that stand in a class of their own. His most recent show, Mrs. Davis, is his strangest and perhaps most overlooked, so it’s worth watching if you haven’t seen it.

Although it didn’t become popular right away, the movie Flipped gradually gained a following, and now younger viewers are even asking for a sequel. While it’s likely to stay a beloved, one-time film, its recent addition to Netflix could help it find a whole new audience, 16 years after it first came out.

While some Western remakes, like the 2016 film The Magnificent Seven, struggle to gain wide appeal, shows such as Yellowstone, its prequels 1883 and 1923, and newer Westerns like Landman and The Madison demonstrate that the genre is experiencing a resurgence on television. Series like Netflix’s American Primeval and The Abandons confirm this trend.

Moving the premiere of The Rookie to the winter months has actually been a good move for ABC. The show is now one of the network’s most popular, and it also performs well on streaming platforms. Since using this later release date, The Rookie has consistently been a key part of ABC’s Tuesday night primetime schedule. It was still airing on Tuesdays when season eight began, but that’s no longer the case.

It would be a shame if HBO Max only offered older TV shows that people have forgotten, or that haven’t stood the test of time. Thankfully, a show like Six Feet Under is a great example of a series that’s not only remained good after 25 years, but has actually improved with age.

Inspired by Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights tells the story of the intense and ultimately tragic romance between Catherine, played by Margot Robbie, and Heathcliff, played by Jacob Elordi. Their love is challenged by the pressures of society and their families. The film adaptation made some changes, simplifying the story by removing a few characters.

Zoe Saldaña, known for her roles in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and Avatar, is returning for another season of Special Ops: Lioness. James Jordan, who plays agent Two Cups and frequently collaborates with Taylor Sheridan, has hinted that Season 3 will be more ambitious and expansive than previous seasons.