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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is the former TV editor of People magazine. 

Bad Timeline

What Are ‘The Jinx’ Creators Hiding?

Director Andrew Jarecki canceled long-scheduled interviews with The Daily Beast and The Tonight Show today. Is it because he can’t answer for discrepancies in the show’s timeline?

Jason Lynch

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SMALL SCREEN

Marvel’s TV Takeover

<p>As <i>Marvel’s Agent Carter</i> comes to a close, the superhero factory’s TV honcho dishes on their slate of Netflix series and competing with DC for small-screen supremacy.</p>

Jason Lynch

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GOODBYE, OLD FRIEND

How to Get Away With a Series Finale

Ending a long-running hit TV series is no simple task. The creators of some of your most beloved shows weigh in on the tricky art of devising the long goodbye.

Jason Lynch

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SAY MY NAME

When Vince Gilligan Knocks, You Answer

<p>What started as a <i>Breaking Bad</i> writer’s room joke is now <i>Better Call Saul</i>. Vince Gilligan on the paralyzing fear of bungling a finale—and spinning off a successful show.<br> </p>

Jason Lynch

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RECALIBRATING RED

The Blacklist’s Frustrating Fall

After killing off the dead wood and overhauling most characters, especially Keen and her wig, the show forgot its raison d’être: James Spader’s wonderful Red.

Jason Lynch

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COUPLES THERAPY

Stop Hating ‘Modern Family’

The ABC comedy, while still entertaining, stopped being groundbreaking long ago, and serves largely as comedy comfort food. Here’s how to fix it.

Jason Lynch

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Lightening

The TV Superhero Guru Behind ‘The Flash’

Greg Berlanti must have superpowers. That’s the only explanation for his ability to juggle an insane number of projects, including television’s best broadcast pilot.

Jason Lynch

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‘Do I Die?’

How Cristin Milioti Met Sitcom Stardom

<p>The Mother from <i>How I Met Your Mother</i> gets another shot at onscreen love in <i>A to Z</i>, the story of a romance that lasts for eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour.</p>

Jason Lynch

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Nuanced

SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum

<p>She was the perfect Kim Kardashian: smirking and perpetually slow-motion posing for selfies, with a high-pitched, over-enunciated voice. What’s <i>SNL</i> going to do without Nasim Pedrad?</p>

Jason Lynch

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Modest

He’s the World’s Biggest TV Star

<p>Don’t tell him, but Mark Harmon is a big deal. That’s what happens when you’re the star of <i>NCIS</i>, a drama with ratings that rival <i>Sunday Night Football</i> and <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>.</p>

Jason Lynch

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