• 7 TV series to watch from 2022

    7 TV series to watch from 2022

    Dec 28, 2022 05:52 PM EDT

    ... Very subtle, very sophisticated, and also a way of sort of going back and rewriting some of the story of the other "Breaking Bad" characters. – Eric Deggans “Andor” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKOegEuCcfw&ab_channel=StarWars [This] is a show starring Diego Luna as a rebel leader that ...

  • Critics look back on the standout TV shows of 2022

    Critics look back on the standout TV shows of 2022

    Dec 26, 2022 11:25 PM EDT

    ... Consumers can't keep up with it. And Wall Street can't justify spending the money to make all those shows. Jeffrey Brown: All right, Eric Deggans of NPR, Lorraine Ali of The Los Angeles Times, thank you both again. Eric Deggans: Thank you. Lorraine Ali: Thank you. Judy Woodruff ...

  • Actor Michael K. Williams' posthumous memoir details how his life informed his career

    Actor Michael K. Williams' posthumous memoir details how his life informed his career

    Aug 24, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    ... own continuing struggles with addiction, also of the dark places his roles often took him and the difficulties he had returning from them. NPR's Eric Deggans: Eric Deggans: The fact that he would take on those roles anyway, knowing the danger to his sobriety, sort of spoke to the ...

  • Nichelle Nichols, actress of ‘Star Trek’ fame, dies at 89

    Nichelle Nichols, actress of ‘Star Trek’ fame, dies at 89

    Jul 31, 2022 11:16 PM EDT

    ... kiss by aliens who were controlling their actions. The kiss “suggested that there was a future where these issues were not such a big deal,” Eric Deggans, a television critic for National Public Radio, told The Associated Press in 2018. “The characters themselves were not freaking out because a Black ...

  • July 24, 2022 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    July 24, 2022 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jul 24, 2022 09:56 PM EDT

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the global climate emergency hits home with fires burning uncontrollably in California and much of the country under heat advisories. Then, the economic and environmental costs of buying new clothes fuel a more sustainable thrifting trend. Plus, NPR television critic Eric Deggans walks us through ...

  • What movies and television shows to watch this summer

    What movies and television shows to watch this summer

    Jul 24, 2022 09:30 PM EDT

    ... have a much reduced fee, and you watch a few ads, it might be a win-win for everybody if you think about it. Geoff Bennett: Yes. The way we watch changing what we watch. Eric Deggans, NPR's TV critic, appreciate you as always. Eric Deggans: Always a pleasure.

  • Breaking down the major moments from the Academy Awards

    Breaking down the major moments from the Academy Awards

    Mar 28, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    ... over there who are feeling a little bruised because Apple kind of came up and snatched the big prize from them.Jeffrey Brown: All right, Eric Deggans of NPR, thanks again. Eric Deggans: Thank you. Judy Woodruff: And this note: Preliminary numbers show over 15 million people watched the Oscars ...

  • Betty White's career spanned six decades. Here are its best moments

    Betty White's career spanned six decades. Here are its best moments

    Dec 31, 2021 11:25 PM EDT

    ... s not easy to do, especially over a 60-year career. It's just amazing how much she achieved.Amna Nawaz: That is NPR's Eric Deggans helping us remember the life and legacy of Betty White. Eric, thank you so much for your time. Eric Deggans: Thank you for ...

  • Hollywood turns scrutiny inward amid national discussion on race and policing

    Hollywood turns scrutiny inward amid national discussion on race and policing

    Jul 15, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    ... movie is racist, and it should be labeled as such. And then watch the movie knowing that that is the context for it. Jeffrey Brown: Eric Deggans says a change in Hollywood is possible, but responsibility also lies with us, the consumers of entertainment. Eric Deggans: Because we have so ...

  • Why more media companies want in on the expensive 'streaming revolution'

    Why more media companies want in on the expensive 'streaming revolution'

    Nov 12, 2019 11:25 PM EDT

    ... have to try them. But once you put together an ecology of media outlets, you will be much more satisfied with the media that you're consuming, and I bet you will spend less money. John Yang: Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, thanks very much. Eric Deggans: Thank you.