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If all shows were animated like "The Simpsons," networks wouldn't need to strain to keep them alive. Yet live-action dramas come with shelf lives, which explains the CW's twin attempts to extend two of its franchises with prequels: "Walker Independence," a back-to-the-Old-West adjunct to its Texas Ranger reboot; and "The Winchesters," a one-generation-back rekindling of the "Supernatural" flame.

Although the new "Hellraiser" is billed as "reimagining" Clive Barker's 1987 horror film, it's not like the title ever went away, raising six direct-to-video productions (the last one in 2018) after the four theatrical movies. If you somehow skipped, ballpark, nine of those, this direct-to-Hulu version offers a credibly creepy retelling in an over-inflated package that would benefit from a few targeted pinpricks.

Add "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" to the relatively short list of really good Stephen King adaptations, garnishing a coming-of-age story with understated hints of the supernatural and thoughtful rumination about cellphones that finds true horror in their ubiquity. Amid a month of Halloween-tinged offerings, it might be one of the few to share with the kids -- at least, before the next time you punish them by taking their phone away.

One of Molly Shannon's most popular "SNL" characters, hyperactive Catholic school girl Mary Catherine Gallagher, stems from Shannon's childhood of loss.

After being suspended by Meta on Friday, Kanye West posted on Twitter for the first time in nearly two years -- a move celebrated by Elon Musk, who is in the process of buying the social media network.

Someone's a "Beautiful Liar," according to Queen Bey.

Many were hoping Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could be a potential rock for America, but instead, the beloved actor and businessman intends to be a rock for his daughters.

Satellite TV network USDish will pay a sci-fi buff $2,000 to binge-watch popular fantasy shows and rewrite the end to "Game of Thrones."

I am on a mission to get people to stop thinking about shows that bring them happiness as a "guilty pleasure."