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  • Every Netflix Original Series, Ranked From ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ to ‘Daredevil’

    Every Netflix Original Series, Ranked From ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ to ‘Daredevil’

  • Neflix’s ‘Love’ Final Season Trailer Takes Relationships to Next Level

    Love: can’t live with it, can’t live without it, right?

    Well, for Netflix’s “Love,” you’ll have to learn to live without it since the romantic comedy’s third and final season premieres March 9. The streaming service released a trailer, which traces the relationship between Gus (Paul Rust) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and gives a tantalizing glimpse of where their love story goes.

    “I want to be in a real, adult relationship,” Mickey vows. Easier said than done, of course, for two people as lovably flawed as they are.

    Here’s the official synopsis of the season:

    After a long, complicated, and somewhat messy journey, Gus (Paul Rust) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) enter this season of Love in a place we’ve never seen them before: a fully committed relationship. While to some people, a committed relationship feels like the end, for Gus and Mickey, navigating this new state together is only the beginning and shows us that love, for all it’s weird ups, downs and hilarious in-betweens, is both incredibly complicated and wonderfully simple. After all, all you need is love.

    “Love” never seemed like a huge, buzzy hit for Netflix, at least not in the vein of “Stranger Things” or “Orange Is the New Black.” Still, the series (co-executive produced by Judd Apatow) received positive reviews. But these days, Netflix is much quicker to hit the cancel button than they used to be.

  • Netflix Cancels ‘Love,’ Final Season to Stream in March

    “Love” is dead.

    Netflix is cancelling the romantic comedy after its upcoming third season, which will begin streaming March 9.

    The series was co-created by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust, and Lesley Arfin. It starred Rust as aspiring screenwriter Gus and Gillian Jacobs as radio producer Mickey, who randomly meet in Los Angeles and embark on a rollercoaster relationship. At the end of Season 2, Gus had returned to town from a film project, Mickey had broken things off with her ex, and she and Gus reunited.

    “I am really excited about the third season of ‘Love.’ I think it is our sweetest, funniest season and ends our story in a beautiful way,” Apatow said in a statement.

    Netflix has been much more brutal with the cancellation knife in recent years. It also recently decided to end its award-winning drama “House of Cards” in the wake of sexual assault allegations against star Kevin Spacey.

  • The Best Series to Watch After a Breakup

    new girl castThere’s no getting around it: Breakups are rough. But before you crawl into a cave and declare you’ll never love again, check out these TV shows that demonstrate exactly how to, and how not to, deal with the loss of love before you rejoin the world. Your next partner will thank you.

    ‘Man Seeking Woman’ (2015 – )

    Based on Simon Rich’s novel “The Last Girlfriend on Earth,” “Man Seeking Woman” is an absurd and terrifically filthy comedy about a man surviving a devastating breakup. Each episode takes one particular reality of single life to a wickedly funny extreme. In the pilot, Josh (Jay Baruchel) must deal with the fact that his ex-girlfriend has found a new boyfriend immediately — and while everyone around him is encouraging Josh to be the better man and embrace her new beau, he’s the only one concerned that the new boyfriend is literally Adolf Hitler (expertly played by Bill Hader). Each episode goes further than the last, casually dipping into the surreal to make points about the misery of post-breakup life — which, naturally, leaves single members of the audience relieved, because Josh stands as a chilling reminder that it could always be worse.

    ‘Bored to Death’ (2009 – 2011)

    “Bored to Death,” a three-season comedy from HBO, features Jason Schwartzman as struggling writer Jonathan Ames, who decides to become a private detective when the love of his life moves out. Along with his mentor, George (Ted Danson), and best friend, Ray (Zach Galifianakis), Jonathan quickly ends up sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong, ending up in ridiculous, and often dangerous, situations. The show sits comfortably between slapstick and film noir; mysterious conversations in the shadows are often followed by pratfalls or messy complications. And while “Bored to Death” is binge-worthy on the strength of its cast alone, it carries an important message for the brokenhearted: Spend some time grieving before you make any life-changing decisions … or career changes that might get you killed.

    ‘Baskets’ (2016 – )

    The brainchild of comedian-turned-auteur Baskets” follows Chip Baskets (Louie,” and a post-breakup narrative that shows that getting over a breakup doesn’t have to mean immediately finding someone new.

    ‘New Girl’ (2011 – )

    A love letter to hipsters nationwide, “New Girl” follows the painfully adorable Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) after she confronts her cheating boyfriend and is forced to move in with three well meaning but dimwitted roommates in a Los Angeles loft. While Deschanel’s wooden performance isn’t always the greatest, the ensemble cast’s perfect comedic timing make “New Girl” a classic. And as Jessica puts her life back together, she’s forced to realize her own strength, which creates a solid umbrella over the show’s “Deschanel as comedic straight man to three wacky guys” motif. Life after a breakup means meeting a new version of yourself — and “New Girl” shows just how much fun that can be.

    ‘The Good Wife’ (2009 – 2016)

    “The Good Wife” is the story of Alicia Florrick (House of Cards,” “The Good Wife” is far more character-driven than plot-driven. It provides keen insights into how the strong female lawyer is forced to deal with her marriage falling apart in the public eye. Each week, the writers gracefully created a case-of-the-week framework while following the emotional healing of Alicia herself. The ensemble cast — which includes heavy-hitters like Michael J. Fox, Christine Baranski, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan — walks the tightrope of caring for Alicia while creating chaos in her life. Through it all, Alicia stands as a beacon for those going through tough breakups, both in how she keeps her composure, and how she learns to be vulnerable again.

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  • Netflix’s First ‘Love’ Teaser Suggests You ‘Fix Breath Issue’ in 2016

    Judd Apatow‘s new Netflix comedy “Love” just got a Season 1 release date and a first brief teaser.

    The half-hour series — written and executive produced by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust, and Lesley Arfin — is meant to be a “down-to-earth look at dating” following main characters Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and Gus (Paul Rust), showing both the male and female perspectives on romantic relationships.

    As you can see below, the first teaser doesn’t feature any characters, it’s a series of New Year’s resolution suggestions for 2016, including “eat gluten again, have more sext, use real deodorant, fix breath issue, get a weed card, take less Ambien, cradle your rage, stop Googling him, stop Googling her, show more boob, stop whining,” etc.

    According to Entertainment Weekly, which debuted the first look image above, the 10 episodes of Season 1 arrive February 19.

    Netflix already gave “Love” a green-light for 12 episodes in Season 2, which is certainly a show of faith. As Variety noted in 2014, at the time of the announcement, that was Neftlix’s biggest upfront commitment to an original series since “House of Cards” landed a two-season order in 2012.

    Will you be falling for “Love” when it makes its post-Valentine’s debut, or do you need to see more before making that kind of commitment?

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  • Watch Emily Blunt & Anne Hathaway’s Full, Jaw-Dropping Lip Sync Battle

    Anne Hathaway kicks things off with “Love” by Mary J. Blige. Emily Blunt hits back by getting down to “No Diggity” by Blackstreet.
    Emily Blunt channels Janis Joplin (eerie, isn’t it?) as she takes on “Piece of My Heart” in the final round against Anne Hathaway and her spectacular interpretation of “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus.