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Jason Lynch is the former TV editor of People magazine.
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What Are ‘The Jinx’ Creators Hiding?
Bad TimelineDirector 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?

Marvel’s TV Takeover
SMALL SCREEN<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>

How to Get Away With a Series Finale
GOODBYE, OLD FRIENDEnding 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.

When Vince Gilligan Knocks, You Answer
SAY MY NAME<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>

The Blacklist’s Frustrating Fall
RECALIBRATING REDAfter 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.

Stop Hating ‘Modern Family’
COUPLES THERAPYThe ABC comedy, while still entertaining, stopped being groundbreaking long ago, and serves largely as comedy comfort food. Here’s how to fix it.

The TV Superhero Guru Behind ‘The Flash’
LighteningGreg 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.

How Cristin Milioti Met Sitcom Stardom
‘Do I Die?’<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>

SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum
Nuanced<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>

He’s the World’s Biggest TV Star
Modest<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>
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