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All 150 Episodes of The West Wing, Ranked

25 years since its premiere, Aaron Sorkin’s political fantasy is as potent as ever.

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    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendTime to conjure up some Halloween classics.
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    Every Cate Blanchett Performance, RankedShe’s the rare actor who can headline anything, from weepy dramas to action films to experimental art pieces to silly comedies.
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    9 Newish Movies to Rent This MonthYou can now watch one of the year’s best animated movies at home.
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    Every Bob’s Burgers Halloween Episode, RankedSince the premiere of “Full Bars,” these have become some of the most beloved and quintessentially Bob’s moments in the series.
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    The Five Best American Horror StoriesFrom Bloody Mary to stolen kidneys, Ryan Murphy’s anthology series mines urban legends for twisty new horror stories.
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    The 20 Best TV Witches, RankedFrom kawaii “magical girls” to strict Satanist aunties to voodoo queens and immortal sorceresses.
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    The 10 Best TV Shows on StarzOutlander, Sweetpea, Minx, and more.
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    Every Laura Dern Role, RankedOften volatile and warped onscreen, immensely likable off-screen.
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    The 20 Best Movies About American PresidentsFrost/Nixon, Secret Honor, Lincoln, and more.
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    The 50 Best Blumhouse Horror MoviesThe House of Blum churns out genre fare like nobody’s business. Some of it is great.
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    A Beginner’s Guide to Junji Ito14 stories to go down the horror-manga auteur’s spiral.
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    33 Great Aussie and Kiwi Shows You Can Stream in the U.S.The best binges from Down Under.
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    8 Bluey Episodes Derailed by MuffinSometimes you need a demanding, hilarious toddler to shake things up.
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    Every Lady Gaga Song, RankedA deep dive into a star who almost single-handedly raised the bar for pop music.
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    30 Great Black-and-White Horror Movies Worth RevisitingClassic films, cult favorites, and a couple newer titles.
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    Jokers, RankedWhich clown prince of crime is the top card in the deck?
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    The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendTime to fire up the Criterion Channel.
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    2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading ListAnother chapter for The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Nickel Boys comes to the big screen.
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    The 22 Scariest Horror Anime of All TimeFrom Berserk to Bloodlust — and everything in between.
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    Every Francis Ford Coppola Movie, RankedWhere does Megalopolis fall in the director’s rich filmography?
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  28. i’m still your zelda
    Which Zelda Game Is Right for You?Now’s the perfect time to delve beyond Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
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    A Grey’s Anatomy Catch-up Guide, No Matter How Far Behind You AreEverything you need to know before jumping back in.
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    9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthGet cozy with a celebrity memoir, a mystery filled with wacky characters, and a novel that takes a magical turn.
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    An Unimpeachable Ranking of Every Transformers MovieOur rigorous assessment of a movie franchise made to sell toys.
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    The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding “one of the most graphic body-horror films I’ve ever seen.”
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    The 25 Goopiest, Grodiest, Gnarliest Body Horror Movies, RankedWhat if you couldn’t distance yourself from something horrific, because it’s impossible to escape your own flesh and blood.
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    22 Horror-Movie Remakes That You Should Actually WatchHollywood took a second stab (pun intended) at these scary flicks, and we’re glad it did.
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    The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIncluding Scary Jesse Plemons.
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    Forgotten YA Adaptations, Ranked by Cultural ImpactWill Netflix’s Uglies leave a bigger mark than these 15 Twilight–Harry Potter–Hunger Games rip-offs?
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    9 Essential James Earl Jones PerformancesJones was best when he was reserved, trusting his extraordinary voice and quiet authority to carry the dramatic weight of any scene.
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    Every Tim Burton Movie, RankedTaking stock of the director’s career, from eccentric hits to big-budget misfires.
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    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendIt’s showtime. (Again.)
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    Selling Sunset Season 8 Power RankingsOkay, ladies, now let’s get information.
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    15 Movies With More Than 15 Years Between SequelsBeetlejuice Beetlejuice is far from the only movie to take its sweet time following up the original.
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    Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, RankedAudiences have come to know and love many Stiller personas: jester, auteur, control freak, buff daddy.
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    2024’s Comedians You Should and Will KnowTwo dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
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    Every Usher Song, RankedAs a child, he seemed destined for stardom — and then reached even greater heights.
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    12 Essential Episodes of DexterIt’s been a fairly bumpy ride, but when all of its elements came together, it could deliver some outstanding results.
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    The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendThe xenomorphs are back.
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    Every Drag Race Rusical, RankedYes, including international seasons.
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    Alien Movies, RankedThe soaring highs and gruesome lows spawned by Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece.
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    40 Yo Gabba Gabba! Songs That Stand the Test of TimeIf you can’t appreciate a ska song about tidying up called “Pick It Up,” then you have no joy in your life.
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