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Tom Russell-Senior Staff Writer

Tom Russell

Senior Staff Writer

May, 2022
Horror, Sci-Fi, Sitcoms
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About Tom Russell

Tom is an editor and published horror author. He holds a BA in Creative Writing, which is convenient because he doesn’t do much else with his time. He's based in the UK.

Industry Focus

Tom is a Senior Staff Writer for the Classic TV team. He covers articles on the dozens of the best TV shows of the past few decades (though has a particular penchant for sci-fi and horror).

Favorite Media

Tom watches more movies and shows than any person probably should, and his favorites change regularly. Presently he's been getting heavily into rewatches of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, American Dad, and The Office.

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The five central characters in HIMYM drinking at the bar
The Perfect Show For How I Met Your Mother Fans Is A Sitcom Classic With 85% On Rotten Tomatoes

There aren't many sitcoms that can live up to HIMYM, but this 5x Primetime Emmy winning mockumentary about family life is the perfect replacement.

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Cobra Kai's Best Fight Was So Good, The Show Spent 5 Years Trying To Replicate It

Season 2 delivered the best fight in Cobra Kai - and despite many attempts to top it, nothing else that followed came close to the school brawl.

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Neil Patrick Harris as Barney in How I Met Your Mother holding up a copy of the Bro Code
Neil Patrick Harris' Favorite How I Met Your Mother Episode Is One Of The Greatest Sitcom Moments In History

The man behind Barney Stinson singled out his favorite episode of HIMYM, and fans and critics alike have proved his selection is completely justified.

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A CGI dinosaur in the TV show Primeval
This Underrated British Show Was The TV Version Of Jurassic Park And Deserves A Reboot

Long before Camp Cretaceous or Jurassic World, this underrated gem gave audiences what they wanted - dinosaurs let loose in the modern world.

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Live action Knuckles holding rope
19 Years Before Idris Elba Saved Knuckles, This Underrated Sonic Show Also Got The Echidna Right

Idris Elba elevated Knuckles from comic relief to serious hero - but the live-action Sonic franchise isn't the first adaptation to get him right.

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Terminator's Forgotten Sequel Is So Good, It Makes The Recent Movies Even Worse

The Sarah Connor Chronicles set the bar for the Terminator franchise high, and none of the movies since have come close to matching it.

Ekko in the Netflix TV show Arcane
Arcane Was A Masterpiece, But This Underrated Netflix Video Game Show Is Worth Your Time Too

Netflix proved they could handle fan-pleasing video game adaptations with Arcane, but the League of Legends TV show wasn't their first win.

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Why Julia Louis-Dreyfus Has Never Seen Seinfeld's First Episode

Elaine was an essential agreemet in Seinfeld's winning formula, but she amazingly wasn't always part of the plan - and neither was Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Jensen Ackles as Dean looking worried in Supernatural
Jensen Ackles Thinks The Scariest Supernatural Episode Is One With No Monsters At All

There are plenty of scary Supernatural episodes, but one stands out to star Jensen Ackles as the most harrowing of all.

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Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, he's smiling at someone off camera
I Know Who How I Met Your Mother's Real Villain Is, And It's Not Barney

Barney may have been a womanizer and cheat, but he wasn't as toxic as one of Ted's closest friends.

A close up of Drew Barrymore as Sheila eating meat in The Santa Clarita Diet
If You Still Miss The Santa Clarita Diet, This 5-Season Zombie Comedy Is The Perfect Replacement

Zombie comedies may not be the most saturated genre on the small screen, but The Santa Clarita Diet doesn't shamble alone thanks to this quirky gem.

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Adventure Time's Best Episodes Reveal The Perfect Direction For Its Next Spinoff

The next Adventure Time spinoff should lean into the most exciting part of the original 2010-2018 run: the darkest corners of the world of Ooo.

A still of Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia in The 100
If You Miss The 100, This 6-Season Sci-Fi Show With 95% On Rotten Tomatoes Is The Perfect Replacement

The 100 may have come and gone, but there's another epic twist-filled sci-fi show available to fill the void that's just as bingeworthy.

Jenna Fischer as Pam in the Work Bus episode of The Office
"We Could Have All Been Dead": Jenna Fischer Saved Everybody's Lives During This Office Episode

Jenna Fischer's quick thinking avoided a potential disaster on the set of The Office in what is now one of the show's most infamous episodes.

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Buffy and Willow in Band Candy
Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals Kids Of OG Buffy The Vampire Slayer Stars Auditioned For Hulu's Reboot

The Buffy Revival May Have Intergenerational Links To The Original Show

Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad's Forgotten Spinoff Is So Bad, I'm Glad Most People Don't Know It Exists

AMC didn't always hit the mark when expanding the Breaking Bad universe, and this forgotten prequel set before Better Call Saul proves it.

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Charlie in Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen's Two And A Half Men Exit Created A Huge Plot Hole The Show Never Fixed

Walden wasn't the savior the show needed, and there's a key reason why.

Dr. Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), and David Acosta (Mike Colter) in Evil Season 1, Episode 4
Paramount+ Canceled One Of The Greatest Modern Horror TV Shows & Even Stephen King Was Bummed About It

Evil finished far too soon - and even the master of horror thinks so.

Jared Palecki and Jensen Ackles as Sam and Dean Winchester in Supernatural
Jared Padalecki's Favorite Supernatural Episode Is One Of The Greatest Hours Of Television I've Ever Seen

The man behind Sam has a lot of love for one of the strangest episodes in the show.

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Josh Radnor as Ted in How I Met Your Mother
The Perfect Sitcom For How I Met Your Mother Fans Only Lasted 3 Seasons But Is Definitely Worth Watching

HIMYM was a truly unique sitcom, but this 3-season ABC show hits all the same notes.

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