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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.
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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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.