Mandi Bierly

A former deputy editor of Yahoo Entertainment, Mandi Bierly is always looking for a reason to re-share her oral histories of “Frasier’s” “Ski Lodge” episode and “Designing Women.”

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Dogged by brother Travis, dissed by daughters, debating CTE 'tradeoffs': 8 can't-miss moments of the Jason Kelce documentary
Director Don Argott takes us inside his buzzy documentary about football's most endearing family. "Sometimes the documentary gods hand you a gift."
a year ago
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'Cocaine Sharks': Shark Week special investigates what happens when illegal drugs and ocean predators mix
The annual summer event offers other wild specials including "Belly of the Beast," where an experiment quickly ends up like a scene from "Jaws," and the latest "Alien Sharks" installment featuring "the dumbest thing" done in the name of wildlife science and television.
a year ago
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'Queer Eye' at 20: Carson Kressley, Thom Filicia and Jai Rodriguez reflect on 'manscaping,' handing Beyoncé a Moonman and filling 'spaces that may not want you there'
The original Fab Five set out just "trying to get rid of mullets and pleated khakis," but ended up making a show with "emotional depth" that had a profound effect on families watching at home.
a year ago
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SharkFest 2023: A guide to every new special for every kind of shark lover
National Geographic's annual event is packed full of all-new originals about the apex predators.
a year ago
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Do crab callers work? Wild Bill finds out on this week's 'Deadliest Catch'
It's do or die for the Summer Bay in this week's episode, as Capt. Wild Bill Wichrowski turns to crab callers to work his way out of the leader board basement.
6 years ago
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Why the 'Deadliest Catch' captains think the show has made it to 200 episodes (and it's not just the Coast Guard rescues)
Ahead of the show's Season 14 premiere, the captains share their happiest moments —?and why they think fans keep coming back for more.
6 years ago
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Man overboard, supermoon seas, and the painful new season of 'Deadliest Catch'
Ahead of Tuesday's return (which is also the series' 200th episode), the captains open up about the battle we'll see with the always brutal Bering Sea weather, the emotional weight of a man going overboard, and why some of them can't bear to watch the show.
6 years ago
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Foot fetishist fans and controversial fireplace reveals: 'Trading Spaces' stars swap behind-the-scenes stories
It's been 10 years since we last saw TLC's hit home makeover show "Trading Spaces," but the series that launched an entire TV genre is back Saturday night — and better than ever.
6 years ago
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20 of TV's top showrunners reveal the storylines they're most proud of
Coming out, sexual assault, self-worth — those are just some of the issues Teen TV is tackling today. Showrunners Joss Whedon, Julie Plec, I. Marlene King, and others remember their most impactful storylines.
6 years ago
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Fewer guns, more 'adult' dialogue: How will the Parkland, Fla., students impact teen TV?
Showrunners from "Sweet/Vicious," "East Los High," "The Vampire Diaries," and "Marvel's Runaways" weigh in on the influence of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students.
7 years ago
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The moment TV's teen revolution truly began
Producer Marshall Herskovitz looks back at how "My So-Called Life" gave teens, specifically teenage girls, a voice in popular culture.
7 years ago
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Why 'My So-Called Life' is the most influential teen show ever
Producers from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “13 Reasons Why,” “Pretty Little Liars,” and other teen shows discuss how “My So-Called Life” had an impact on them when they were that age.
7 years ago
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Why vampires aren't as sexy in the age of #MeToo
Julie Plec talks "The Vampire Diaries" and "Dawson's Creek" storylines you'd have to think twice about today, the inspiring Marjory Stoneman Douglas students, and the "Roswell" reboot.
7 years ago
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Why social media is the biggest issue teen TV should tackle
"TV shows are a message, a warning, from one generation to the next, about how not to do things," says one creator. Here's why social media still has some producers sounding the alarm.
7 years ago
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Joss Whedon on Parkland students: 'I've been writing about kids like these for a long while. I thought I was writing fantasy.'
Showrunners from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "13 Reasons Why," "Pretty Little Liars," and other series tell us how the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students have inspired them.
7 years ago
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Man overboard in the 'Deadliest Catch' Season 14 trailer (exclusive)
The new season of Discovery's Emmy-winning reality show, premiering April 10, brings fierce competition, injuries, an engine failure, and Coast Guard rescues.
7 years ago
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David Attenborough lying on the beach with a turtle isn't the most amazing thing you'll see in 'Blue Planet II' this week
Did you know fish talk? And that the noise we make can silence them? “Blue Planet II” looks at human impact on the ocean through sound pollution, plastic, coral bleaching, and other things you can help change.
7 years ago
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'Schitt's Creek' just covered Tina Turner and it's simply the best
There's no greater surprise on a TV comedy than when a character sings and it's a) actually good and b) disarmingly touching. Add "Schitt's Creek" to the list of shows that do it well.
7 years ago
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The only thing better than the horses dancing in 'Ferdinand' is watching humans do it
Watch an exclusive clip from the home release of 'Ferdinand' showing how the dance-off between the elegant, arrogant horses and the rough-and-tumble bulls was choreographed.
7 years ago
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'Blue Planet II': See what happens when penguins come between battling elephant seals
Preview "Coasts," the most action-packed episode of "Blue Planet II," with crab-hunting eels, tuna-herding sea lions, and fighter-pilot puffins.
7 years ago