Fantasy films exploded in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing swords and sorcery, wizards and dragons into movie theaters and home video. We look back at 16 of the most magical films of the late 20th Century.

Viewers are generally supposed to like the lead characters on a TV series. But sometimes, the writers and producers get it wrong, and characters who even start out right go horribly wrong. We discuss 16 of the worst TV leads of all time.

Dolly Parton is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur — and an American icon. We look back at her storied seven-decade career as we attempt to name her very best song.

“The X-Files” premiered on Fox in 1993 and became an instant pop-culture phenomenon. The sci-fi show developed an intense fandom fixated on agents Mulder and Scully investigating monsters of the week, alien abductions, and vast government conspiracies. We look back on its best episodes.

Mariah Carey took the music world by storm when she burst onto the scene in 1990, and has reinvented the game — and herself — multiple time since. With the imminent arrival of her newest album, we look back at 16 of her most iconic songs.

A slew of legendary actresses have won the Emmy Award for their work in comedy series. We take a look at 16 of the victors — in both lead and supporting categories — for this episode.

Swedish super group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and took the world by storm with a series of incredible pop and dance tracks in the 1970s and 80s. We look back on the band’s most popular tracks.

Our 2025 Summer Specials continue with a frothy conversation about 16 of the most-loved songs about alcohol, or about drinking alcohol. Bottoms up — but please drink responsibly.

Our 2025 Summer Specials kick off with a look at 16 of the most-successful popcorn movies of all time, all released between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Which will be named the best summer blockbuster of all time?

John Waters shocked and schooled film audiences for more than 30 years, with movies that were both profound and profane. While he hasn’t had a new full-length feature in more than 20 years, we wanted to honor this singular figure in queer cinema by discussing and debating eight of his most renowned films.

While comic books have traditionally catered to a straight, white, male audience, in the past few decades the medium has become increasingly gay friendly. That extends to major super heroes, who have been coming out as LGBTQ proudly, and still featured prominently. We discuss 16 of the most important queer super heroes in comics.

British rock band Queen went from prog-rock upstarts to arena-rock gods over the course of the 1970s and 1980s. While the band’s career was cut short after the tragic early death of lead singer Freddie Mercury, its legacy lives on. We discuss and debate — and celebrate — 16 of Queen’s greatest singles.

With the next generation of video-game consoles about to launch with the Nintendo Switch 2, we look back at the greatest systems from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, and more.

Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchises have had dozens of casts over the years — but not all casts are created equal. We look across all the American franchises and determine the best cast of all time.

A surprisingly great year for film, 1988 gave us a wide variety of movies that have now become cinema legends. We debate 16 of the most beloved films from the year.

With “X-Men ‘97” a hit on Disney+ and the Marvel Cinematic Universe slowly but surely bringing mutants into the fold, the X-Men are back in the public spotlight in a big way. We look back at the most legendary team line-ups from the comics and name the best roster of all time.