Contributor: Kristin Smith

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Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).

Orange Is the New Black

A prison sentence isn’t actually such a bad idea for this Netflix dramedy.

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God Friended Me

It feels old-fashioned but does something that’s cutting-edge rare: It treats faith as a source of goodness.

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Kevin Can Wait

Kevin Can Wait may be the kind of show some of us have been waiting for.

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Suits

While it’s certainly not the worst thing on television, it is a show that shamelessly shoots low.

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Raven’s Home

In Raven’s Home, love, fun and family are what matter most.

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The Mick

Is it possible that when you add an awful guardian to three fairly awful children, you get something … positive? Not in this case.

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When They See Us

This Netflix miniseries offers a blistering, difficult-to-watch take on the story of the “Central Park Five.”

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Castle Rock

Well crafted? Yes. Creepy? Certainly. But when it comes to content, Castle Rock’s a place I wouldn’t want to visit.

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American Dad

UPDATED REVIEW: Seth MacFarlane is not known for his restraint. But American Dad may give us MacFarlane at his most foul.

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The Morning Show

Apple TV+’s flagship show has big names, sharp writing … and some problems

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Ryan’s Mystery Playdate

The 7-year-old YouTube star moves to traditional television with this innocuous, silly show.

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Shadowhunters

Hey, if it worked for Harry Potter, Bella Thorne and Percy Jackson, why not once again? But does it work? Should we want it to?

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The Middle

UPDATED REVIEW: The middle of what? Life? Trouble? Old-school sitcom yuks? Turns out it’s all of the above and more when Patricia Heaton’s average Midwest family tries to be … average.

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Famous in Love

It’s a little like La La Land, only without much to sing and dance about.

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Santa Clarita Diet

Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet is both witty and wicked—as graphic as The Walking Dead, but in the form of a darkly comedic sitcom.

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