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The historically charming streets of Guthrie could have become a veritable ghost town in 2020.  The COVID-19 pandemic canceled beloved events like the Territorial Christmas festivities, Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival and 89er Days Celebration. Overnight visitors stopped booking rooms. The Scottish Rite Masonic Temple couldn't host tours, concerts or other events.  "Tourism is our bread and butter ... and the pandemic was hampering our overnight tourism so much," said Justin Fortney, Guthrie's director of tourism and community development. "But having 'Reagan' posted up for such a...

If you’ve been reading these reviews for a while, you know that I have many thoughts about the tension between Shameless’ inherent dramatic structure and John Wells’ belief that he is in fact making an hour-long sitcom, and so I will spare you the full essay on this topic. But in case you’re new, the show has long embodied a tension between the show it is and the show Wells wants it to be, and it’s been one of the sticking points as it limps into its final season. Advertisement However, I sometimes fear that this will be read as my dismissing the sitcom as a mode of storytelling, w...

(Showtime, 9 p.m.): So far, the final season of this Showtime stalwart has been a bit of a rough ride, but there may be signs of life. Here’s Myles McNutt on last week’s frustrating outing, in a review that bears the headline “ Shameless continues to test the viability of a no-stakes final season”: On a macro level, the absence of stakes is one of the (many) problems plaguing Shameless entering its final season. Whether due to the absolute disinterest in continuity between seasons or the siloing of storylines from one another, the show’s writers have used the idea of the show as a...

On a macro level, the absence of stakes is one of the (many) problems plaguing Shameless entering its final season. Whether due to the absolute disinterest in continuity between seasons or the siloing of storylines from one another, the show’s writers have used the idea of the show as a “sitcom” to abandon the type of storyline that felt like it could fully disrupt these characters’ lives. Even in a season with a deadly pandemic, the show remains defined by this sense that no matter what is going on around them, the Gallaghers are always going to be Gallaghers, and that’s the comic...

'Shameless' Gets Showtime Retrospective Series Sorry, but 'Shameless Hall of Shame' isn't a spinoff. Showtime is giving The premium cable network announced Monday it has picked up Shameless Hall of Shame, a companion series designed to celebrate John Wells' departing dramedy with six hourlong retrospective episodes. Set to launch Sunday, Dec. 27, at 9 p.m., the six-episode series will feature new and original Shameless scenes juxtaposed with a retrospective look at each character's journey over the past 10 seasons. Fan-favorites Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) are up first...