American Gothic
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In Memoriam: ‘Sleepy Hollow,’ ‘Pitch,’ and Other Shows We’ve Lost This Season
It’s that time of year again — when networks decide which shows are being renewed and which ones have to move on to that big TV box in the sky. While favorites like This is Us and The Big Bang Theory have already been officially renewed, some shows have gone the way of the dodo, and will live on only in our hearts and on our DVRs.
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‘American Gothic’: 5 Things to Know About the New CBS Murder Mystery
What happens to the family tree when the roots are diseased? That’s the question at the heart of CBS’s new murder mystery drama American Gothic, which premieres Wednesday night. The Boston-based Hawthornes appear to be the perfect American family. Patriarch Mitchell (Jamey Sheridan) made millions from his concrete company; wife Madeline (Virginia Madsen) is a doting mother; older sister Alison (Juliet Rylance) is a well-regarded politician running for mayor; Cam (Justin Chatwin) is a successful
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‘American Gothic’: Shut Up and Eat Your Squirrel
The pilot, for example, is called “Arrangement in Grey and Black,” which is the title of the James M. Whistler paining better known as “Whistler’s Mother”—and at one point, mother Madsen sits in profile in an intentional visual echo of the painting’s pose. This American Gothic has nothing to do with the other CBS American Gothic series that aired in 1995, created by Shaun Cassidy and starring Gary Cole.
