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Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in Lanterns John Johnson/HBO Max hide caption HBO's new DC superhero show Lanterns is not the show you think it is.

If 'Watchmen' used superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, 'Lanterns' lingers in the shadow of 'True Detective.'

HBO's new DC superhero show Lanterns is not the show you think it is. It's about a couple of space cops: Kyle Chandler plays Earth's Green Lantern, Hal Jor

Transcript RONALD YOUNG JR: Fair. GLEN WELDON: I would say lesser superhero shows. I would say CW superhero shows. JR: Fair.

Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Pictorial Press/Alamy hide caption It's back to school season, which has us thinking about our favorite teachers.

Transcript LINDA HOLMES: But I think of Luke as having gone to Yoda for an advanced class in get over yourself, which he needs. He needs at that point.

Tim Curry, who died on Tuesday at 80, is remembered as an actor who threw himself into things, whether as Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or Pennywise the Clown in "It."

Tim Curry, who died on Tuesday at 80, is remembered as an actor who threw himself into things, whether as Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or Pennywise the Clown in "It."

Wile E. Coyote in Coyote vs. Acme. Ketchup Entertainment hide caption The movie Coyote vs.

Transcript AISHA HARRIS: So, hey. Before we get to the show, you, yes, you with the impeccable taste in podcasts, if Pop Culture Happy Hour