Michael Boyle
Expertise
Book-to-Screen Adaptations, HBO Dramas, Saturday Night Live
- As a member of the /Film news team, Michael helps cover live events like the Emmys, the Oscars, and late-night TV.
- He has interviewed screenwriters and actors such as Elegance Bratton, Sarah Chalke, and Gabrielle Union.
- If a movie or show is based on a book, Michael has probably already read the book.
Experience
Before landing at /Film, Michael started his career writing for various entertainment outlets about shows like "Saturday Night Live," "Euphoria," and "Rick and Morty.". He spends most of his time on /Film passionately defending controversial TV finales and arguing that certain sequel films have been maligned unfairly. His features have been published by outlets like New York Magazine, Slate, and The Daily Beast.
Education
Michael has a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY Binghamton.
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Stories By Michael Boyle
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Jamie Lee Curtis might be a legendary scream queen of the horror genre, but Halloween isn't her highest-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane found out just how much the show's fandom loved a certain character when they were shockingly killed off.
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David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks debuted in the early 1990s, but its third season didn't drop until 2017. Here's the correct order to watch it all.
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The character design for Futurama's Fry originally looked too much like a certain character from The Simpsons, but a simple fix gave them enough leeway.
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The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc has explained why the finale killed off an important character in such a brutal fashion.
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Alec Baldwin missed his shot at starring in the Martin Scorsese classic Goodfellas, but he's actually happy that Ray Liotta was cast instead.
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Horror fans often joke that Stephen King can't write a good ending, but is there any truth to the claim? Let us investigate.
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Somehow, both comedian Larry David and Elvis star Austin Butler ended up on the same episode of Hannah Montana during the show's heyday.
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Certain Family Guy episodes can get away with having a bad plot, but others not so much. Here are the show's five worst episodes ranked.
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Christopher Nolan is known for mind-bending high-concept science fiction, but Stephen King's The Stand showed him how to keep Interstellar grounded.
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The Big Bang Theory's Raj Koothrappali almost had a different first name on the successful sitcom, but actor Kunal Nayyar chose wisely.
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Stephen King loves a shared universe, and things get particularly trippy when Father Callahan from Salem's Lot joins the Dark Tower saga.
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Friends usually avoided ruffling any feathers, although there were two episodes that got banned by various networks for very different reasons.
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Critics love action films where Sandra Bullock finds herself in a pickle, as evidenced by her two best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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Peri Gilpin's performance as Roz Doyle is one of the best parts of Frasier, but the role originally went to Friends star Lisa Kudrow.
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Contrary to the fake Simpsons finale that kicked off season 36, showrunner Matt Selman has something different in mind for the show's real ending.
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Mad Men didn't feature a whole lot in the way of recasting, although there was one key character who was played by several different actors.
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After the Seinfeld series finale, some fans were disappointed. Decades later, Jerry Seinfeld himself revealed the one thing he'd change about it.
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Matt Damon was originally slated to cameo in a season 20 episode of The Simpsons before another name actor seemingly took his place.
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Susan Heyward, who plays Sister Sage on The Boys, has an interesting request for her character in the show's fifth and final season.
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Now that Warner Bros. is making a Harry Potter TV series, folks might need a refresher on the biggest shocker of the entire saga.
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An important character was originally written out of Mad Men with the intention of bringing them back to finish their story later.
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Stephen King knows exactly which three of his books he'd save from having all their copies burned in a fire. Let's take a closer look at his choices.
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The Simpsons season 3 episode Stark Raving Dad, which featured Michael Jackson, is not available to stream and has been pulled from syndication.
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One could call Firecracker (Valerie Curry) on The Boys 'sick' for a lot of reasons, but her physical illness in season 4 is another matter.
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Lorne Michaels almost never bad mouths talent, but in an episode of Saturday Night Live, he confirmed who "the biggest jerk" was and many SNL veterans agree.
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Actor Jim Parsons was ready to make sure Mayim Bialik's The Big Bang Theory character Amy stayed on the show at all costs.