Location
United States Of America
Expertise
Evil Dead, The Conners and Roseanne, Laverne and Shirley
- Melissa is a dyed-in-the-wool aficionado of blue-collar comedies such as "Grace Under Fire," "Laverne and Shirley," and "My Name is Earl" She is such a devotee of "Laverne and Shirley" that she owns several pieces of memorabilia from the show, including one of Laverne's signature L-emblazoned sweaters and a chair from Cowboy Bills.
- She grew up watching "Roseanne," despite her love for the show and its spinoff, she thinks "The Conners" works a lot better without lead Roseanne Barr. She's also glad Darlene and David broke up and likes Darlene's relationship with Ben more.
- Melissa conducted an interview for Newsweek with Christopher Schonberger and Sean Evans, the founders of "Hot Ones" and "First We Feast." The interview was retweeted through their official social media.
Experience
Melissa Lemieux has been in entertainment journalism since she was a teenager and has always wanted to bring the truth to light with her words. She has moved from distributing her own professional wrestling newsletter to working for Newsweek in the span of ten short but busy years. In between, she has worked as a freelance celebrity interviewer who has contributed her work to websites such as The Deadite Slayer and Deadites Online. She has been working at Looper for over three years running.
Education
Melissa is a high school graduate who is currently working on her college education.
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Television
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HBO's "The White Lotus" is primarily a social satire dramedy series, but it's also a show for travel lovers. Here's a list of shooting locations you can visit.
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TV Dramas
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"Law & Order" is a massive TV franchise with decades of history. If you want to expand beyond the original, we break down every one of the spin-off shows.
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TV Dramas
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If you're a fan of "FBI" and need something else to watch while you wait for the next season to arrive, these shows can fill that gap in your schedule.
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With "Alien: Earth" about to land on FX and Hulu, we've got everything you need to know about all the "Alien" movies and the saga's mythology.
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"The Old Guard" is one of the most successful movies Netflix has released to date, and with the sequel on the way, we run down everything you need to remember.
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Horror & Thriller
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Agatha Christie is the undisputed queen of the murder mystery genre, but with dozens of novels to her name, where do you start? We've ranked her best books.
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Movies
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From comedies to musicals and epic adventure flicks, these movies are perfect watches to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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TV Dramas
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For 12 seasons, the cast of Fox's "Bones" enthralled audiences with a mix of murder-solving and romantic entanglements. Here's what the stars look like today.
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Horror & Thriller
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Before "28 Years Later" arrives to terrify audiences worldwide, here's a look back at the first two movies and where the franchise stands.
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TV Dramas
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The gritty drama series "Animal Kingdom" is finding a new audience on Netflix. Here's everything you need to know about the critically acclaimed TNT show.
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Sitcoms
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With "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage's" first season in the books, here are a dozen other sitcoms that you can enjoy before Season 2 arrives in the fall.
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Horror & Thriller
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The indie horror "Strange Darling" has scares a-plenty -- but how much of it is actually based on a true story?
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TV Dramas
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"White Collar" was beloved by its fans for six seasons, so there's a lot of excitement surrounding the prospect of an upcoming reboot of the show.
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TV Dramas
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There were quite a few recastings in "Game of Thrones," with Ed Skrein's exit as the mercenary Daario Naharis definitely being the most famous.
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TV Dramas
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Now that the launch of "S.W.A.T. Exiles" is confirmed, some of the cast of "S.W.A.T." itself have started speaking out -- and they're not very happy.
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TV Dramas
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"Yellowstone" may be a ratings juggernaut, but there's a less-known, darker side to the Western drama that launched a massive television franchise.
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TV Dramas
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"Dexter" Season 1 introduced viewers to the Ice Truck Killer, one of the show's most memorable villains. But who was he and what was his dark history?
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TV Dramas
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Alan Ritchson's "Reacher" continues to captivate audiences, but if you want to get into the novels that introduced the character, these are the ten to read.
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Horror & Thriller
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Pennywise the Clown is returning for the new HBO Max series Welcome to Derry. Here's what you need to know about the Stephen King character.
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Reality TV
By Melissa Lemieux
The "Real Housewives" shows have become one of the biggest reality television franchises in history. Here's how the core series rank, from worst to best.
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TV Dramas
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"S.W.A.T." has a new spinoff in the works with Shemar Moore as the lead, but many of the parent show's writers and stars are fuming about being left behind.
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TV Dramas
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Shemar Moore is set to return as Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson in the spin-off series "S.W.A.T Exiles." Here's everything we know about the show so far.
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Horror & Thriller
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With a mythology now stretching from the late 1960s all the way to today, let's map out the timeline of the entire "Final Destination" franchise.
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History Movies
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"Tombstone" is now considered one of the best Westerns of the 1990s, and part of the reason it's so acclaimed is because of its realistic locations.
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TV Dramas
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After eight seasons, "S.W.A.T." is canceled for real this time. But the series finale points the way for the upcoming spin-off series, "S.W.A.T. Exiles."
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TV Dramas
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Shemar Moore's last line as Hondo in "S.W.A.T." is a perfect sendoff with some hidden meaning.
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TV Dramas
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Both "FBI: International" and "FBI: Most Wanted" were doing pretty well in the ratings and had devoted fans. So why were they canceled?
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