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Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan is a Detroit-based culture writer who has somehow managed to justify getting his BA in Film Studies. He has written about sports and entertainment across various internet platforms for years and is also the author of three books about '90s television.

EXPERTISE:

Movies, TV, Sitcoms, Indie Music, 90's Culture, Classic Films, NFL, NBA, NHL, Soccer

NBA owners, from oldest to youngest

What do you do if you love basketball but don’t have the skills to make it as a pro — or, in at least one case, were a basketball player whose career ended, as all careers do? Well, if you’re rich enough, you can buy a team.

Are the Emmys the new Oscars? A-list talent on the 2019 Emmy red carpet

Movie actors used to look down on television. Often TV stars were hoping to make the move to films, and film stars acting on television was viewed as a de facto demotion.

All the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy winners, ranked

This is a ranking of every series to be named the top drama at the Emmys since 1960, as drama awards were handed out prior to then but in separate categories like Best Western Series or Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters. With that settled, here are the rankings.

The 25 best sports video games of all time

Most of us will never know what it’s like to be a professional athlete. Heck, some of us barely know what it’s like to be an amateur athlete. However, in the world of sports video games, we can get a taste of the elite athleticism at our fingertips.

The best, weirdest, and most memorable moments from the MTV VMAs

Award shows, at least the televised ones, are about more than just handing out trophies. They are supposed to be entertaining, and they want to entice viewers and get them to stay tuned in.

Every MTV VMA Video of the Year winner, ranked

Much as how the Oscars have Best Picture, the MTV Video Music Awards have their loftiest honor as well: Video of the Year. While music videos are not as popular a medium as it was when MTV was in its heyday, the rise of YouTube has given them new life in some ways.

The biggest all time snubs from the VMAs

Sometimes it feels like people like to complain about award show snubs more than they like to celebrate their favorites winning. Maybe we just feel better championing the underdog than reveling in the glory of victory, especially since, you know, we don’t actually win anything.

Every NFL team's best and worst season

We’ve decided to highlight not just the best but also the worst season in every franchise’s history. Some of the choices were easier than others...

NFL owners, from oldest to youngest

Here are the 32 majority owners in the NFL, ranked from the youngest to the oldest. Some teams have multiple majority owners. For those, we will go with the oldest majority owner.

The 25 most memorable moments from 'Saved by the Bell'

Note that we said “memorable” not “best.” For all the nostalgia attached to it, a lot of the best “Saved by the Bell” moments are of the “so bad it’s good” variety.

TV shows that were surprising hits

There are the shows that surprise and delight us when they become hits. Some hits began life as midseason replacements. Others struggled with ratings for a couple of years before taking off.

Every Teen Choice Awards host

The Teen Choice Awards are, well, an award show for teens. Once you’ve graduated from Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, but aren’t quite ready for, say, the Oscars or Grammys, there are the Teen Choice Awards.

The 20 greatest catchphrases from TV shows

Many shows over the years have featured characters who become famous for one thing they always said, and those phrases often entered the lexicon. Here are some of the most famous TV catchphrases from the airwaves over the years.

The best act at every Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza began life as a touring concert act, the brainchild of Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell. It was peak Gen X and even got parodied on “The Simpsons.” Then the tour failed, and Lollapalooza sat dormant for years — that is, until it was reborn after the millennium, this time as a festival that stayed in Chicago.

20 legendary albums that get better as they get older

Some things improve with age. Wine is the obvious example, but what about music? Indeed, some albums feel like they get better as years go by. Maybe they were ahead of their time, maybe they got overlooked or maybe they were always awesome but just sound even better the more you listen to them.

The most surprising Emmy winners ever

Sometimes an Emmy win comes with zero surprise. Eventually Julia Louis-Dreyfus winning for “Veep” became inevitable, for example, and then she won a couple of more on top of that.

24 films that feature classic closing scenes

If you have to go out, why not go out with a bang? We’re talking about the movies with the most memorable endings. Oh, and if it wasn’t obvious already, spoiler alert!

20 famous actors who had regular careers prior to getting into acting

“Don’t quit your day job!” This is something skeptics say often, but some actors did not heed that advice. Many actors had success in other fields when their acting careers started to take off. Here are some of the actors who left other gigs by the wayside to keep us entertained.

ESPYs hosts through the years

Before the invention of the ESPYs, the idea of an award show honoring athletes seemed odd. Yet the ESPYs seem to work, as this year will be the 27th edition of the preeminent sports award show in the world.

The greatest moments in women's sports history

There have been many memorable, iconic moments in women’s sports. Here is but a slice of the greatest moments and events in women’s sports history.

Ranking the greatest films of Tom Hanks' career

The two-time Oscar winner has portrayed so many iconic characters, and sometimes he’s even done memorable work in movies that maybe weren’t so great. Here is a ranking of the 25 most legendary Hanks roles over the years. Long may he reign.

Celebrity couples who have been together the longest

Here are some of the longest-married couples out there in Hollywood these days. Fingers crossed that doesn’t change anytime soon.

The 10 best Gary Busey performances

Gary Busey has been a bit of a punchline for a while. If we set aside Busey the personality and focus on Busey the actor, there are some memorable roles worth talking about.

The most shocking sports suspensions of all time

Maybe it’s the reason for the suspension or the length of the punishment. It could just be that we don't expect the athlete in question to run afoul of the sporting world. With that in mind, here are some of the most shocking suspensions from sports history.