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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins is Bustle's TV Editor. She takes special joy in analyzing the complex dynamics of The Bachelor, discovering random foreign reality TV shows, and breaking down the finer points of why Hannibal was the most underrated show on TV (RIP). Previously, she worked for Vulture, The Week, and The New York Times. In her free time, she enjoys playing the violin, checking out museums, and of course, sinking into the couch and watching loads of TV.

Filming A Reality Show Is Hard. It's Even Harder When Your Cast Is Behind Bars.

Few people look forward to going to jail or prison, but veteran reality TV producer Rasha Drachkovitch has made doing so his calling card. "Someone from my company is usually in prison every day filming — and it’s a good thing," the president of 44…
By Samantha Rollins

A Look Inside The Colorful, Strangely Familiar Universe Of Bird BFFs On 'Tuca & Bertie'

Lisa Hanawalt has no problem relating to animals; it's pretty much her thing. Long before she became the illustrator who developed a singularly wacky vision of a Hollywood inhabited by anthropomorphic animals on BoJack Horseman, Hanawalt was a…
By Samantha Rollins

'What We Do In The Shadows' Is A Vampire Comedy About The Banality Of Being Immortal

Kayvan Novak is still wearing his fangs, but he’s more than eager to take them out and show them to me. We’re sitting in a literal castle on the Toronto set of FX’s new vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows, and Novak is regaling a group of…
By Samantha Rollins

'Veep' Star Anna Chlumsky Left Acting, Only To Return As A Comedy Hero

Everybody poops, and Anna Chlumsky has no problem talking about it. She's in the middle of making a crucial calculus about if she'll have time to grab some spicy take-out from her favorite Chinese restaurant before picking her kid up at school when…
By Samantha Rollins

'Big Little Lies' Music Supervisor On How To Create The Perfect On-Screen Musical Moment

Picture the following scenes: Emerald waves crashing on the Big Sur coastline. Cars driving over the dramatic archway of the Bixby Bridge. Well-coiffed suburban women shuttling their kids to school in their luxury cars with leather interiors. For…
By Samantha Rollins

Why We Can't Stop Watching TV Shows About Existential Dread

"You and me got bigger fish to fry," Natasha Lyonne’s character Nadia says sardonically to her new friend Alan midway through Netflix's high-concept existential romp Russian Doll. "Life-and-death stuff." It's a funny and almost touching comment,…
By Samantha Rollins

'The Other Two' Star Heléne Yorke Got Some Great Instagram Tips From A 14-Year-Old

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, The Other Two…
By Samantha Rollins

'Russian Doll' Is The Satisfyingly Existential Comedy Leslye Headland Wanted To Make

From the unapologetically debauched wedding-season comedy Bachelorette to the edgy, offbeat sex-addict rom-com Sleeping with Other People, Leslye Headland is known for a brand of comedy so sharp yet affable, you barely stop to realize how quietly…
By Samantha Rollins

'Schitt's Creek' Finds Comedy In Kindness — Even Though It's About Terrible People

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, Schitt's Creek…
By Samantha Rollins

Emma Mackey Got Her Own Sex-Scene Education On 'Sex Education'

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, Sex Education…
By Samantha Rollins

How ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Recreated The '50s Catskills, According To The Women Behind The Scenes

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's appeal is manifold. Though aspiring standup comedian Midge can get pretty far on charisma alone, the show's sumptuous attention to the period detail of 1950s New York City and eye-popping, stylized world-building has…
By Samantha Rollins

What Natalie Portman Knows About Fame That Her ‘Vox Lux’ Character Doesn’t

What do a pop star and a terrorist have in common? That's the bold question a journalist asks Natalie Portman's seasoned pop star Celeste in Vox Lux at a press junket that quickly goes off the rails. "I don’t see any similarities except that if you…
By Samantha Rollins

How Eleanor & Chidi Are Redefining The Concept Of Soulmates On 'The Good Place'

Spoilers ahead for Season 3 Episode 9 of The Good Place. What does it mean to have a soulmate? Are people fated to find each other through some divine plan, or does who we choose as a partner depend entirely on the circumstances we find ourselves in…
By Samantha Rollins

Why Ambrose Is Going To Be Your Favorite 'Sabrina' Character

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, Chilling…
By Samantha Rollins

D'Arcy Carden From 'The Good Place' Has A Lot Of Questions About Janet's Insides

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, The Good Place…
By Samantha Rollins

'American Vandal' Season 2 May Be Full Of Poop, But It's Going To Break Your Heart

"There's nothing in here, what was the point of this?" Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) says to Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) exasperatedly as he tentatively pokes a pile of poop with a pair of chopsticks in an empty lot in an episode of Season 2 of…
By Samantha Rollins

'The Bachelor' Star Alexis Waters Is Ready To Be A Real Housewife

When celebrities hang out with Bustle editors, we want to give them the chance to leave their mark. Literally. So we hand them a pen, a piece of paper, a few questions, and ask them to get creative. The rest is up to them. This time, Bachelor and…
By Samantha Rollins

Gillian Flynn Explains That Shocking 'Sharp Objects' Finale Reveal

Spoilers ahead for the Sharp Objects finale. Despite murder being at its center, Sharp Objects has consistently shown itself to be more concerned with developing its characters than it has been with following the procedural elements of the murders…
By Samantha Rollins

Michelle Wolf Isn’t Trying To Make You Uncomfortable — But If She Is, She's Doing Her Job

Michelle Wolf just got her makeup done, but she's not wearing a perfect smoky eye crafted from the ashes of lies, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Wolf's now-infamous 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner speech. The comedian is standing in the…
By Samantha Rollins

Every Question You Have About How Bachelor Nation Contestants Pack For The Show — Answered

Here's the exact predicament faced by Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants as they pack for the show: You're going away on a trip. It will start in L.A., but you may be whisked to any location around the globe after the first two weeks. You'll be…
By Samantha Rollins