'Succession' shows media dynasties are just families, only much worse

"Succession" somehow makes the high-stakes machinations of self-centered, awful, filthy rich people a whole lot of fun. Like "Billions," it feels like a series narrowly calibrated to the times, while offering juicy parallels to the life and career of Rupert Murdoch, capturing the Fox mogul -- in spirit, not specifics or details -- in a way another just-ending drama featuring him couldn't.