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30
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 23 Sep 2018

NEW SHOWS This Is Us – “Ave Maria” (B+) / season premiere It’s not a good sign that I’m already a little frustrated with Kate, but this excellent season premiere reminds me why I love this show so much. And … Continue reading →

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14
Sep

2018 Emmy Predictions: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIES Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Could win: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Should win: Barry Will win: Atlanta Should have … Continue reading →

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4
Sep

Streaming Picks: September 2018

FILMS Top Picks Adaptation – Hulu 9/1 Chinatown – Prime 9/1 Hold the Dark – Netflix 9/28 The first two are great films that got nominated for quite a few Oscars in their day. The former contains the best performance Nicolas … Continue reading →

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24
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 18 Feb 2018

NEW SHOWS The Joel McHale Show – “Pickler, Pebbles, Pillows and Priestley” / series premiere (B+) Literally everything you loved/hated about The Soup, just with fewer S&P restrictions. There’s even a mini-Community reunion, though Gillian Jacobs was curiously absent. Crashing – … Continue reading →

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1
Jan

Streaming Picks: January 2018

While I’d focused on Netflix for the last two years, I figured it was high time I expanded my gaze, especially since they’re hardly the only game in town. I’m still being judicious with my selections. Gone are the endless … Continue reading →

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2
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 27 Aug 2017

NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 16” (A) “I am the FBI.” Coop is back, and thus I was cheering. The terrible Audrey scenes make a bit more sense now, given that she’s been somewhere else this whole time. … Continue reading →

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4
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 29 Jan 2017

NEW SHOWS It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – “Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer” (B+) Another deft media parody, this time chronicling the vague murder mysteries that captured the nation’s attention by revealing precisely nothing. BINGEING Angels in America (A-) One … Continue reading →

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1
Jan

2016 in Review: The Best Shows

Everything I wrote last year about not having enough time to watch everything – the rapid expansion of “Peak TV” – got even worse in 2017. I have a tie on this list AND I’m capping my honorable mentions at … Continue reading →

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8
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 2 Oct 2016

NEW SHOWS Poldark – “Episode 1” (B) / season premiere Watched this with my wife and in-laws. While it’s not exactly my cup of tea, it’s extremely well-executed. The wife really liked this one, but I imagine it will get … Continue reading →

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1
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 25 Sept 2016

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Coral Palms, Part 2” (A) The show at its absolute best. The entire cast is phenomenal, including guest stars Ken Marino as the new laissez-faire captain, Maya Rudolph as a horny U.S. marshal and Jim … Continue reading →

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