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What I Watched This Week: 20 Dec 2015

OLD SHOWS A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (A) Still timeless and hilarious. This A.V. Club essay does a good job illuminating why it’s so good and why it was roundly rejected when it aired. But it’s still … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 24 May 2015

NEW SHOWS Community – “Wedding Videography” (A-) Yet another episode in which the group questions the benefit of staying together. But like so much of this season, it’s pulled off the same storyline in beautiful fashion. Keith David is the … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 17 May 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Johnny and Dora” (A) / season finale They really pulled out all the stops for this one. Kisses! Surprise parties! Transfers! Everyone was firing on all cylinders, especially Andre Braugher. (“She’s not some invincible succubus. … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 10 May 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Chopper” (A-) Like Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, any time Wunch appears, you know you’re in for a good time. The B story about the field trip didn’t do much for me, but teaming … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 3 May 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Det. Dave Majors” (B+) A solid episode all around, bolstered by a great amount of heart. I wish they had given the great Garret Dillahunt more to do than play the “best detective in NYC,” … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 26 Apr 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “AC/DC” (B) The great run is over, but there’s still plenty to love here. Peralta & Boyle make a great pair as always, but pairing Rosa and Holt together is a stroke of genius. Their … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 19 Apr 2015

NEW SHOWS Community – “Advanced Safety Features” (B+) I’m constantly amazed how consistently solid this season has been. This episode found an ingenious way to incorporate product placement AND give a chance for an old character to resurface without feeling … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 12 Apr 2015

NEW SHOWS Community – “Basic Email Security” (A-) Like “Mixology Certification,” this dark episode exposes a lot of the group’s resentments while managing to remain hilarious. This is the best episode Paget Brewster and Keith David have had thus far … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 5 Apr 2015

NEW SHOWS Community – “Laws of Robotics and Party Rights” (B+) A solid, if overly long episode. The line about the 14th Amendment provided the biggest laugh of the night and represents the kind of bold but nerdy joke that … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 29 Mar 2015

NEW SHOWS Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (A) A terrifying exposé of the cult, which started out as the brainchild of a legitimately troubled sci-fi writer that now is a protected religion run by a sinister tyrant … Continue reading

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