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What I Watched This Week: 2 Sep 2018
NEW SHOWS It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – “The Gang Makes Paddy’s Great Again” (B+) / season premiere A rare occasion when I wish the episode had more plot than it actually does, this is another self-referential reboot, like Season … Continue reading
2017 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
The (ultimately meaningless) struggle of Peak TV got even worse this year. Even with this now annual inclusion of 10 stand-out achievements that didn’t make my top 10, I still didn’t have a place for shows I enjoyed watching, including … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged american vandal, crown, curb your enthusiasm, five came back, glow, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, sinner, stranger things, this is us, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 17 Sept 2017
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Jerry Before Seinfeld (A-) It’s all material we’ve heard before, but Seinfeld’s delivery is so effortless that it doesn’t feel old hat. I could have easily watched another hour. The Mindy Project – “A Romantical Decouplement” … Continue reading
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Tagged black mirror, good place, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, jerry seinfeld, mindy project, netflix, sinner
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Mar 2017
NEW SHOWS The Mindy Project – “Dibs” (B) Since the show bungled the introduction of Colette’s girlfriend, it’s hard to care about her hurt feelings. But I was shocked at how much I was invested in Jeremy and Anna’s non-romance. … Continue reading
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Tagged hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, mindy project, netflix, this is us, west wing
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What I Watched This Week: 26 Feb 2017
NEW SHOWS Crashing – “The Road” (A-) An improvement on the premiere, even as it’s still finding its legs. But a cocaine gag (that didn’t steal from Annie Hall) and a very true-to-character love of Jars of Clay will always … Continue reading
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Tagged crashing, hbo, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, legion, mindy project, netflix, west wing
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What I Watched This Week: 19 Feb 2017
NEW SHOWS Crashing – “Artie Lange” (A-) / series premiere Like Louie, but with less existential dread. Yes, that still works. Pete Holmes has long been one of my favorite comedians, and here is material that suits his personality and … Continue reading
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Tagged crashing, hbo, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, legion, mindy project, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 12 Feb 2017
NEW SHOWS Last Week Tonight – “Feb. 12, 2017” (A) / season premiere However long this administration lasts, it’s going to feel like agony. So thankfully John Oliver refuses to settle for cheap shots, but goes in long on Trump’s … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, last week tonight, legion, michael bolton, mindy project, netflix, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Feb 2017
NEW SHOWS This Is Us – “I Call Marriage” (B) The “Kate being tempted by the douchey stableboy” storyline drives me up a wall, and it’s dragging down the rest of the show with it. But I am invested in the … Continue reading
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Tagged it's always sunny in philadelphia, legion, this is us
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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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Tagged amazon, angels in america, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, man in the high castle
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What I Watched This Week: 22 Jan 2017
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Aziz Ansari/Big Sean” (A-) While no sketches will be considered all-timers, this is one of the most remarkably consistent episodes of SNL that I can remember. Absolutely no dud sketches, a terrific monologue and at … Continue reading
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Tagged bright lights, happy endings, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, saturday night live, snl, this is us
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