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2020 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety
With virtually all FYC events canceled and almost all productions halted, voters theoretically have had a lot more time to see more shows. And with new rules regarding the number of nominees in each category (which I still don’t fully … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
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2019 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
It was even harder to craft a top 10 than usual, and that left a lot of shows in that next tier. So once again, I’ve expanded my honorable mentions to 14 episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged amazon, big little lies, boys, brooklyn nine-nine, crashing, crown, game of thrones, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, jimmy fallon, killing eve, man in the high castle, netflix, prime, righteous gemstones, silicon valley, stranger things, this is us, tonight show
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What I Watched This Week: 8 Dec 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “A God Walks into Abar” (B+) Corny as hell, and I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Such an embrace of naked sentimentality will probably rub some viewers the wrong way, but it absolutely worked … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, netflix, seth meyers, silicon valley, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 1 Dec 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “An Almost Religious Awe” (A-) Flashbacks. Exposition dumps. A huge twist. Plenty of shows have done this to varying levels of success, but few have done it as gracefully as Watchmen. On any other show, the … Continue reading
What I Watched This Week: 24 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Thanksgiving of Horror” (B+) More bonkers and scary than the last several years of Halloween specials, this holiday special was a pleasant surprise. Watchmen – “This Extraordinary Being” (A) Radically reinvents the superhero origin in just … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, modern family, netflix, sebastian maniscalo, silicon valley, simpsons, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 17 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “Little Fear of Lightning” (A) Tim Blake Nelson gets his chance to shine as this episode’s centerpiece, using exploration of his fears (some founded, some not) to explore the country’s fears after 11/2, showing no one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, silicon valley, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 10 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own” (B+) As the season shifts into full procedural mode, it goes from astonishing to merely exceptional. Still, the show has plenty of awe-inspiring WTF moments, including whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, silicon valley, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 3 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “She Was Killed by Space Junk” (A) Jean fucking Smart. That’s it. That’s the entire review. Silicon Valley – “Blood Money” (A-) Gilfoyle finally meets his match in the form of the HR rep who cracks … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, silicon valley, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 27 Oct 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship” (A-) The show answers a lot of the questions raised in the first episode, but then raises a whole lot more. “What the fuck,” indeed, Angela. Silicon Valley – “Artificial Lack … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, silicon valley, watchmen
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