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2018 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
With so much TV now, I had trouble cutting off my top 10. That left me with a surplus of great shows I needed to honor in some way. So here are my 15 honorable mentions, standout episodes that were … Continue reading →
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Tagged amazon, ap bio, bodyguard, crashing, final deployment 4, forever, haunting of hill house, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, Joe Pera talks with you, legion, netflix, orange is the new black, ozark, silicon valley, this is us, waco, westworld
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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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Tagged amazon, at home with amy sedaris, atlanta, barry, baskets, better things, big bang theory, blackish, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, dave chappelle, drunk history, full frontal, glow, good place, grace and frankie, hbo, hulu, I love you America, insecure, jerry seinfeld, jimmy kimmel, john mulaney, justin timberlake, last week tonight, late late show, late show, martin short, marvelous mrs maisel, michelle wolf, mom, netflix, patton oswalt, portlandia, roseanne, saturday night live, shameless, showtime, silicon valley, snl, steve martin, tracey ullman, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, will and grace
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What I Watched This Week: 13 May 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Amy Schumer/Kacey Musgraves” (B+) A solid episode with no dud sketches is rare enough, but this was just consistently funny, with “The Day You Were Born” and “Graduation 2018” proving to be some of … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, saturday night live, silicon valley, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 6 May 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Donald Glover/Childish Gambino” (B) I was greatly anticipating this episode, not only because Glover is such a creative force on Atlanta, but also because he has improv experience with Derrick Comedy (featuring SNL alumnus … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, saturday night live, silicon valley, snl, westworld
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What I Watched This Week: 29 Apr 2018
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Bachelor/ette Party” (A) One of the most joyous episodes of the season, with a Die Hard-themed scavenger hunt for Jake and a drunken encounter with an old one-night stand for Amy. Plus, Drunk Holt in … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, ap bio, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, silicon valley, westworld
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What I Watched This Week: 22 Apr 2018
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Gray Star Mutual” (B+) Even if I wouldn’t mark this episode as one of the best of the season, the fact that all three subplots hum along AND advance the plot is an example of … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, ap bio, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, silicon valley, westworld
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What I Watched This Week: 15 Apr 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “John Mulaney/Jack White” (A-) Former writer John Mulaney (creator of some of my favorite characters and sketches) returns to the show as host, and lets his freak flag fly, with hilarious sketches about revenge … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, ap bio, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, legion, saturday night live, silicon valley, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 8 Apr 2018
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Puzzle Master” (B+) A solid “normal” episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, with Jake and Amy collaborating on their last case before she gets promoted to sergeant. We also get a rare Holt-Gina pairing, which leads … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, ap bio, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, legion, silicon valley
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What I Watched This Week: 1 Apr 2018
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Box” (A+) The best episode the show has ever done. Masterfully stages an interrogation of a murder suspect (Sterling K. Brown, who has locked up this year’s Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy) … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, ap bio, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, legion, silicon valley
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What I Watched This Week: 25 Mar 2018
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Three Scenes (Plus a Tag) from a Marriage” (B+) Another relationship ret-con episode, but one that isn’t trying to go for dramatics or pathos. It’s just a well-executed, very funny exercise in keeping things semi-fresh. Bonus … Continue reading →
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Tagged americans, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, collateral, hbo, netflix, silicon valley, simpsons
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