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What I Watched This Week: 18 Mar 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Bill Hader/Arcade Fire” (B+) A couple sketches whiffed on the promise of their premise, but Hader is so good in all of them. Like much of the cast, I was in stitches pretty much … Continue reading
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Tagged ap bio, atlanta, brooklyn nine-nine, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 14 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Sam Rockwell/Halsey” (B+) One of the show’s most consistent episodes in a while, with Rockwell gamely playing whatever was required of him. Unsurprisingly, its reliance on pre-filmed bits was a major factor. Crashing – “The Atheist” … Continue reading
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Tagged community, crashing, good place, hbo, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 22 Oct 2017
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Too Funny to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Dana Carvey Show (B+) Funny and insightful, though probably would have been a smidgen better had Louis C.K. participated in this. The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXVIII” (B+) … Continue reading
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Tagged american vandal, curb your enthusiasm, dana carvey, good place, hbo, hulu, mindy project, netflix, simpsons, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 8 Oct 2017
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Springfield Splendor” (B+) A truly delightful episode, as Lisa’s art therapy becomes a best-selling graphic novel and then a truly disastrous musical. There’s plenty of great gags about amateur psychiatry, comic book fandom and overblown … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, good behavior, hbo, hulu, mindy project, simpsons, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 20 Aug 2017
NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 15” (A-) The first 10 minutes were the happiest I’ve been watching TV this entire year. The rest of the episode can’t quite live up to that. Part of that isn’t David Lynch’s … Continue reading
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Tagged glow, netflix, saturday night live, showtime, simpsons, sinner, snl, twin peaks
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The List: 10 More Great ‘Simpsons’ Episodes
With today marking the 30th anniversary of the Simpsons’ first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show, a lot of sites are revising (or releasing for the first time) their lists of the best episodes of all time. The Ringer’s list was … Continue reading
What I Watched This Week: 11 Dec 2016
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “The Nightmare After Krustmas” (B) As usual for latter-day Simpsons, it’s funny but never great. The multiple nightmare sequences are directed brilliantly, but it’s not going to endure like other Christmas episodes. Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Captain Latvia” … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, designated survivor, simpsons
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What I Watched This Week: 4 Dec 2016
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “The Last Traction Hero” (B+) Another solid episode in what’s turning out to be a surprisingly consistent season (not that I’ve kept up with it consistently). Lots of clever visual gags and a nice, surprising friendship … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, pete holmes, simpsons, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 13 Nov 2016
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Havana Wild Weekend” (B+) Another solid travel episode, though it gets way too real in its opening minutes. Grampa heads to the VA hospital since the nursing home can’t help him. Lisa asks, “Aren’t those … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, dana carvey, designated survivor, hulu, mindy project, netflix, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, this is us
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