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What I Watched This Week: 4 Feb 2018
NEW SHOWS Crashing – “Porter Got HBO” (A-) The funniest and most important episode of the season, with Pete finally realizing he’s stuck in an insanity spiral: doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. He’s leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged community, crashing, happy endings, hbo, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 21 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Jessica Chastain/Troye Sivan” (B+) Another consistently solid episode. That makes two in a row, which is something of a miracle. Chastain is both game and breathtaking in every sketch, even if they’re better in concept … Continue reading
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Tagged crashing, good place, hbo, saturday night live, showtime, snl, this is us, xtc
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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: 7 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS This Is Us – “The Fifth Wheel” (A-) Its resolution is much too tidy and it features an absolutely dreadful monologue from Randall, but the rest of the episode – most of it set in just two locations, … Continue reading
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Tagged dave chappelle, good place, netflix, this is us
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2017 in Review: The Best Performances – Television
In an effort to highlight even more of the best TV of the year, I’ve added a Best Ensemble category. I spread the love a little bit this year, partly because there was a lot of turnover in my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged big little lies, crashing, godless, good place, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, netflix, orange is the new black, showtime, this is us, twin peaks, veep
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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
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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: 26 Nov 2017
NEW SHOWS Curb Your Enthusiasm – “The Shucker” (B+) Forty-five minutes is way too long for any sitcom, especially one that meanders as much as this one. While the quarrel with the former owner of his house is amusing, it could … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, godless, hbo, netflix, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 19 Nov 2017
NEW SHOWS Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Never Wait for Seconds!” (B+) The “flip the tip” subplot is another case of having too much going on in a single episode, but the fatwa resolution and the disintegration of another one of … Continue reading
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What I Watched This Week: 12 Nov 2017
NEW SHOWS Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Namaste” (B) Properly calls Larry out on his B.S., though like many episodes this season would have been even better had it been, say, 27 minutes instead of 35. This episode also ends up … Continue reading
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Nov 2017
NEW SHOWS Curb Your Enthusiasm – “The Accidental Text on Purpose” (A-) The best episode of the season thus far, with everything finally coming together in glorious, terrible fashion. Larry ruins not one but two relationships of friends whose girlfriends gave … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, hbo, hulu, mindy project, netflix, stranger things, this is us
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