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What I Watched This Week: 11 June 2017
NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 6” (B+) Poor innocent Dougie may end up being the year’s best character. We spend almost the entire episode here, and Naomi Watts gets an acting showcase, while Laura Dern gets an entrance … Continue reading
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Tagged handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, netflix, showtime, silicon valley, twin peaks, veep, west wing
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What I Watched This Week: 28 May 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Blurb” (A) Also known as Timothy Simons’ Emmy submission episode. Jonah shuts down the government over not getting invited to Selina’s portrait unveiling, which in turn she shuts down since it’s no longer a glitzy affair, and … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, showtime, silicon valley, twin peaks, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 21 May 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Qatar” (B+) A darker, more cynical, geopolitical episode, with Selina trying to score points by going to war-torn Sudan, then going straight to a conference on human rights where she all but endorses female genital mutilation, just … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, showtime, silicon valley, twin peaks, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 14 May 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Chicklet” (A) A rare emotional episode as Selina learns her dad died boning his secretary, not of a heart attack on a business trip to Cuba. A relentlessly funny episode from start to finish, with high points … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, silicon valley, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 7 May 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Justice” (B+) A classic show misunderstand, with Mike panicking to the press and saying Selina’s being considered to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, which would be an interesting direction but I’m glad the show squashed that … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, silicon valley, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 23 Apr 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Library” (A-) Selina at her best/worst, constantly flip-flopping on issues to get what she wants, even resorting to using her sexuality to keep her name on people’s lips. But even funnier are Gary and Richard reacting to … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, hbo, saturday night live, silicon valley, snl, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 16 Apr 2017
NEW SHOWS Veep – “Omaha” (A-) / season premiere Covers a lot of ground in just 30 minutes, as pretty much everyone is much worse off since Selina lost her bid for re-election. My favorite catch-up was Bill (and his casual … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, netflix, veep, west wing
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2016 in Review: The Best Shows
Everything I wrote last year about not having enough time to watch everything – the rapid expansion of “Peak TV” – got even worse in 2017. I have a tie on this list AND I’m capping my honorable mentions at … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged amazon, american crime story, americans, atlanta, brooklyn nine-nine, fleabag, good place, hbo, netflix, night of, oj simpson, orange is the new black, stranger things, veep
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2016 Emmy Predictions: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES Black-ish (ABC) Master of None (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Silicon Valley (HBO) Transparent (Amazon) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO) Should and will win: Veep Could win: Black-ish Should have been nominated: Brooklyn Nine-Nine COMEDY ACTOR Anthony Anderson, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, baskets, blackish, catastrophe, getting on, grace and frankie, hbo, inside amy schumer, key and peele, last man on earth, master of none, modern family, mom, netflix, saturday night live, shameless, silicon valley, transparent, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 26 June 2016
NEW SHOWS Silicon Valley – “The Uptick” (A) / season finale They saved the best for last in this season that I liked but didn’t love. Richard tests the limits of any goodwill he’s built up, but it’s impossible not … Continue reading