Author Archives: Kip

18
Sep

Emmy Guide 2020: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIESCurb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Dead to Me (Netflix)The Good Place (NBC)Insecure (HBO)The Kominsky Method (Netflix)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime)Schitt’s Creek (Pop) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Should and will win: Schitt’s Creek Could win: The Marvelous Mrs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged black monday, blackish, brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, dead to me, full frontal, glow, good place, great, hbo, hulu, insecure, jimmy kimmel, kominsky method, last week tonight, late show, marvelous mrs maisel, modern family, netflix, prime, ramy, saturday night live, schitt's creek, showtime, snl, what we do in the shadows, will and grace | Comments Off

17
Sep

Emmy Guide 2020: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Better Call Saul (AMC)The Crown (Netflix) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)Killing Eve (BBC America)The Mandalorian (Disney+)Ozark (Netflix)Stranger Things (Netflix) Succession (HBO) Should win: Better Call SaulCould win: OzarkWill win: Succession Should have been nominated: Mindhunter (Netflix) The skinny: Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged apple, better call saul, big little lies, crown, disney, euphoria, handmaid's tale, hbo, homeland, hulu, killing eve, mandalorian, morning show, netflix, ozark, pose, stranger things, succession, this is us, westworld | Comments Off

12
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 6 Sep 2020

NEW SHOWSThe Boys – “Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men” (A)A deeply fucked-up hour-plus, as some characters get a brief moment of tenderness before having the rug pulled out from under them again. Few, if any, … Continue reading →

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5
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 30 Aug 2020

REWATCHThe Simpsons – Season 5 (A- average)Fewer absolute classics this season, but still in the middle of the show’s prime. “Cape Feare” remains the show’s best Sideshow Bob episode.

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1
Sep

Streaming Picks: September 2020

FILMSTop Picks The Bank Job – Hulu and Prime 9/1 I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Netflix 9/4 If you haven’t seen Roger Donaldson’s excellent heist movie, it’s a hidden gem. And it’s a bit smarter than your typical Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 1 million happy nows, 1/1, abe and phil's last poker game, addams family, alfonso padilha, all in, amazon, american barbecue showdown, american murder, arashi's diary, away, awoken, baby, babysitter, babyteeth, bachelor lions, bad boy billionaires, bank job, bitter melon, blackbird, bookmarks, borgen, boss baby, boys, bully, bureau, cedar cove, challenger, chef show, chef's table, chico bon bon, codename kids next door, countryish, crimson field, devil all the time, dino dana, dragon's dogma, duchess, dunning man, eaten by lions, enemy within, enola holmes, explained, family business, felipe esparza, festival, fight, forces of nature, freaks, gemini man, george gently, get organized, gift, gims, girlfriends, glorias, go-getters, good place, greenleaf, haunted, hell on the border, hero elementary, hope frozen, hulu, i'd like to be alone now, i'm dying up here, i'm not here, i'm thinking of ending things, idhun chronicles, if loving you is wrong, inherit the viper, izzy's koala world, jack benny, judy, julie and the phantoms, jurassic world, keeping faith, la linea, la partita, last word, lost okorishi, love guaranteed, love song for latasha, madagascar, meateater, michelle buteau, mignonnes, mike tyson mysteries, my hero academia, my octopus teacher, netflix, paramedic, pen15, perfect crime, pets united, pokemon, prime, ratched, record of youth, ring thing, roy rogers, school nurse files, se busca papa, sherman's showcase, signs, sing on, sister sister, smurfs, snapshots, sneakerheads, so much love to give, social dilemma, spirit, starbeam, stardog and turbocat, taco chronicles, teen titans, teen titans go, to keep the light, trauma center, true, turkey bowl, utopia, welcome to sudden death, wentworth, what children do, what if it works, woke, wrong man, young wallander | Comments Off

29
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 23 Aug 2020

CURRENT SHOWS & SPECIALSMiddleditch & Schwartz (A average) Some of the most deeply inspired lunacy I’ve ever seen on screen. Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) join forces to make long-form improv. There are a million … Continue reading →

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24
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 16 Aug 2020

BINGEING Jonny Quest – Season 1 (B)Only occasionally as fun as I remembered it, and a lot more racist than I remembered it. But when it’s at it’s best, it’s exhilarating, and I was a kid again. The Singing Detective … Continue reading →

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15
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 9 Aug 2020

NEW SHOWS Perry Mason – “Chapter Eight” (B+) / season finale Checks all the boxes it needs to, with a post-script that sets up what should be an improved Season 2. But I’ll be thinking about that final scene with … Continue reading →

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10
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 2 Aug 2020

NEW SHOWSPerry Mason – “Chapter Seven” (A) The best episode yet with a thrilling climax. Mason’s quick transformation from hacking neophyte to experienced attorney is a little shocking, but his scene with Pete proves it’s not just a put-on. BINGEINGI’ll … Continue reading →

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1
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 26 Jul 2020

NEW SHOWS Perry Mason – “Chapter Six” (A-) The show’s best episode yet, with dramatic reveals and a new ally. Matthew Rhys and Juliet Rylance continue to be terrific. Muppets Now – “Due Date” (B-) / series premiere Certainly cute, … Continue reading →

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