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The List: Top 10 ‘Scrubs’ Episodes
We’re a few months early for the 25th(!) anniversary of Scrubs, but ABC has resurrected the show once again, with a new season premiering on February 25. The show quickly became one of my favorite sitcoms with its outlandish visual … Continue reading
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The Best TV Performances of 2025
ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES English Teacher This was already a tight ensemble, but promoting Carmen Christopher to series regular took their rhythm to another level. At any moment, one of them could say the most absurd, outlandish thing you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged abbott elementary, andor, apple, disney, english teacher, hbo, hbo max, last of us, lowdown, Pitt, platonic, rehearsal, righteous gemstones, task
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The Best TV Shows of 2025, Part 2
Best Comedy Special Robby Hoffman: Wake Up (Netflix) Since Curb Your Enthusiasm ended last year, I’d been wondering who would step up to become the next Larry David. Having only seen Hoffman on this season of Hacks, I had no … Continue reading
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Tagged abbott elementary, bear, english teacher, hacks, handmaid's tale, hbo, hbo max, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, last of us, netflix, pee-wee, pee-wee herman, righteous gemstones, Robby Hoffman, south park
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The Best TV Shows of 2025, Part 1
The problem I had last year didn’t show up in 2025. In fact, there were way too many good shows. I even had to cut down my honorable mentions (coming soon). But before we get to that, here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, apple, chair company, disney, hbo, hbo max, hulu, king of the hill, lowdown, netflix, Pitt, severance, studio
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The List: Top 10 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches
This may have been my most foolish endeavor yet. How do you possibly distill 50 years of comedy greatness (and a lot of crap) into a top 10 list? You can’t do it. While I could have made a more … Continue reading
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Emmy Re-Do: 2015
COMEDY SERIES Louie (FX) – Season 5 Modern Family (ABC) – Season 6 Parks and Recreation (NBC) – Season 7 Silicon Valley (HBO) – Season 2 Transparent (Prime Video) – Season 1 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) – Season 1 Veep … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, americans, better call saul, Cinemax, comeback, emmys, hbo, how to get away with murder, key and peele, knick, mad men, mom, netflix, orange is the new black, prime, silicon valley, transparent, veep
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Drama
DRAMA SERIES Andor (Disney+) The Diplomat (Netflix) The Last of Us (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (Max) Severance (AppleTV+) Slow Horses (AppleTV+) The White Lotus (HBO) Will win: Severance Could win: The Pitt Should win: Andor Should have been nominated: … Continue reading
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Comedy, Variety, and Talk
COMEDY SERIES Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (Hulu) Hacks (Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Shrinking (AppleTV+) The Studio (AppleTV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Will win: The Studio Could win: Hacks Should … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, bear, hacks, hbo, hbo max, hulu, john oliver, kendrick lamar, last week tonight, late show, max, stephen colbert, studio, super bowl
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Creative Arts
VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix) Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu) Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy (Netflix) Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (Netflix) Your Friend, Nate Bargatze … Continue reading
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