Category Archives: Television

4
Jul

2026 Emmy Picks: Drama

DRAMA SERIES The Diplomat (Netflix) Industry (HBO) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (HBO Max) Slow Horses (Apple TV) Stranger Things (Netflix) Task (HBO) Potential surprises: The Boys (Prime Video) – 1 nomination Euphoria (HBO) … Continue reading →

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3
Jul

2026 Emmy Picks: Comedy

COMEDY SERIES Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (Hulu) The Comeback (HBO) Hacks (HBO Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Shrinking (Apple TV) Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) Potential surprises: The Chair Company (HBO) – new show … Continue reading →

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2
Jul

2026 Emmy Picks: Limited/Anthology Series

LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIES The Beast in Me (Netflix) Beef (Netflix) DTF St. Louis (HBO) Half Man (HBO Max) Love Story (Hulu) Potential surprises: All Her Fault (Peacock) Black Rabbit (Netflix) Death by Lightning (Netflix) Lord of the Flies (Netflix) Monster: The … Continue reading →

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1
Jul

2026 Emmy Picks: Creative Arts

MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION Deep Cover (Prime Video) Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (Hulu) Miss You, Love You (HBO Max) People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix) Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Potential surprises: Swiped (Hulu) Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: … Continue reading →

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23
Feb

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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28
Jan

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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27
Jan

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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26
Jan

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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13
Oct

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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14
Sep

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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