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Emmy Predictions 2023: Comedy, Variety and Talk

COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)The Bear (Hulu)Jury Duty (freevee)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)Wednesday (Netflix) Will and should win: The BearCould win: Ted LassoShould have been nominated: Reservation Dogs (Hulu) The skinny: It’s … Continue reading

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The Best TV Performances of 2023

As I mentioned earlier, the strikes this summer and fall didn’t actually give me time to catch up on new shows I’d heard good things about. Instead, I watched a lot of movies and plenty of older TV. So this … Continue reading

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The Best TV Shows of 2023, Part 1

The strikes of the Writers and Actors Guilds cut off the supply of new shows (and that’s good… withholding labor to get a fair contract is the right thing to do), but it didn’t matter. It still felt overwhelming to … Continue reading

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2023 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)The Bear (Hulu)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Shrinking (AppleTV+)Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Potential surprises:Atlanta (FX) – 2 nominationsThe Great (Hulu) – 1 nominationPoker Face (Peacock) – … Continue reading

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Streaming Picks: June 2023

FILMSTop PicksTár – Prime Video 6/6Avatar: The Way of Water – Disney+ and Max 6/7While I wouldn’t consider Lydia Tár a “Strong Female Lead,” Cate Blanchett gave one of last year’s best performances in one of the best movies of … Continue reading

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The Best TV Performances of 2022

Ensemble in a Comedy Series Abbott ElementaryMany comedies take a while to find their footing and figure out the balance of their ensembles. Not Abbott. It joins a rare club – whose members include Arrested Development and Brooklyn Nine-Nine – … Continue reading

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The Best TV Shows of 2022, Part 1

If you thought we had hit “Peak TV” (a term coined by executive John Landgraf nearly a decade ago), you were wrong. With 600-plus scripted shows airing in 2022, there was absolutely no way to keep up. But I still … Continue reading

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TV Recap: July 31-Aug. 6, 2022

NEW SHOWSReservation Dogs“The Curse” (A-) / season premiere“Run” (B+)This was already one of my favorite shows of last year. As soon as the creepy dude picked up Elora and Jackie and started playing Pat Green’s “Wave on Wave,” I knew … Continue reading

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