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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 →

Posted in Best Of, Reviews, Television | 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 | Comments Off

11
Sep

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 →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged apple, bear, hacks, hbo, hbo max, hulu, john oliver, kendrick lamar, last week tonight, late show, max, stephen colbert, studio, super bowl | Comments Off

11
Jul

2025 Emmy Picks: Comedy

COMEDY SERIES Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (Hulu) The Four Seasons (Netflix) Hacks (Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) The Studio (AppleTV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Potential surprises: Étoile (Prime Video) – … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, apple, bear, four seasons, hacks, hulu, max, mid-century modern, netflix, nobody wants this, only murders in the building, peacock, poker face, saturday night live, shrinking, snl, studio, what we do in the shadows | Comments Off

10
Jul

2025 Emmy Picks: Variety/Talk and Guest Acting

TALK SERIES The Daily Show (Comedy Central)Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney (Netflix)The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Potential surprises:Hot Ones (YouTube) – never nominated Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) – 12 nominations Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) – 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged andor, apple, bear, beyonce, bill burr, brandi carlile, conan o'brien, daily show, disney, elton john, everybody's live, handmaid's tale, hannah einbinder, hbo, hulu, jerrod carmichael, john mulaney, john oliver, kennedy center, last of us, last week tonight, late night, mark twain prize, max, netflix, olympics, only murders in the building, oscars, peacock, Pitt, poker face, sabrina carpenter, sarah silverman, saturday night live, seth meyers, severance, showtime, snl, star wars, stephen colbert, studio, super bowl, tony awards, white lotus, yellowjackets | Comments Off

5
Feb

The Best Shows of 2024, Part 1

For the first time in more than a decade, I didn’t watch enough TV to do a full top 10, plus favorite comedy specials and honorable mentions. Due to some changing life circumstances, there just wasn’t enough time to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, amazon, batman, bear, disney, english teacher, evil, girls5eva, hacks, hbo, hulu, max, netflix, only murders in the building, paramount, prime, true detective, what we do in the shadows, x-men | Comments Off

14
Sep

Emmy Predictions 2024: Comedy and Variety

The Bear is sweeping everything, even though I (and many others) think it’s much more of a drama with some humorous moments, not the other way around. And while Season 2 was my No. 1 show of 2023, there’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged bear, daily show, hbo, hulu, john oliver, last week tonight, mike birbiglia, netflix | Comments Off

15
Jul

2024 Emmy Picks: Comedy

COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)The Bear (Hulu)Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)Girls5eva (Netflix)Hacks (Max)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Potential surprises:Frasier (Paramount+) – new show; previous incarnation won this category 5 timesGen V (Prime … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, apple, bear, curb your enthusiasm, girls5eva, hacks, hbo, hulu, loot, max, ms pat, netflix, only murders in the building, paramount, righteous gemstones, what we do in the shadows | Comments Off

11
Jul

2024 Emmy Picks: Guest Acting and Variety/Talk

With so many categories, and so much time on my hands, I thought I’d expand my Emmy Picks this year to include the awards that are usually relegated to the Creative Arts presentations. The Guest Acting categories are notoriously hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, apple, bear, crown, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, dave chappelle, dick van dyke, elsbeth, everybody's in l.a., fallout, gilded age, grammys, hacks, hbo, hulu, jimmy kimmel, john mulaney, last week tonight, max, mike birbiglia, morning show, mr and mrs smith, netflix, new look, nikki glaser, oscars, prime, ramy youssef, ricky gervais, saturday night live, shogun, snl, super bowl, tom brady, tony awards, trevor noah | Comments Off

13
Jan

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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11
Jan

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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