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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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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

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

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

14
Jan

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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12
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, amazon, atlanta, barry, bear, better call saul, boys, crown, english, evil, hacks, hbo, hulu, netflix, only murders in the building, prime, rehearsal, reservation dogs, righteous gemstones, sandman, search party, staircase, under the banner of heaven, what we do in the shadows, white lotus | Comments Off

10
Sep

Emmy Predictions 2022: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)Hacks (HBO Max)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Will win: Abbott ElementaryCould win: Ted LassoShould win: BarryShould have been nominated: Reservation … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, ali wong, amazon, atlanta, barry, black lady sketch show, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, flight attendant, great, hacks, hbo, hbo max, hulu, insecure, jerrod carmichael, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, marvelous mrs maisel, ms pat, nicole byer, norm macdonald, only murders in the building, prime, saturday night live, seth meyers, snl, stephen colbert, ted lasso, trevor noah, what we do in the shadows | Comments Off

16
Jul

TV Recap: July 10-16, 2022

NEW SHOWSBetter Call Saul – “Point and Shoot” (A) / mid-season premiereI wasn’t among the group that considered themselves slightly bewildered by the previous episode, which ended with a shocking death. The writing staff has perfect crafted every moment, so … Continue reading →

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