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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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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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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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Streaming Picks: May 2023
Programming Note: On Tuesday, May 23, HBO Max will become Max. Warner Bros. Discovery has promised a seamless transition, so theoretically anything added to HBO Max this month will also be on Max thereafter. But there’s always a possibility some … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, babe, documentary now, great, hbo max, hulu, i think you should leave, man called otto, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, tim robinson
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Streaming Picks: March 2023
FILMS Top Picks Triangle of Sadness – Hulu 3/3 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – HBO Max 3/19 These two Oscar nominees won’t have any chance in their respective categories despite critical acclaim, but they’re two of the most … Continue reading
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Streaming Picks: February 2023
FILMSTop PickCinema Paradiso – Paramount+ 2/1Anyone who loves movies simply must see Giuseppe Tornatore’s magnificent ode to post-WWII Italy and the movies that served as the background for the protagonist’s life. If you’re not a weepy mess by the end, … Continue reading
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Final Oscar Picks 2023
BEST PICTUREAll Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of WaterBabylonThe Banshees of InisherinElvisEverything Everywhere All at OnceThe FabelmansTÁRTop Gun: MaverickWomen Talking Dark Horse: Triangle of SadnessLong Shot: The WhaleTotal Shock: RRR The skinny: It’s a little funny to me … Continue reading
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