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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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17
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2026

BEST PICTURE F1 Frankenstein Hamnet It Was Just an Accident Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams Dark Horse: Bugonia Long Shot: Avatar: Fire and Ash Total Shock: Weapons The skinny: After all … 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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12
Sep

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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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 →

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10
Sep

2025 Emmy Predictions: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies

LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIES Adolescence (Netflix) Black Mirror (Netflix) Dying for Sex (Hulu) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) The Penguin (HBO) Will and should win: Adolescence Could win: The Penguin Should have been nominated: Say Nothing (Hulu) ACTOR IN … Continue reading →

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5
Sep

2025 Emmy Predictions: Creative Arts

VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix) Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu) Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy (Netflix) Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (Netflix) Your Friend, Nate Bargatze … Continue reading →

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11
Jul

2025 Emmy Picks: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Andor (Disney+) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) The Last of Us (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (Max) Severance (AppleTV+) Squid Game (Netflix) The White Lotus (HBO) Potential surprises: The Diplomat (Netflix) – never nominated House of the Dragon (HBO) … Continue reading →

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