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What I Watched This Week: 8 Dec 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “A God Walks into Abar” (B+) Corny as hell, and I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Such an embrace of naked sentimentality will probably rub some viewers the wrong way, but it absolutely worked … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, netflix, seth meyers, silicon valley, watchmen
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2010s in Review: The Best Television Performances, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. DUOS The Americans – Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell Two people devoted to each other but with loyalties to different countries, it ripped them apart but kept them … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, big little lies, community, friday night lights, good place, happy endings, hbo, key and peele, killing eve, terriers, veep
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2010s in Review: The Best Television Episodes of the Decade
This list may contain spoilers. You’ve been warned. Breaking Bad – “Ozymandias” (Season 5, Episode 14) Director: Rian Johnson One of the most brutal, devastating hours of television ever, with one gut-punch after another. Every actor on the show is … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking bad, community, crown, curb your enthusiasm, friday night lights, good place, hbo, master of none, netflix, newsroom, office, twin peaks, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 1 Dec 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “An Almost Religious Awe” (A-) Flashbacks. Exposition dumps. A huge twist. Plenty of shows have done this to varying levels of success, but few have done it as gracefully as Watchmen. On any other show, the … Continue reading
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2010s in Review: The Best Comedy Specials
Stand-up grew into a major cultural force this decade, thanks to Netflix and its willingness to spend money on many comedians, including some that hadn’t gotten a shot at the big leagues yet. It was boon for the comedians as … Continue reading
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Tagged billy crystal, chris gethard, chris rock, dave chappelle, flight of the conchords, hannah gadsby, hbo, john mulaney, neal brennan, netflix, oh hello, patton oswalt
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What I Watched This Week: 24 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Thanksgiving of Horror” (B+) More bonkers and scary than the last several years of Halloween specials, this holiday special was a pleasant surprise. Watchmen – “This Extraordinary Being” (A) Radically reinvents the superhero origin in just … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, modern family, netflix, sebastian maniscalo, silicon valley, simpsons, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 17 Nov 2019
NEW SHOWS Watchmen – “Little Fear of Lightning” (A) Tim Blake Nelson gets his chance to shine as this episode’s centerpiece, using exploration of his fears (some founded, some not) to explore the country’s fears after 11/2, showing no one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, silicon valley, watchmen
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