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What I Watched This Week: 13 Jan 2019
NEW SHOWS True Detective “The Great War and Modern Memory” (B+) / season premiere “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” (B+) The show will never be as transporting as that first season was, when there wasn’t much on TV like it. Still, Mahershala … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, good place, hbo, this is us, true detective
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2018 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
With so much TV now, I had trouble cutting off my top 10. That left me with a surplus of great shows I needed to honor in some way. So here are my 15 honorable mentions, standout episodes that were … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged amazon, ap bio, bodyguard, crashing, final deployment 4, forever, haunting of hill house, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, Joe Pera talks with you, legion, netflix, orange is the new black, ozark, silicon valley, this is us, waco, westworld
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What I Watched This Week: 16 Dec 2018
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean (B+) What I love about Pete Holmes, in addition to his energy and affable personality, is that he’s the rare comedian whose routines seem built not out of a desire to “kill” … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, pete holmes
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What I Watched This Week: 14 Oct 2018
NEW SHOWS Harvey Birdman, Attorney General (B+) Its parody is a little too on-the-nose, yet it’s also more equipped to mock our current absurd situation than more political shows. If they want to do one of these every year or … Continue reading
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Tagged flight of the conchords, good place, Harvey birdman, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, south park, this is us
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2018 Emmy Predictions: Limited
LIMITED SERIES The Alienist (TNT) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Genius: Picasso (National Geographic) Godless (Netflix) Patrick Melrose (Showtime) Could win: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Should and will win: Godless Should have … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Tagged alienist, american crime story, american horror story, american vandal, assassination of gianni versace, black mirror, genius, godless, hbo, jesus christ superstar, law and order, looming tower, netflix, paterno, patrick melrose, seven seconds, showtime, sinner, tale, twin peaks, waco
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2018 Emmy Predictions: Drama
DRAMA SERIES The Americans (FX) The Crown (Netflix) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO) Could win: Game of Thrones Should win: The Americans Will win: The Handmaid’s Tale Should … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, crown, game of thrones, handmaid's tale, hbo, homeland, hulu, killing eve, netflix, orphan black, ozark, stranger things, this is us, westworld
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What I Watched This Week: 26 Aug 2018
NEW SHOWS Sharp Objects – “Milk” (A) / series finale A devastating finale that ratchets up the tension, allows it to quiet down, then pulls the rug out from under you. Patricia Clarkson is almost guaranteed an Emmy for this … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, sharp objects, showtime, who is america
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