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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
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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
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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
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Emmy Picks 2024: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies
LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIESBaby Reindeer (Netflix)Fargo (FX)Fellow Travelers (Showtime)Ripley (Netflix)True Detective: Night Country (HBO) Potential surprises:All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)Feud: Capote vs. the Swans (FX)Lessons in Chemistry (AppleTV+)Masters of the Air (AppleTV+)The Sympathizer (HBO)We Were the Lucky Ones (Hulu) In … Continue reading
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Tagged all the light we cannot see, amazon, apple, baby reindeer, caine mutiny court-martial, fargo, fellow travelers, great lillian hall, griselda, hbo, hulu, lessons in chemistry, man in full, max, monk, netflix, paramount, prime, red white and royal blue, regime, ripley, scoop, showtime, sympathizer, true detective, under the bridge
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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
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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
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Streaming Picks: June 2024
Programming Note: This will likely be the last of these columns I’ll write for the year. My attempts at curation have failed to wrangle the massive behemoth of streaming into something manageable. I think there’s still a place for it, … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: May 2024
FILMTop PicksStop Making Sense – Max 5/3Let It Be – Disney+ 5/8The former remains the gold standard for concert docs, and the 4K restoration done by A24 finally makes its streaming debut. But the latter is pretty much the holy … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: April 2024
FILMTop PickThe Zone of Interest – Max 4/5The absolute best of movie of 2023, bar none. It just won two well-deserved Oscars (Best International Feature and Best Sound) and is a must-see for everyone. But it’s a challenging film, so … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: March 2024
FILMTop PickThe Last Temptation of Christ – PeacockMartin Scorsese’s finest achievement remains this adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ eternally controversial novel. Even if you’re not religious, the film has an undeniable power thanks to its focus on Jesus’s humanity and sacrifice. … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: February 2024
All titles premiere on the first of the month, unless otherwise noted. FILMTop PickPast Lives – Paramount+ with Showtime 2/2The Best Picture nominee has gotten rave reviews for more than a year now, but still has been seen by far … Continue reading
The Best TV Shows of 2023, Part 2
COMEDY SHOWS & SPECIALS I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)The sketches had a meaner edge this season, but they were no less hilarious or memorable. That Robinson has cemented himself as a meme king hopefully means we’ll … Continue reading