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What I Watched This Week: 15 May 2016

NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Simprovised” (B+) Its live gimmick in the last three minutes of the episode is actually the weakest part of the whole thing. Homer gets off some easy jokes about Bernie Sanders and overeating, but it … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 8 May 2016

NEW SHOWS Silicon Valley – “Meinertzhagen’s Haversack” (A-) A show that has the balls to set in motion a plan to upend the season, and then the comedic chops to undo it in five seconds set to the strains of … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 1 May 2016

NEW SHOWS Silicon Valley – “Two in the Box” (B+) Gets a little in the weeds of its business venture, but then closes with one of the funniest, filthiest scenes to ever air on television. I was in tears. Veep … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 24 Apr 2016

NEW SHOWS Veep – “Morning After” (B+) / season premiere As razor-sharp as ever, but maybe tries to cram too much plot into what’s supposed to only be a few hours after Election Night, in which Selina tied with her … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 17 Apr 2016

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Greg and Larry” (A-) / season finale Not quite as high as last week’s episode, but that might be the best episode they’ve ever done. This is a solid finale where every joke lands, though it … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 10 Apr 2016

NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “For the Kids” (A-) / series finale Though I would appreciate it if the Duplass Brothers found a better way to visualize frustration than wrecking a car, this is all naked emotion, real stakes and satisfying payoff. … Continue reading

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2015 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

As I mentioned in my top 10, there were simply too many shows to keep up with. So here are the honorable mentions for the year, which includes the finest hours of many merely very good shows, as well as … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 6 Dec 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Swedes” (B+) This episode gets plenty of mileage out of the contrasting styles of the hyper-competent but nosy Swedish cops and Peralta & Diaz, the smart but not-so-emotional duo. But it’s Holt and Boyle … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 29 Nov 2015

NEW SHOWS The Mindy Project – “The Parent Trap” (A) In some ways, this is the best episode the show has ever done. Hysterical and unabashedly raunchy in its first two-thirds, devastating and honest in its final act, this is … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 15 Nov 2015

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Mattress” (B+) Also known as “Jake Grows Up.” It’s a genuine bit of maturity for Jake to put away his childish view of his role as a boyfriend and a man, but of course … Continue reading

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