Tag Archives: netflix

28
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 22 Oct 2017

NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Too Funny to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Dana Carvey Show (B+) Funny and insightful, though probably would have been a smidgen better had Louis C.K. participated in this. The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXVIII” (B+) … Continue reading →

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1
Oct

Netflix Picks: October 2017

TOP PICK – FILM The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) – 10/13 I’ll trash Greenberg till the day I die, but Noah Baumbach has been on an upswing lately with Frances Ha, While We’re Young and Mistress America. And maybe, just … Continue reading →

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23
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 17 Sept 2017

NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Jerry Before Seinfeld (A-) It’s all material we’ve heard before, but Seinfeld’s delivery is so effortless that it doesn’t feel old hat. I could have easily watched another hour. The Mindy Project – “A Romantical Decouplement” … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged black mirror, good place, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, jerry seinfeld, mindy project, netflix, sinner | Comments Off

17
Sep

2017 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series and Made-for-TV Movies

LIMITED SERIES Big Little Lies (HBO) Fargo (FX) Feud: Bette and Joan (FX) Genius (Nat Geo) The Night Of (HBO) Could win: Fargo Should win: The Night Of Will win: Big Little Lies Should have been nominated: N/A MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged american crime, big little lies, black mirror, christmas of many colors, fargo, feud, genius, hbo, immortal life of henrietta lacks, netflix, night of, sherlock, wizard of lies | Comments Off

16
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 10 Sept 2017

NEW SHOWS The Mindy Project – “Is That All There Is?” (C+) / season premiere An apt title, as the show jumps forward a few months, then tries to backtrack everything that happened during the jump. I understand that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged hulu, jerrod carmichael, jim gaffigan, louis ck, mindy project, neal brennan, netflix, sinner, south park | Comments Off

16
Sep

2017 Emmy Predictions: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) House of Cards (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO) Could win: The Crown Should win: Stranger Things Will win: This Is Us Should … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged americans, better call saul, crown, handmaid's tale, hbo, homeland, house of cards, how to get away with murder, hulu, netflix, orange is the new black, ray donovan, stranger things, this is us, westworld | Comments Off

15
Sep

2017 Emmy Predictions: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIES Atlanta (FX) Black-ish (ABC) Master of None (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO) Could win: Atlanta Should win: Master of None Will win: Veep Should have been nominated: The Good Place … Continue reading →

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2
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 27 Aug 2017

NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 16” (A) “I am the FBI.” Coop is back, and thus I was cheering. The terrible Audrey scenes make a bit more sense now, given that she’s been somewhere else this whole time. … Continue reading →

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26
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 20 Aug 2017

NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 15” (A-) The first 10 minutes were the happiest I’ve been watching TV this entire year. The rest of the episode can’t quite live up to that. Part of that isn’t David Lynch’s … Continue reading →

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12
Aug

What I Watched This Week: 6 Aug 2017

NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 13” (A-) Only one bad Audrey scene, and the rest is great. Who knew Tom Sizemore had it in him? Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition – “August 10, 2017” (B+) Can this … Continue reading →

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