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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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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hulu, mindy project, saturday night live, snl
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Fall TV Preview 2015
Well, another fall season is upon us. I’m not alone in thinking this is one of the weakest slates of new shows in a long, long time. With that, and the fact that my schedule is far busier this autumn … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, american horror story, ash vs evil dead, brooklyn nine-nine, casual, crazy ex-girlfriend, daily show, fargo, grinder, hotel, jessica jones, man in the high castle, master of none, mindy project, modern family, muppets, netflix, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, south park, with bob and david
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2015 Emmy Predictions: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES Louie (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Silicon Valley (HBO) Transparent (Amazon) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO) Should win: Parks and Recreation Could win: Veep Will win: Transparent Should have been nominated: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox) … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, big bang theory, blackish, brooklyn nine-nine, comeback, episodes, getting on, girls, grace and frankie, hbo, house of lies, inside amy schumer, key and peele, last man on earth, louie, modern family, mom, netflix, nurse jackie, parks and rec, saturday night live, shameless, showtime, silicon valley, snl, transparent, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, veep
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Apr 2015
NEW SHOWS Community – “Laws of Robotics and Party Rights” (B+) A solid, if overly long episode. The line about the 14th Amendment provided the biggest laugh of the night and represents the kind of bold but nerdy joke that … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, community, following, louie, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 15 Feb 2015
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – 40th Anniversary Special (B+) Sure, some of the segments were easy to skip (and I did), but that’s exactly what SNL is: some moments of occasional brilliance in a sea of mediocre-to-awful sketches. Luckily, … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, mindy project, parks and rec, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, togetherness
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What I Watched This Week: 18 Jan 2015
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Handcuffs” (B+) I love how this show is simultaneously light and fraught with meaning. Amanda Peet and Steve Zissis make a winning duo and how can you not love Melanie Lynskey? Mark Duplass gets to be … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, larry wilmore, nightly show, parks and rec, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, togetherness
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What I Watched This Week: 21 Dec 2014
CURRENT SHOWS Hello Ladies: The Movie (B+) A sweet-natured wrap-up movie for a show that already ended on a perfect note. Still, I enjoyed all these characters so much that I was grateful to see them all again, even if … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, hello ladies, netflix, pee-wee's playhouse, saturday night live, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 26 Oct 2014
NEW SHOWS Eff you, baseball! CURRENT SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea” (B-) Despite Jim Carrey giving it his all, this definitely fell flat more often than it succeeded. But it failed by doing a lot of high-concept … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 12 Oct 2014
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Jimmy Jab Games” (A-) For better or worse, this is the heir apparent to The Office, with its consistently great ensemble cast, sweet little romances and the workplace’s own mythology. But I like this … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, mindy project, saturday night live, simpsons, snl, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 28 Sept 2014
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Clown in the Dumps” (B) / season premiere Yeah, Krusty’s dad died. Big whoop. Though Lisa’s increased attention to Homer is sweet, it’s not very well executed. The Jewish Heaven and depressed comedian stuff is much better, … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, family guy, key and peele, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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