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What I Watched This Week: 18 Mar 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Bill Hader/Arcade Fire” (B+) A couple sketches whiffed on the promise of their premise, but Hader is so good in all of them. Like much of the cast, I was in stitches pretty much … Continue reading
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Tagged ap bio, atlanta, brooklyn nine-nine, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 11 Mar 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Sterling K. Brown/James Bay” (B+) Just two years ago, he was killing it among other well-established actors in The People v. O.J. Simpson. Now, the man has two Emmys and is giving it his all … Continue reading
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What I Watched This Week: 28 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Will Ferrell/Chris Stapleton” (B) I’m grading this on a curve, since that’s a requirement for a show that can vary wildly from week to week and sketch to sketch. Ferrell is arguably the greatest performer … Continue reading
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Tagged ap bio, community, crashing, good place, hbo, parks and rec, saturday night live, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 21 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Jessica Chastain/Troye Sivan” (B+) Another consistently solid episode. That makes two in a row, which is something of a miracle. Chastain is both game and breathtaking in every sketch, even if they’re better in concept … Continue reading
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Tagged crashing, good place, hbo, saturday night live, showtime, snl, this is us, xtc
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What I Watched This Week: 14 Jan 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Sam Rockwell/Halsey” (B+) One of the show’s most consistent episodes in a while, with Rockwell gamely playing whatever was required of him. Unsurprisingly, its reliance on pre-filmed bits was a major factor. Crashing – “The Atheist” … Continue reading
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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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Tagged atlanta, baskets, better things, billy on the street, blackish, documentary now, drunk history, full frontal, grace and frankie, hbo, james corden, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, last week tonight, late late show, late night, late show, master of none, modern family, mom, netflix, portlandia, real time, samantha bee, saturday night live, seth meyers, shameless, silicon valley, snl, stephen colbert, tracey ullman, transparent, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, veep
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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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Tagged glow, netflix, saturday night live, showtime, simpsons, sinner, snl, twin peaks
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