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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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Tagged american crime story, americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, hulu, mindy project, oj simpson, togetherness
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What I Watched This Week: 3 Apr 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “The Sand Situation” (B+) Though Natalie’s presence in the big caper feels a little a too convenient, Brett and Michelle’s big confrontation had to happen at some point, even if both characters refuse to fight fair … Continue reading
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Tagged 11.22.63, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, hulu, togetherness
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What I Watched This Week: 27 Mar 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Geri-ina” (B) Feels less like an organic development and more like moving the plot along. Some good moments as always, but nothing feels like it’s happening for anything other than moving to the finale. Brooklyn Nine-Nine … Continue reading
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Tagged 11.22.63, american crime story, americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, hulu, oj simpson, togetherness, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 20 Mar 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Just the Range” (A-) “That’s great that you want that. I’m just not the person who can give that to you.” That’s what Larry tells Tina in their best scene together. It’s also what Brett might … Continue reading
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Tagged american crime story, americans, hbo, oj simpson, togetherness, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 13 Mar 2016
NEW SHOWS The Carmichael Show – “Fallen Heroes” (A-) The best episode the show has done yet (and yes, I have a small sample size) that exemplifies all its greatest attributes: it’s funny, the cast has great chemistry and it … Continue reading
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Tagged american crime story, americans, brooklyn nine-nine, carmichael show, goldbergs, hbo, modern family, oj simpson, togetherness, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 6 Mar 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Advanced Pretend” (A-) Only in TV do characters instantly have someone who wants to sleep with them when they go back home. But Togetherness manages to make Brett and Alex’s return more melancholy than exciting. This … Continue reading
What I Watched This Week: 28 Feb 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Everybody is Grownups” (A-) Like last year’s “Houston, We Have a Problem,” this is a brutal, almost laugh-free episode of television. Few shows on TV feel as emotionally naked as Togetherness, even if you can’t describe … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, muppets, simpsons, togetherness, wire
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What I Watched This Week: 21 Feb 2016
NEW SHOWS Togetherness – “Hotels” (B+) / season premiere Earns a lot of points for jumping ahead and letting the aftermath of Michelle’s infidelity play out over the course of the season. But by cutting to another part of a … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, muppets, togetherness, wire
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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
What I Watched This Week: 8 Mar 2015
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Captain Peralta” (A) It takes expert skills to combine the cop-heavy plot with the feels interwoven. But this episode does it. Bradley Whitford guest stars as Jake’s dead-beat dad and nails the charisma that keeps … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, mindy project, simpsons, togetherness
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