Two critically acclaimed programs return and Fiona and Jason are here for it. Also, Dave Chappelle (yeah, yeah, we know) uses his Netflix contract to promote some of his heroes, starting with the beloved comedy vet with the groundshaking name. FIONA’S PICK:My Brilliant Friend [HBO, … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/28/2022
The cat-and-mouse game between Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh’s “Eve” enters into its endgame (or does it?) of a fourth season. Meanwhile, a pretty solid set of Sunday night HBO/Showtime offerings carry on with the latter starting a star-studded anthology about online advances(?). FIONA’S PICK:Killing … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/27/2022
For a second it seemed that John Mulaney’s runaway train to becoming the first former SNL writer to join his former show’s five-timers club seemed like it may have been slowed for a bit. In late 2020, Mulaney suddenly wound up in rehab, and very … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/26/2022
It’s a good day for incompetent cops–or semi-competent cops in the case of Tiffany Haddish’s Officer Danners. She gets the spotlight on the penultimate episodes of one of the most engrossing and refreshing new shows of 2022 (watch for Jason’s deep dive sometime next week). … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/25/2022
Klunk klunk! Two of the longest running shows return after a break, and for one of those shows the break has been more than a decade. The original version of the police procedural that’s spawned endless spin-offs and tight fives returns to television with a … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/24/2022
Bruce W. Smith’s groundbreaking cartoon from the early-aughts makes its long-awaited returns on streaming to ample buzz. There’s also a new docu-series about the 19th Century African American leader that the 45th President clearly thought was still alive. Also, a woman who is a bat.
Netflix is in love with their Choose Your Own Adventure technology and the latest program to show it off is the first major one to do it outside of an already existing series–although its animated dog and cat are undeniably similar to a certain cat … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/22/2022
Morena Baccarin returns in a major network heist show which is getting some considerable buzz. An all-time NBA great turned history buff unveils his latest dig into African American’s role during wartime. The CW’s HBCU drama chooses not one but two new sports for its … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/21/2022
It’s been a little over 15 years since The Sopranos found yet a new way to be groundbreaking–this time by upending the very concept of how to break up seasons and years. After waiting two years to launch its sixth season, they place another nearly-a-year … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/20/2022
It’s quiet, even for Saturday night of programming, but our two recs feature musicians who play it loud (comma mother?). We’ve also got the usual selection of reality shows and one new movie each from Lifetime and Hallmark. JASON’S PICK:Rich & Shameless [TNT, 11p]While I’ve … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/19/2022
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