If you watched the excellent and Rashomon-y comic mystery The Afterparty, you’ll remember Jamie Demetriou as the memorably unmemorable Walt. The British actor also has earmed a comic rep as a clueless real estate agent leading his own series. He gets another showcase today on … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/28/2023
OK, we’re not gonna lie: it’s slim pickings this Monday. There truly is no significant new show, new season, or even return from hiatus, and it’s mostly a network show schedule tonight. But there’s a couple shows we can give a light suggestion to watch. … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/27/2023
If you watched the last episode of everyone’s new favorite Sunday night not-a-zombie show, you had to know that we’d be featuring it again this week. We’re also rec’ing standup from a comedian who played the same key recurring role on two series that were … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/26/2023
From Boston bartender to membership in the exclusive NYC organization known as the Five Timers Club located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Woody has had quite the ride. There’s also a concert by the man with the Billboard Hot 100’s all-time biggest single. BRAD’S PICK:Saturday Night … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/25/2023
Are we having fun yet? No one knew Adam Scott would be an Emmy favorite (for Severance) when the classic cult show was finally revived, but it’s a nice touch. Scott was the nominal star of the Starz catering comedy, but while his hip sad … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/24/2023
There’s a hip-hop connection to both our recommendations of the day as we rep a documentary that examines the toxic phenomenon of cops entrapping MCs with their own lyrics, as well as the gritty reboot of the show that launched a Philly rapper into an … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/23/2023
The edge of sanity is a theme for this Wednesday–whether its in our Scholarly personal lives or in the content of our recommendations. We’ll start with a very promising British series. JASON’S PICK:The Strays [Netflix]In this taut-looking thriller, Ashley Madekwe’s Neve seems to be living … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/22/2023
It’s a typical Tuesday, one we plan to spend watching a veteran comic purveying laughs in hourlong form, fighting the power with Chuck D and others, remembering the tragedy that comes with war, maybe watching the NBC lineup and looking into a murder in Salt … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/21/2023
Happy Presidents’ Day. To celebrate, there’s an Adult Swim anime, a war movie making-of, a documentary about a racer, some quaint British mysteries, and a cooking special. BRAD’S PICK:Ballmastrz: Rubicon [Adult Swim, 12a]Here we have a special that picks up after the events of season … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/20/2023
Today we welcome welcome welcome back John Oliver! We’re also loving standup in Portuguese and the latest episode of our favorite not-a-zombie show. There’s also a cute looking meta rom-com on E! of all places, and a network remake of a quirky Korean show. JASON’S … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/19/2023
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