It’s a crazy busy night of television, highlighted by an awaited adaptation of a Dickens classic and the dueling returning hit series on the two titans of pay cable. KATHERINE’S PICK:Great Expectations [Hulu]FX went ahead and answered our prayers, casting Olivia Coleman as Miss Havisham … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/26/2023
Ted Lasso chimed in with his definition of Hallmark Christmas movies as “films that feature women from the big city falling in love with their childhood crushes. It’s usually some fella that owns a Christmas tree farm. Sometimes he’s a prince or Santa Claus. They … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/25/2023
To paraphrase The Simpsons‘ Jeff Albertson, now more than ever, America needs the wit and wisdom of a musical version of Herman’s Head. In any case, we don’t necessarily get the programming we want, but we do get the programming we deserve. Also, the straw … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/24/2023
This Thursday is all about teamwork, whether it’s as a basement-dwelling FBI agent, a collection of up-and-coming animators, aspiring criminologists, or bling-bearing women who specialize in keeping it real. That last part is literally in their name. JASON’S PICK:The Night Agent [Netflix]The premise of this … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/23/2023
Adam Sandberg joins Neil Campbell (Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer who also played multiple characters named Britches) for the debuting animated show at the top of our thoughts here on Tuesday. We’re also intrigued by a documentary about an American cult tragedy and the latest episode of … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/22/2023
We don’t usually lead with a show for young children, but this one looks undeniably cute. And it pairs well with a documentary about the most wrongly maligned man of this Century so far. JASON’S PICK:We Lost Our Human [Netflix]OK, as a childless 40-something, I’m … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/21/2023
So, it’s not a particularly busy Monday for new TV contact, hence our top pick is one of the stranger combos we’ve seen in a while. JASON’S PICK:TMZ Investigates 9/11: The Fifth Plane [Fox, 9p]Yes, this is TMZ the gossip website whose TV show consists … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/20/2023
Bob Odenkirk’s star rose quickly in the 1990s from writer and occasional performer on SNL to cast member on the criminally underappreciated at the time The Ben Stiller Show to co-creator of the hipster icon sketch show Mr. Show with Bob & David. Then he … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/19/2023
What began as a throwaway ad campaign for English Premier League soccer coverage in the U.S. has turned into one of the most nuanced and talked about shows in the country. Jason Sudeikis’ upbeat coach out of his element has proven to be much more … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/15/2023
It’s a big day for DC on The CW. We travel to both alternate New Yorks–Gotham and Metropolis–with their hero men, respectively bat and super. Speaking of supermen, unabashed semi-nudist comic Bert Kreischer returns with his latest special. BRAD’S PICK:Gotham Knights [The CW, 9p]It arrives! … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/14/2023
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