September 17, 2019
jmunney
Community, Television
Community, Community episode rankings, Dan Harmon, episode rankings
CREDIT: NBC
Community, my favorite TV show of all time, premiered on NBC ten years ago, September 17, 2009. So it’s a pretty good time to do some episode rankings. Below, I have selected the ten best outings in the show’s six-season run. I would like to rank all 110 episodes at some point in the future, but that is quite a project. For now, ten will do. (But stay tuned.)
1. “Remedial Chaos Theory” – Knowledge of timelines deepens friendship.
2. “Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television” – The future looks cyclical, in a comforting way.
3 “Cooperative Calligraphy” – A bottle episode at breakneck wit and speed.
4. “Virtual Systems Analysis” – Experimentalism at full emotional depth.
5. “Paradigms of Human Memory” – The ultimate in expense-adding clip shows.
6. “Critical Film Studies” – As fulfilling as two ants getting down to brass tacks.
7. “Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design” – The reveals spill out with equal parts full logic and full nonsense.
8. “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” – The meaning of Community episodes is that we find meaning in them.
9. “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” – The power of the mind is truly remarkable.
10. “Debate 109” – Character dynamics calcify and influence so much of what is to come.
September 13, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Alec Baldwin, Charli, Charli XCX, Comedy Central Roast, Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin, Conan, Conan Without Borders, Conan Without Borders Ghana, Country Music, Hustler, Ken Burns, Ken Burns' Country Music, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, The Masked Singer, Undone
CREDIT: Amazon Prime Video/YouTube Screenshot
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Hustlers (Theatrically Nationwide)
TV
–Undone Season 1 (September 13 on Amazon Prime) – A new animated wonder from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg.
-Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (September 15 on Comedy Central)
-Ken Burns’ Country Music (Premieres September 15 on PBS)
–The Masked Singer: Super Sneak Peek (September 15 on FOX) – There’s an “Egg” costume this season.
–CONAN Without Borders: Ghana (September 17 on TBS) Looks like this has been rescheduled!
Music
-Charli XCX, Charli – One of today’s best pop hitmakers.
September 10, 2019
jmunney
Game Shows, Television
$100000 Pyramid, ABC, ABC Summer Fun and Games, Battle of the Network Stars, Card Sharks, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Food Fight, Game Shows, Holey Moley, Match Game, Press Your Luck, Summer Fun and Games, The Gong Show, To Tell the Truth
CREDIT: Byron Cohen/ABC
Summer 2019 is winding to a close, which means we will soon have to say goodbye for now to one of my favorite programming blocks, ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games.” I’ve been meaning to do an appraisal of how well each show reaches its potential and how thoroughly they strike my particular pleasure centers, and that’s what I’ve done below. I’ve included all the shows that are currently on the block as well as those that have been cancelled or are on hiatus, organizing them into categories worthy of their status.
CREDIT: Heidi Gutman/ABC
The Titans
Celebrity Family Feud
Match Game
It’s your boy Steve Harvey hosting the stalwart program that all the fame-os want to be on. And it’s Master MC Alec Baldwin fully inhabiting the ringmaster role in the perfect venue where celebrity shtick comes to (blank).
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August 30, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Conan, Conan O'Brien, Conan Without Borders, Conan Without Borders Greenland, Don't Let Go, Iconology, Lana del Rey, Missy Elliott, Norman Fucking Rockwell, The Dark Crystal, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
CREDIT: Kevin Baker/Netflix
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Don’t Let Go (Theatrically Nationwide)
TV
–The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Season 1 (August 30 on Netflix)
–CONAN Without Borders: Greenland (September 3 on TBS) – Our preeminent civilian diplomat is at it again.
Music
-Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell
-Missy Elliott, Iconology – As relevant as ever.
August 23, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Jimmy Lee, Raphael Saadiq, Ready or Not, The Affair, Video Music Awards, VMAs
CREDIT: Paul Sarkis/SHOWTIME
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Ready or Not (Theatrically Nationwide) – One of my favorite movies of the year!
TV
–The Affair Season 5 Premiere (August 25 on Showtime) – What a journey this show has taken us on.
-2019 MTV Video Music Awards (August 26 on MTV)
Music
-Raphael Saadiq, Jimmy Lee
August 16, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Blinded by the Light, Danny McBride, Good Boys, Jody Hill, Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won't Hold, The Righteous Gemstones, Where'd You Go Bernadette
CREDIT: HBO
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Blinded by the Light (Theatrically Nationwide)
–47 Meters Down: Uncaged (Theatrically Nationwide) – Morbid curiosity.
–Good Boys (Theatrically Nationwide)
–Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Theatrically Nationwide) – Cinematic uniqueness.
TV
–The Righteous Gemstones Series Premiere (August 18 on HBO) – Danny McBride and Jody Hill’s latest collab!
–Baskets Series Finale (August 22 on FX)
Music
-Sleater-Kinney, The Center Won’t Hold
August 9, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, GLOW, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Succession, The Kitchen, The Terror, The Terror: Infamy
CREDIT: Ali Goldstein/Netflix
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Theatrically Nationwide) – Where are we going?
–The Kitchen (Theatrically Nationwide)
–Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Theatrically Nationwide)
TV
–GLOW Season 3 (August 9 on Netflix) – Starring people I would enjoy putting me in a chokehold.
–Succession Season 2 Premiere (August 11 on HBO)
–The Terror: Infamy Season Premiere (August 12 on AMC)
August 2, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Dear White People, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Hobbs & Shaw, Luce
CREDIT: Netflix/YouTube
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Theatrically Nationwide) – Franchise loyalty.
–Luce (Limited Theatrically) – This one snuck up on me.
TV
–Dear White People Season 3 (August 2 on Netflix) – I’m still stuck on Season 1, though.
July 26, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Fever Dream, Jane the Virgin, Of Monsters and Men, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Sherman's Showcase
BTS, Bashir Salahuddin as Sherman McDaniels, Diallo Riddle as Drummer – Sherman’s Showcase _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/IFC
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Theatrically Nationwide) – Quentin Tarantino keeps getting closer to retirement. Sooner or later, we’re all out of the game.
TV
–Jane the Virgin Series Finale (July 31 on The CW)
–Sherman’s Showcase Series Premiere (July 31 on IFC) – Sort of a fictional Soul Train.
Music
-Of Monsters and Men, Fever Dream
July 12, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Angel's Pulse, Blood Orange, Crawl, Spongebob Squarepants, SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout, The Farewell
CREDIT: Nickelodeon/YouTube
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Crawl (Theatrically Nationwide) – Creature feature.
–The Farewell (Limited Theatrically)
TV
–SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (July 12 on Nickelodeon) – I’m ready!
Music
-Blood Orange, Angel’s Pulse
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