Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Time to ball with these cool dudes (CREDIT: Outright Games/Screenshot)
Movie
–One Battle After Another (Theaters)
–The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Theaters)
–Eleanor the Great (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (September 26 on ABC)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 16 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Krapopolis Season 3 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–The Simpsons Season 37 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Abbott Elementary Season 5 Premiere (October 1 on ABC)
Music
-Fred Armisen, 100 Sound Effects
-Mariah Carey, Here for It All
-Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
-Doja Cat, Vie
-Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun
-Robert Plant, Saving Grace
-Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override
Video Games –NBA Bounce (Switch, PS4, PS5, Steam, XBOX One, XBOX Series X|S) – 3-on-3 cartoony basketball.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Frankie Freako (Theaters)
–Joker: Folie á Deux (Theaters)
–Monster Summer (Theaters)
–The Outrun (Theaters)
TV
–Solar Opposites Halloween Special (October 7 on Hulu) – Entitled “The Hunt for Brown October.”
–Superman & Lois Season 4 Premiere (October 7 on The CW) – Final Season Alert!
–Abbott Elementary Season 4 Premiere (October 9 on ABC)
Music
-Leon Bridges, Leon
-FINNEAS, For Cryin’ Out Loud!
-The Smile, Cutouts
Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 10, on ABC and ESPN) – Give me Liberty!
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Argylle (Theaters) – I’m here mainly for the Dua Lipa.
–How to Have Sex (Theaters)
–Orion and the Dark (February 2 on Netflix) – Written by Charlie Kaufman, narrated by Werner Herzog.
TV
–Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Premiere (February 4 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
-Grammy Awards (February 4 on CBS)
–51st Anniversary Saturn Awards (February 4 on ElectricNOW) – Honoring genre films; hosted by Joel McHale.
–Solar Opposites Valentine’s Day Special (February 5 on Hulu)
–Abbott Elementary Season 3 Premiere (February 6 on ABC)
–The Conners Season 3 Premiere (February 6 on ABC)
–Not Dead Yet Season 2 Premiere (February 6 on ABC)
What comes after the [etc., etc.]? (CREDIT: Apple TV+)
I don’t think the same show has ever taken the top 3 spots (let alone the top 2 spots!) in my Best Episodes list in a single year. But gosh-dang it, there was a show that absolutely deserved it this year.
When so many modern TV shows feel like amorphous blobs, I cherish those programs that know how to craft well-oiled episodes more than ever. Here’s a mighty fine selection that I might just want to keep watching over and over.
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): AMC/Screenshot; ABC/Screenshot; Paramount+/Screenshot; Hulu/Screenshot)
To demonstrate how great TV can be found pretty much everywhere these days, I’ve decided to pick the best show on each network and streaming service on which I regularly watched at least one show that aired in 2022. However you’re getting your fill of TV nowadays, you’re bound to find something enjoyable. If you and your remote ever find yourself hopelessly adrift, I can vouch that the following are all great places to find your way back to safety.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Blonde (September 16 in Theaters, September 28 on Netflix) – Rated NC-17, wow.
–Meet Cute (September 21 on Peacock)
–Moonage Daydream (Theaters)
–Pearl (Theaters)
–See How They Run (Theaters) –The Woman King (Theaters)
TV
–Quantum Leap Reboot Series Premiere (September 19 on NBC) – Will it leap into Scott Bakula’s real life at some point?
–Reboot Series Premiere (September 20 on Hulu) – Reboot is not a reboot: discuss.
–Abbott Elementary Season 2 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–Andor Series Premiere (September 21 on Disney+) – They just keep fighting those Star Wars.
–The Conners Season 5 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–The Goldbergs Season 10 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–Home Economics Season 3 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–The Masked Singer Season 8 Premiere (September 21 on FOX)
Music
-Death Cab for Cutie, Asphalt Meadows
-Lissie, Carving Canyons
-Rina Sawayama, Hold the Girl
Fun (or Frightening?) Fact: this year’s Emmy ballot includes nearly 3000 performers. We’ve all known for several years now just how overwhelming television has become, but somehow it still had room to launch into another level. So for my personal wish list, I decided not to think too hard. I’ll just include however many or however few selections per category I’d like to. I’ve probably forgotten some worthy contenders, but I won’t stress about that too much. We’ll find out what the TV Academy has to say when the nominations are announced on July 12!
My favorite Comedy of the season was Kyle Mooney’s singular Netflix show, Saturday Morning All Star Hits, but I can’t find it anywhere on the ballot! Not in Comedy, nor in Animation. Oh, well.
Anyway, there are a few other newbies that I’d really love to see all over the ballot, like Abbott Elementary, Girls5eva, Only Murders in the Building, and The Sex Lives of College Girls.
And one important note: Kevin Can F*** Himself is in the Drama field on the ballot, correctly. But I’ve got Eric Petersen (as the titular stereotypical thoughtless sitcom husband) down for Comedy, as the scenes with him function best as parody.
KEY: Bold=My winner *=I have placed this nominee in a different category than the Emmy ballot.
**=Not on the Emmy ballot
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Afterparty
Barry
Dickinson
Girls5eva
Only Murders in the Building
Resident Alien Saturday Morning All Star Hits**
Search Party
The Sex Lives of College Girls
What We Do in the Shadows
Young Sheldon
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