CREDIT: ABC/Screenshot
A surprisingly perfect crossover produced an unforgettable culture clash, while some of the usual suspects got up to the same old new shenanigans.
The Best TV Episodes of 2025
January 31, 2026
Best of 2025, Best of TV 2025, Television Abbott Elementary, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2025, Black Mirror, Bob's Burgers, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Live + in the Flesh, Pluribus, Sarah Squirm, Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh, Saturday Night Live, Severance, SNL, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Solar Opposites, South Park, The Lowdown, The Paper, The Rehearsal, The Simpsons, The Studio Leave a comment
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/26/25
September 26, 2025
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games 100 Sound Effects, Abbott Elementary, Bob's Burgers, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Doja Cat, eff Tweedy, Eleanor the Great, Fred Armisen, Here for It All, Krapopolis, Mariah Carey, Midnight Sun, NBA Bounce, Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green, One Battle After Another, Robert Plant, Saving Grace, The Simpsons, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Twilight Override, Vie, Zara Larsson Leave a comment
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.
The Best TV Episodes of 2024
January 22, 2025
Best of 2024, Best of TV 2024, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Elsbeth, Family Guy, Fantasmas, Fargo, Girls5eva, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A., Matlock, Solar Opposites, Superman & Lois, The Curse, The Simpsons, What We Do in the Shadows, Young Sheldon Leave a comment
Celebrating the Best Episodes (CREDIT: FOX/Screenshot)
If you get Conan O’Brien to guest star, and go cleverly meta, chances are good that you’ll end up pretty high on my Best Episodes list.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 10/4/24
October 4, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television Abbott Elementary, Cutouts, Finneas, For Cryin' Out Loud!, Frankie Freako, Joker: Folie á Deux, Leon, Leon Bridges, Monster Summer, Solar Opposites, Superman & Lois, The Outrun, The Smile, WNBA, WNBA Finals Leave a comment
Don’t forget to Smile
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!
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/2/24
February 2, 2024
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Abbott Elementary, Argylle, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Grammys, How to Have Sex, J Mascis, Not Dead Yet, Orion and the Dark, pickleball, Pickleball Slam, Pickleball Slam 2, Saturn Awards, Solar Opposites, The Conners, What Do We Do Now Leave a comment
Is that The Dark calling (CREDIT: DreamWorks Animation © 2023)
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)
Music
-J Mascis, What Do We Do Now
Sports
–Pickleball Slam 2 (February 4 on ESPN)
The Best TV Episodes of 2023
January 12, 2024
Best of 2023, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Beavis and Butt-Head, Bob's Burgers, Doctor Who, Futurama, Goosebumps, How to with John Wilson, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Loki, Poker Face, reservation dogs, Solar Opposites, Succession, The Afterparty, The Other Two Leave a comment
What comes after the [etc., etc.]? (CREDIT: Apple TV+)
That’s Auntertainment! Episode 50: Abbott Elementary
January 29, 2023
Podcasts, That's Auntertainment Abbott Elementary, AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Podcasts, School, That's Auntertainment Leave a comment
Hey, Abbott! (CREDIT: 6abc Philadelphia/Screenshot)
Aunt Beth and Jeff are present to talk about Abbott Elementary. Guest and Niece-in-law/Cousin-in-law Katie Malone provides the teacher’s perspective.
Also: an AI version of That’s Auntertainment.
The Best TV Episodes of 2022
January 20, 2023
Best of 2022, Best of TV 2022, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Atlanta, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2022, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Ghosts, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Norm MacDonald: Nothing Special, Pickled, Rick and Morty, The Orville, The Simpsons, TV, Ziwe Leave a comment
I’m a Chocoholic (CREDIT: FX/Screenshot)
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.
Best TV Shows of 2022 by Network
January 18, 2023
Best of 2022, Best of TV 2022, Television Abbott Elementary, American Dad!, Atlanta, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2022, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Chucky, Dicktown, Doctor Who, Girls5eva, High School, Jeopardy!, Mr. Mayor, Ms. Marvel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Never Have I Ever, Not Top 10, Rick and Morty, RuPaul's Drag Race, Severance, Sherman's Showcase, Single Drunk Female, South Park, SportsCenter, The Orville, The Rehearsal, The Sex Lives of College Girls, TV, Undone, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Young Sheldon, Ziwe Leave a comment
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.
Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 9/16/22
September 16, 2022
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television Abbott Elementary, Andor, Asphalt Meadows, Blonde, Carving Canyons, Death Cab for Cuite, Hold the Girl, Home Economics, Lissie, Meet Cute, Moonage Daydream, Pearl, Quantum Leap, Reboot, Rina Sawayama, See How They Run, The Conners, The Goldbergs, The Masked Singer, The Woman King Leave a comment
Take a Leap? (CREDIT: NBC/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
–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
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