October 9, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games
A Man from the Future, André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever, Ann Wilson, Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, Beavis and Butt-Head, Consecrated Ground, Fjord, Greta van Fleet, Jackbox Party Pack 12, Misty Green, MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments, Mud, Other Mommy, Palace for the People, Pet Shop Boys, Pick You Up, Remi Wolf, She's the Best, Sheryl Crow, The Lowdown, The Social Reckoning, Tripsitter, Troye Sivan, VisionQuest
What a Vision! (CREDIT: Marvel Entertainment/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
–André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever (Theaters)
–Fjord (Theaters)
–Misty Green (Theaters)
–Other Mommy (Theaters)
–The Social Reckoning (Theaters)
TV
–MST3K: The Rifftrax Experiments Premiere (October 9 on Rifftrax) – The robots are back.
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 12 Premiere (October 14 on Comedy Central)
–The Lowdown Season 2 Premiere (October 14 on FX)
–VisionQuest Series Premiere (October 14 on Disney+) – WandaVision spinoff.
Music
-Sheryl Crow, Pick You Up
-Greta Van Fleet, Palace for the People
-Pet Shop Boys, A Man from the Future
-Troye Sivan, She’s the Best
-Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, Consecrated Ground
-Remi Wolf, Mud
Video Games
–Jackbox Party Pack 12 (October 15 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Apple TV, iPad, Amazon Fire TV, Nvidia Shield TV, and Xfinity X1)
January 31, 2026
jmunney
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
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.
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January 30, 2026
jmunney
Best of 2025, Best of TV 2025, Television
Alien: Earth, Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2025, Bob's Burgers, Digman!, Elsbeth, Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, I Love LA, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Last Week Tonight, Matlock, Pluribus, Severance, Solar Opposites, Television, The Chair Company, The Lowdown, The Paper, The Rehearsal, The Simpsons
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Apple TV/Screenshot; Apple TV/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; Hulu/Screenshot
Sometimes I arrange my Best TV Shows of the Year list around a gimmick or an alternative perspective. But this year, I just decided to stick with a straightforward roundup of the series I loved the most. So here’s my list of my top 20 shows for 2025, along with some thoughts about why I was happy to have them as part of my regular viewing routine.
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August 29, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Beavis and Butt-Head, Belinda Carlisle, Blood Orange, Caught Stealing, Essex Honey, Hard Headed Woman, Jaws, Man's Best Friend, Margo Price, No Hard Feelings, Once Upon a Time in California, Podcasts, Pokémon Concierge, Sabrina Carpenter, The Beaches, The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, The Paper, The Toxic Avenger Unrated, What's Our Podcast?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Caught Stealing (Theaters)
–Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters)
–The Toxic Avenger Unrated (Theaters) – A reboot of the original, not an unrated version of the original.
TV
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 11 Premiere (September 3 on Comedy Central) – Note that this season is originally airing on the basic cable channel Comedy Central, as opposed to the streamer Paramount+, which was the case for the previous two seasons.
–The Paper Season 1 (September 4 on Peacock) – A sort of spinoff of The Office.
–Pokémon Concierge Episodes 4-8 (September 4 on Netflix)
Music
-The Beaches, No Hard Feelings
-Blood Orange, Essex Honey
-Belinda Carlisle, Once Upon a Time in California
-Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend
-The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
-Margo Price, Hard Headed Woman
Podcasts
–What’s Our Podcast? – Hosted by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.
June 27, 2024
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
Beavis and Butt-Head, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Elsbeth, Emmy Wish List, Emmys, Fargo, Frasier, iPhone 15, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, The Floor, X-Men '97, Young Sheldon
Will the Emmys look like this this year? (CREDIT: FX/Screenshot)
Good afternoon.
Good evening, and good morning.
It’s time for that annual tradition that all of us who are perpetually glued to the Boob Tube know and love: making an Emmy Wish List!!!!!
In years past, I’ve listed multiple favorites in all the major categories, but lately, I’ve preferred a more pared-down approach. So with this year’s edition, I’ve focused on spotlighting some selections that aren’t already getting the Emmy love. Maybe on July 17, I’ll be surprised to discover that my top picks actually are nominated. But no matter what happens, I’ll love them just the same.
Animation: There was some speculation among Emmy prognosticators that X-Men ’97 might end up in the Drama category, although ultimately it was submitted in the Animation field. But that push highlights the tricky spot that animated shows perpetually find themselves in. I’d love to see triumphs like Beavis and Butt-Head or Scott Pilgrim Takes Off submitted as Comedies, but it’s also nice to appreciate them as the toons that they are. Maybe the Animation category could be presented on the main telecast instead of the Creative Arts Emmys?
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January 12, 2024
jmunney
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
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.
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January 4, 2024
jmunney
Best of 2023, Best of TV 2023, Television
Beavis and Butt-Head, Best of 2023, Celebrity Jeopardy, Chucky, Clone High, Family Guy, Fargo, Frasier, Generation Gap, Goosebumps, How I Met Your Father, Jeopardy!, Pokémon Concierge, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Solar Opposites, The Afterparty, The Muppets Mayhem, The Wonder Years, Whose Line is it Anyway?
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Paramount Plus/Screenshot; Mitch Haaseth/Disney; Paramount Plus/Screenshot; Apple TV+
For my 2023 TV wrap-up coverage, I’ve decided to compile a list of the shows I was most excited to watch week in and week out. Or day in and day out, in the case of more regular programming. Or in the case of series that released their entire seasons at once, they’re the shows that I was most excited to press play on the next episode button. These aren’t necessarily my favorite shows of the year, though there’s definitely some overlap.
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June 28, 2023
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
Alan Tudyk, Alexandra Daddario, Beavis and Butt-Head, Beavis and Butt-Head do the Universe, Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Brandon Scott Jones, Emmys, Ghosts, Grand Crew, Keke Palmer, Mayfair Witches, Nicole Byer, Nyambi Nyambi, Password, Resident Alien, Rhea Seehorn, Sherman's Showcase, Single Drunk Female, Sofia Black D'Elia, The Good Fight, The Muppets Mayhem
CREDIT: Screenshots
I’ve been making an Emmy wishlist for most of my adult TV-viewing life. Every year, the task keeps getting more and more Herculean with the proliferation of an endless supply of new shows. I could easily name about a hundred people who deserve an Emmy in 2023, but instead, I’ve decided to do the opposite this year by just picking One Wish Per Category.
These aren’t necessarily my top choices in each category, but they are ones who could use the boost, as none of them appears to be the most likely to win, or even necessarily be nominated. (A few of them weren’t even included on the official Emmy ballot!) But they’re all worthy of viewers’ attention, so before the official nominations are announced on July 12, consider giving these a chance if you happen to ever enjoy that increasingly elusive phenomenon of “free time.”
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April 14, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
72 Seasons, Ann-Margret, Barry, Beau Is Afraid, Beavis and Butt-Head, Born to Be Wild, Boston Marathon, Feist, Metallica, Multitudes, Renfield, Rugrats, The Pope's Exorcist
This looks cool. (CREDIT: Paramount Plus/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
–Beau Is Afraid (Limited Theaters, Expands April 21)
–The Pope’s Exorcist (Theaters) – Horror Completism
–Renfield (Theaters) – Cage & Hoult
TV
–Rugrats Reboot Season 2 (April 14 on Paramount+)
–Barry Season 4 Premiere (April 16 on HBO) – Final Season Alert!
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 10 (or Reboot Season 2) Premiere (April 20 on Paramount+) – This DOESN’T suck!
Music
-Ann-Margret, Born to Be Wild
-Feist, Multitudes
-Metallica, 72 Seasons
Sports
-Boston Marathon (April 17 on ESPN)
January 20, 2023
jmunney
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
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.
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