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 7, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Air, Ellie Goulding, Higher Than Heaven, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Mythologies, Single Drunk Female, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Thomas Bangalter
HOW Single, Drunk, and Female is she?! (CREDIT: Sami Drasin/Freeform)
SOFIA BLACK-D’ELIA
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Air (Theaters)
–How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Theaters)
–The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Theaters)
TV
–Single Drunk Female Season 2 Premiere (April 12 on Freeform) – I really liked the first season of this show!
Music
-Ellie Goulding, Higher Than Heaven
-Thomas Bangalter, Mythologies – A soundtrack to a ballet.
January 18, 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, 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
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.
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July 5, 2022
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
2022 Emmys, Abbott Elementary, Barry, Dickinson, Emmy Wish List, Emmy wishlist, Emmys, Girls5eva, Mr. Mayor, Never Have I Ever, Only Murders in the Building, Resident Alien, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Search Party, Single Drunk Female, The Afterparty, The Goldbergs, The Sex Lives of College Girls, What We Do in the Shadows, Young Sheldon
CREDIT: Netflix
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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January 14, 2022
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Sports, Television
Australian Open, Caprisongs, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, FKA Twigs, Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, How I Met Your Father, Nickelodeon football, Scream, Single Drunk Female, The Boy Named If, The World According to Jeff Goldblum
Single Drunk Female (CREDIT: Elizabeth Sisson/Freeform)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Scream (Theaters) – The FIFTH Scream, for those keeping count. (But the first without Wes Craven.)
TV
–How I Met Your Father Series Premiere (January 18 on Hulu) – Kim Cattrall narrates Hilary Duff’s life.
–The World According to Jeff Goldblum Season 2 Part 2 (January 19 on Disney+)
–Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Season Premiere (January 20 on TBS)
–Single Drunk Female Series Premiere (January 20 on Freeform) – Sofia Black-D’Elia gets a starring vehicle.
Music
-Elvis Costello & the Imposters, The Boy Named If
-FKA Twigs, Caprisongs
Sports
-NFL Wild Card Playoff Game on Nickelodeon – The Cowboys and 49ers are getting slimed.
-2022 Australian Open – Will Novak Djokovic be allowed to stay in the country for the entire tournament?
Podcasts
–Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade – SNL alums chatting about folks connected to SNL.
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