June 20, 2025
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
@fter Midnight, Doctor Who, Emmy Wish List, Emmy wishlist, Emmys, Fantasmas, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, High Potential, MELF, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Severance, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Solar Opposites, St. Denis Medical, Superman & Lois, The Simpsons, What We Do in the Shadows
CREDIT: Screenshot
Happy June, Fellow TV Lovers. It’s Emmy Wish List Season! The ballots are ready to be perused by Academy of Television Arts & Science members (as well as members of the public), as we eagerly await the announcement of nominations on July 15.
I’ve assembled a few of my favorites from the 2024-25 season that I would love to see honored on TV’s biggest night. And as with my Wishlist from last year, I’ll be focusing on the less-heralded shows and performances that could really use the support. They may not be getting a ton of buzz, but I love them just as much as they deserve to be loved.
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January 22, 2025
jmunney
Best of 2024, Best of TV 2023, Broad City, 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
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.
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January 21, 2025
jmunney
Best of 2024, Broad City, Television
@fter Midnight, American Dad!, Best of 2024, Bob's Burgers, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Elsbeth, Evil, Evil Superman, High Potential, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A., Last Week Tonight, Mr. Bates vs the Post Office, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Solar Opposites, St. Denis Medical, The Floor, What We Do in the Shadows, Whose Line is it Anyway?, X-Men '97, Young Sheldon
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): FX/Screenshot; FOX/Screenshot; HBO/Screenshot; CBS/Screenshot
Television offers both the thrill of the new and the comfort of the familiar. So with that in mind, I’ve decided to split my Best TV of 2024 roundup into two lists: one for the Debutantes, and another for the Returning Champions.
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October 18, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Anora, Fate & Alcohol, Goodrich, Happy's Place, Heavy Lifting, Japandroids, Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue, MC5, Poppa's House, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Slipping Away, Smile 2, Tension II, The Gift of Love, Tim Heidecker, What We Do in the Shadows, Woman of the Hour
Keepin’ it poppin’ (CREDIT: CBS/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
–Anora (Theaters)
–Goodrich (Theaters)
–Smile 2 (Theaters)
–Woman of the Hour (October 18 on Netflix) – Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut.
TV
–Happy’s Place Series Premiere (October 18 on NBC) – It’ssssssssssssssss Reba!
-2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (October 19 on Disney+) – An edited version of this event will also just so happen to air on ABC later this year.
–Poppa’s House Series Premiere (October 21 on CBS) – Starring Wayans Sr. and Jr.
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 6 Premiere (October 21 on FX) – Final Season Alert!
Music
-Tim Heidecker, Slipping Away
-Jennifer Hudson, The Gift of Love
-Japandroids, Fate & Alcohol
-MC5, Heavy Lifting
-Kylie Minogue, Tension II
July 7, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
$100000 Pyramid, Celebrity Family Feud, ESPYs, I Inside the Old Year Dying, Insidious: The Red Door, Miracle Workers, Miracle Workers: End Times, PJ Harvey, The Afterparty, The YouTube Effect, U.S. Women's Open, What We Do in the Shadows
Working that last miracle (CREDIT: TBS/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
–Insidious: The Red Door (Theaters)
–The YouTube Effect (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (July 9 on ABC)
–The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (July 9 on ABC)
–Miracle Workers: End Times Season Premiere (July 10 on TBS) – Mad Max vibes this time around.
–The Afterparty Season 2 Premiere (July 12 on Apple TV+)
-The ESPYs (July 12 on ABC)
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 5 Premiere (July 13 on FX)
Music
-PJ Harvey, I Inside the Old Year Dying
Sports
-U.S. Women’s Open (July 6-9 on USA and NBC) – The ladies are golfing at Pebble Beach.
July 8, 2022
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
$100000 Pyramid, British Open, Celebrity Family Feud, Conjuring Kesha, Everything's Trash, Formentera, Freedom, Journey, Metric, Solar Opposites, South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2, The Final Straw, The Open Championship, Thor: Love and Thunder, Tuca & Bertie, What We Do in the Shadows
CREDIT: discovery 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
–Thor: Love and Thunder (Theaters) – I’m glad that Jane’s back!
TV
–Conjuring Kesha Series Premiere (July 8 on discovery+) – Will this be good enough to get me to sign up for discovery+?
–Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)
–The Final Straw Series Premiere (July 10 on ABC) – Will Jenga sue?
–The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (July 10 on ABC)
–Tuca & Bertie Season Premiere (July 10 Adult Swim)
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 4 Premiere (July 12 on FX)
–Everything’s Trash Series Premiere (July 13 on Freeform) – A sitcom starring Phoebe Robinson.
–Solar Opposites Season 3 (July 13 on Hulu)
–South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 (July 13 on Paramount+)
Music
-Journey, Freedom
-Metric, Formentera
Sports
-The Open Championship (July 14-17 on NBC, Golf Channel, and Peacock) – AKA the British Open.
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 27, 2022
jmunney
Best of 2021, Best of TV 2021, Television
American Dad!, Best of 2021, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Evil, How to with John Wilson, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Nickelodeon football, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Pose, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty, RIverdale, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Search Party, Solar Opposites, Succession, The Good Fight, The Other Two, The Sex Lives of College Girls, WandaVision, What We Do in the Shadows
CREDIT: HBO
I probably watched somewhere between 1000 and 2000 episodes of TV in the past year. I don’t keep track of this information too specifically, so it’s hard to say for sure, but going by an estimate of at least 3 episodes per day, it must be somewhere within that range (if not higher). Anyway, these are the episodes out of that bunch that made enough of an impression on me to make me go, “Yeah, they nailed it.”
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January 26, 2022
jmunney
Best of 2021, Best of TV 2021, Television
A Black Lady Sketch Show, A.P. Bio, American Crime Story, American Dad!, American Housewife, Animaniacs, Atypical, Best of 2021, Big Mouth, Big Shot, Bob's Burgers, Chad, Chucky, College Bowl, Conan, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dickinson, Earth to Ned, Evil, Fantasy Island, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Ghosts, History of Swear Words, Holey Moley, Home Economics, How to with John Wilson, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Impeachment: American Crime Story, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jeopardy!, Joe Pera Talks with You, Last Week Tonight, MacGruber, March Madness, Miracle Workers, Never Have I Ever, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Physical, Pose, reservation dogs, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty, RIverdale, Rugrats, RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Saved by the Bell, Search Party, Sex Education, Solar Opposites, Succession, Superman & Lois, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Beatles: Get Back, The Chase, The Conners, The Good Fight, The Handmaid's Tale, The Kids Tonight Show, The Masked Singer, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Other Two, The Problem with Jon Stewart, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Shrink Next Door, The Wonder Years, To Tell the Truth, Tuca & Bertie, Ultra City Smiths, WandaVision, Wellington Paranormal, What We Do in the Shadows, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Y: The Last Man, Young Sheldon, Ziwe, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Screenshot, Netflix, Screenshot, Screenshot
For the Year of Our Screens 2021, my list includes all the shows that I would recommend to my fellow viewers as “worth watching.” So that’s 77 shows! There’s a lot of TV nowadays, and a lot of it’s also pretty good.
I utilized a self-imposed rule in which I had to watch at least 50% of a show’s 2021 output for it to be eligible. However, there were some noteworthy shows that I watched less than 50% of, so I’ve spotlighted those in an honorable mention section:
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August 27, 2021
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A.P. Bio, Bruce Campbell, Candyman, Chvrches, Dug, Dug Days, He's All That, Little League World Series, Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Screen Violence, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, US Open, What We Do in the Shadows
A.P. Bio (CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Candyman (Theaters)
–He’s All That (August 27 on Netflix) – I’ve actually never seen She’s All That! (Do I have to have my 90s Kid Citizenship revoked?)
TV
–PEN15 Animated Special (August 27 on Hulu)
–Only Murders in the Building (August 31 on Hulu) – Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez together at last!
–Dug Days (September 1 on Disney+) – Shorts with Dug the Dog.
–A.P. Bio Season 4 (September 2 on Peacock) – With Bruce Campbell as Jack’s dad!
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Premiere (September 2 on FX)
Music
-Chvrches, Screen Violence
Sports
-Little League World Series Championship (August 29 on ABC)
-2021 US Open (August 30-September 12 on ESPN and ESPN2) – Tennis in New York, baby!
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