Man, she’s legit at this basketball thing. Here are some in-game highlights (keep in mind these are 6th and 7th graders):

Yeah, that and Hacks are at the top of my list. And both greatly due to Jean Smart. 

Ha, give it another shot. It’s sort of trying to throw you off at first seeming like it’s a by-the-numbers superhero show, but that’s all a ruse. It turns the tables on expectations by the end of the pilot, and goes on to be very captivating. Plus the voice cast is one of the greatest assembled of all time with Steven…

Yeah, I’m one of those people who literally deals with everything with humor. Therapists and editors hate me.

Oh, it’s definitely cursed. I put the curse on it, myself.

Uh... I’m pretty sure Paris was Rory’s best friend? Also, team Jess 4-ever.

True story: I used to work for a guy who’d written more books than he’d read. It wasn’t a point of pride or anything. He was just very dyslexic and really rich.

After he made a sequel to Bladerunner that was completely ill-advised, not asked for, and practically screaming to be a flop, and totally pulled it off, I don’t think I can bet against Dennis Villeneuve.

In the Heights maybe?

The casting director (and everyone involved in casting) of Hacks should win every casting award imaginable. Even the stupid comic club host that Jean Smart eviscerates by paying him never to be on stage again (not even a podcast) ... even that actor completely killed it. There are many more examples, but I think Carl…

Frank Bonner was a HUGE influence on me. As a young child comedy nerd living in nowhere, Arkansas, of course I thought WKRP was the coolest sitcom on TV. When I saw Herb with that Razorback coffee mug ... and realized he was FROM Arkansas, but didn’t have to live there, that was a big weight lifted off my shoulders.…

If you have HULU, every episode of Below Deck is available. 

So, so good. What a weird (but it works) performance by Jeff Goldblum. Fishburne is fantastic. Bill Duke is an underrated director. 

I liked how it breathed, how it had a natural cadence. Some shows capture that “novel” aspect (The Wire, True Detective Season 1) and this did as well. Such a fantastic achievement. 

Say what you will about the decline of the AVClub comments after the takeover. However, this remains one of the few places on the internet for entertaining Cop Rock arguments.

I would easily pay US$1000 to have Babe: Pig in the City erased from my mind so I could see it again for the first time. It’s such a wild turn from the original, and it works in many good ways. The general art direction (“The City” is an amazing amalgamation of the greatest cities on Earth) and the action set-pieces…

Wait, am I confused? I thought Star Wars Fans (TM) liked The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker and only art-school nerdy-kid Rian Johnson fans who loved his take on noir with Brick and loved him bringing back the parlor murder mystery with Knives Out and really appreciated his take that you don’t have to be born…

I was pretty blown away by his performance on celebrity jeopardy. I did not expect that.

Agreed. Also, when they figure out how to do Squirrel Girl, the world will have a new favorite Marvel hero.

I have the exquisite pleasure of having never seen Bill Maher do anything. I only know about him via stories I’ve heard about his antics at the Playboy mansion. He sounds like a terrible person.