5. original comedy/genre film from 1984
4. 90s music video director/Charlie Kaufman script
3. SNL movie adaptation (Mike Myers vehicles only)
2. No one believes in person with new idea, they overcome the odds, especially if baseball
1. Affleck and Damon, together again
5. cop with a conscience
4. an assassin has an existential crisis
3. a team of thieves pull off the heist of the century
2. a middle-aged bureaucrat is embroiled in a political conspiracy
1. a lawyer or journalist sifts through documents to discover that THEY KNEW
5. Let's Put on a Show!
4. Spunky Broad Absolutely Ruins Square Guy's Well-Ordered Life
3. Hot People Are Mean to Each Other
2. Regular People Are Just Trying to Live Their Lives
1. Crimes Are Occurring but the Real Crime is Systems of Power Inside and Outside the Law
5. original comedy/genre film from 1984
4. 90s music video director/Charlie Kaufman script
3. SNL movie adaptation (Mike Myers vehicles only)
2. No one believes in person with new idea, they overcome the odds, especially if baseball
1. Affleck and Damon, together again
To recap, I’m gearing up to my 10 Favourite Shows of All-Time, running through 140 honourable mentions in 14 categories before I get there. You can look back in the threads to see a bunch of the categories.
Now… My Favourite 10 Talk Shows:
To recap, I’m gearing up to my 10 Favourite Shows of All-Time, running through 140 honourable mentions in 14 categories before I get there. You can look back in the threads to see a bunch of the categories.
Now… My Favourite 10 Talk Shows:
1. The Kids in the Hall - hilarious, weird, bold enough that it’s hard to imagine the early seasons even being on TV today
2. The Porter - gorgeous period piece with great character work, strong serial arcs, & big episodes. Should have been so much more of this show
1. The Kids in the Hall - hilarious, weird, bold enough that it’s hard to imagine the early seasons even being on TV today
2. The Porter - gorgeous period piece with great character work, strong serial arcs, & big episodes. Should have been so much more of this show
1. Dawson’s Creek - in high school, my guy friends & I would get together to watch this show; as a TV writer, I learned so many lessons from it— the biggest being: your show needs a Pacey
2. 90210 - earnest & iconic, aspirational & relatable, endless memorable moments
1. Dawson’s Creek - in high school, my guy friends & I would get together to watch this show; as a TV writer, I learned so many lessons from it— the biggest being: your show needs a Pacey
2. 90210 - earnest & iconic, aspirational & relatable, endless memorable moments
(I’ve lumped game shows, reality shows, and doc series together here, just because of my viewing habits, though I’m sure others could get to a top 10 in each of these areas.)
1. Kid Nation - wildly entertaining and deeply moving; got a bad rap, but it’s incredible tv
(I’ve lumped game shows, reality shows, and doc series together here, just because of my viewing habits, though I’m sure others could get to a top 10 in each of these areas.)
1. Kid Nation - wildly entertaining and deeply moving; got a bad rap, but it’s incredible tv
1. The Office (UK) - sadder and more existential than most of the shows it inspired, but that’s also what made it so funny
2. Spaced - scrappy indie TV from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost before they got huge; s02e05 is an all-time favourite TV ep for me
1. The Office (UK) - sadder and more existential than most of the shows it inspired, but that’s also what made it so funny
2. Spaced - scrappy indie TV from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost before they got huge; s02e05 is an all-time favourite TV ep for me
1. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - great multi-cam family stories and still hard to believe how good Will Smith is in this show, given that it was his first acting gig and he was only 21
2. Modern Family - tightly-woven stories, sharp characters & jokes, still warm
1. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - great multi-cam family stories and still hard to believe how good Will Smith is in this show, given that it was his first acting gig and he was only 21
2. Modern Family - tightly-woven stories, sharp characters & jokes, still warm
1. Station Eleven - incredible adaptation. Beautiful meditation on the importance of art to humanity. Gorgeous.
2. American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson - all the big baroque Ryan Murphy stuff, but bound to reality. Amazing eps. Wild performances.
1. Station Eleven - incredible adaptation. Beautiful meditation on the importance of art to humanity. Gorgeous.
2. American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson - all the big baroque Ryan Murphy stuff, but bound to reality. Amazing eps. Wild performances.
1. Hacks - incredible characters, episodic stories, and season arcs, with great jokes throughout, & looks amazing
2. The Bear - seasons 1 & 2 have 4 or 5 of the best TV episodes of all-time
3. The White Lotus - fun tv, with big ideas, for adults
1. Hacks - incredible characters, episodic stories, and season arcs, with great jokes throughout, & looks amazing
2. The Bear - seasons 1 & 2 have 4 or 5 of the best TV episodes of all-time
3. The White Lotus - fun tv, with big ideas, for adults
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The robot uprising
Walking in a winter wonderland🎶
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The robot uprising
Walking in a winter wonderland🎶