New year, new shows. Maybe your pop culture resolution for 2021 was to keep up with the latest hits; maybe it was to finally get around to watching a great series you haven’t seen yet (we know, we know, Mad Man has been on your list for years!). Whatever your goals, it’s the perfect time
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What should I watch next? It’s a question that just keeps getting asked, despite — or maybe because of — how many new television shows are constantly being released. With so many options, shouldn’t it be easy to find something to watch? Sure, you can scroll through Netflix’s home page for hours, but what should
In a strange, difficult year, our favorite TV shows took on new meaning — as escapes, as comfort, as a way to laugh or make sense of tragedy, and as a form of connection with friends who were far away. That made it even harder to say goodbye to the shows that ended in 2020,
When you think about the history of television, you see that it has evolved as a medium over the last twenty years, and with the rise in streaming and a strong push for what’s become known as “prestige programming,” there has been more crossover between TV and film than ever before. But a limited series
With COVID-19 cases on the rise all over the country, you may not be spending this Thanksgiving the way you typically do. Even the most famous holiday staple, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, will look different this year. So if you need a distraction, an escape, or just something comforting to keep on in the
Aside from asking everyone you know what they’re watching, Netflix’s self-reported Top 10 rankings are pretty much the only way to tell how popular a Netflix show or movie is. The new list for Monday, Oct. 19 is once again led by The Haunting of Bly Manor, the second season of Mike Flanagan’s horror anthology, with
Aside from asking everyone you know what they’re watching, Netflix’s self-reported Top 10 rankings are pretty much the only way to tell how popular a Netflix show or movie is. The list for Wednesday, Oct. 14 has all the same titles as yesterday’s list, just in a slightly scrambled order. The Haunting of Bly Manor, the
Aside from asking everyone you know, Netflix’s self-reported Top 10 rankings are pretty much the only way to know how popular a Netflix show or movie is. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, true crime documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door is still holding on to the top spot, while Emily in Paris, a new romantic comedy from Sex and
To make an already strange year even stranger, Sunday’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are going virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though the telecast will be different, and even though we won’t be able to drool over hunky actors in exceptionally tailored suits as they walk the red carpet, we can still predict who will win
The Television Critics Association announced the winners of the 36th annual TCA Awards on Monday, and hopefully it’s a sign of what we can expect from the upcoming Emmy Awards this weekend. HBO’s limited series Watchmen, which explores the legacy of white supremacy and systemic racism in America, a subject that has only become even more
The nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards have been announced, and now the best television of the last calendar year will battle it out for TV’s top prize when the Emmy Awards are handed out in September. Netflix once again came out with the most nominations of any network, but they have stiff competition from
The 2020 Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and there was plenty rubber-stamping from the voters resulting in some fairly predictable nominees – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Sterling K. Brown, and Olivia Colman, for instance — but there were also a few pleasant surprises tucked in the mix, including a lot of love for Succession after not
Times are tough! But when you’ve slogged through another day of working from home, eating at home, playing at home, and doing everything at home, sometimes you just want to virtually escape to a world that will make you feel good. Whether you’re in the mood for a sweet family sitcom, a goofy cartoon, or
It’s been four years since Netflix took Gilmore Girls fans on a new trip to Stars Hollow with Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and it’s getting less and less likely that we’ll ever find out what happened to Lorelai (Lauren Graham), Rory (Alexis Bledel), and Emily (Kelly Bishop) after those final four words
Whether you’re in the mood for a sweet family sitcom, a goofy cartoon, or a hilarious workplace comedy, there are so many TV shows to choose from if you’re looking for an instant pick-me-up. And who among us isn’t in the market for an extra dose of joy right now? That’s why TV Guide has
This year has been a difficult one for many reasons, so the fact that we have had to say goodbye to some of our very favorite shows hasn’t exactly helped to elevate the mood of 2020. There have been several feel-good favorites which came to their bittersweet conclusions this year, including Modern Family, Schitt’s Creek, and The Good
Television is the only thing getting many of us through these troubling times, and that’s OK! Do whatever you need to do to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. And hey, if you keep binge-watching Netflix and Hulu and Amazon Prime shows after everything is over, there’s nothing wrong with that either. TV is our favorite
TV casts, they’re just like us. Who can say they haven’t done a few group Zoom calls with their friends these days? In a move that should surprise no one, celebrities have jumped on the trend, except they’ve found that the most surprising and delightful way to use it happens to be cast reunions of
Are you in the mood for a heartwarming family sitcom? Or maybe a goofy low-stakes reality show? What about a hilarious coming-of-age comedy? There are so many TV shows to choose from if you’re looking for an instant pick-me-up. And who isn’t in the market for an extra dose of joy right now? That’s why
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for the series finale of Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending.” Read at your own risk!] If Schitt’s Creek looked like a simple show, that’s because it was doing its job. The Canadian sitcom worked hard to make good storytelling look easy, and its familiar premise (rich people lose their money) belied
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s episode of Schitt’s Creek. Read at your own risk!] Schitt’s Creekis one of the funniest shows on TV, full of heartwarming moments that make us feel so happy. Our fond attachment to the show also gives it the power to break our hearts as well. That’s exactly what
You might be tired of hearing the phrase “Peak TV,” but that is absolutely what defined the latest decade for TV audiences. From 2010-2019, TV was stacked with quality series across broadcast, cable, and streaming services. It wasn’t just the highbrow dramas that gave us exceptional, layered character development, either. Comedies made us think while
TV changed more this decade than it had any time since it switched from black and white to color. From who we watched (people from communities that had never gotten the chance to tell their stories on TV before) to how we watched it (on our phones and via streaming platforms), every part of the