The Best And Worst TV of 2022–Part One
From ‘The Rehearsal’ to ‘Severance’, one critic’s TV favorites and less-favorites, with more to come!
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Author: Paula Shaffer
Full of Woe
‘Wednesday,’ a not-wacky enough visit to the ‘Addams Family Universe’
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College Girls Have All The Fun
The breezy co-ed comedy from Mindy Kaling returns for more escapades
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‘Blockbuster’ Fails to Grasp the Irony of its Own Existence
A clueless, clumsy sitcom that can’t even muster nostalgia for itself, much less the golden age of video rental stores
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What About Becki?
More concerned about Donald Trump than the actual story at hand, documentary about the Falwell sex scandal is missing some key points of view
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The Terrible Reign of Chris Chibnall Finally Ends
The showrunner who wrecked modern ‘Doctor Who’ steps aside
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Revenge of ‘The Mole’
Netflix reality-show revival is fun, exciting, and satisfying
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‘Reboot’ is Feeling Like a Retread
It’s hard to brutally satirize sitcom culture when your showrunner created ‘Modern Family’
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Do the Hoovering
What’s behind the mega-popularity of author Colleen Hoover?
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Boy Oh FBoy
HBO Max’s ‘FBoy Island’ is a golden ticket to guilty pleasures
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Broadcast Networks Flail For Relevance
Fall slates of shows (and 17 cancellations) drop further and further behind the zeitgeist
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American TV’s Uneasy History of Dealing With Abortion Rights
Often (but not always) shying away from the USA’s most emotional topic
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Courting Disaster
How ‘The Courtship’ got ‘Bridgerton,’ Jane Austen, and dating shows completely wrong
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What Comes After ‘The Afterparty’?
Why is the breezy millennial whodunnit getting a second season?
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Brandon Sanderson Levels Up
Fantasy author unleashes four novels for fans on an all-time successful Kickstarter
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