Ryan Schwartz
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Haven't seen anyone discuss Ride or Die here yet. Which has me wondering whether any of my fellow TV journalists actually made it to Episode 3, where we're treated to this uncanny valley de-aging effort. (It's supposed to be 1997.)
The least convincing thing in the trailer for Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize special is that someone apparently had this reaction to a Whitney Cummings joke in the year 2026. Especially one that hacky. Then again, they’re all there to honor Bill Maher.
I still wonder whether there's enough story to justify a second season — Big Little Lies all over again? — but after seeing where it ends, I desperately need one. My only fear is that, if it isn't renewed, the cliffhanger could diminish an otherwise excellent season of television.
Based on how quickly the show burned through story, I honestly spent most of the season assuming it was building toward a satisfying ending as a one-and-done limited series. Instead, it leaves several major threads dangling on a cliffhanger.
I was late to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, but binged it in three days. Tatiana Maslany is phenomenal — and absolutely deserves an Emmy nomination in 2027. That said...
Sheldon: Just like Schrödinger’s Cat, Mitch McConnell’s current condition can be thought of as both alive and dead. It is only by asking Trump directly that you’ll find out which it is. Penny: Ok, so you’re saying Mitch is dead. Sheldon: No, no, no. Let me start again. In 1935, Erwin Schrödinger…
Finally got my hands on this one. I’ve never seen it. Will report back.
Halfway through Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 and they really overestimated how much we'd care about Coop's dad dying.
The funniest part of all this might be that Jay Leno was willing to present Bill Maher with the award, but not willing to be seen in the group photo.
Ted Season 2 is one of the funniest comedies of the year. Case in point: this Jerry Seinfeld joke, delivered brilliantly by Emmy-worthy Alanna Ubach.
Lifetime presents "He'll Never Find Me," about a woman who fakes her death to escape her husband, only to have her past catch up with her. Six days later, LMN presents "My Husband, My Enemy," about a woman who fakes her death to escape her husband, only to have her past catch up with her.
This is either going to be the best show of all time or a complete disaster. No in-between.