best of Maddox's Best Of 2018 | #1 Song + TV Show Revealed!!

[Maddox]

What's up guys! Just like last year i'll be making a countdown of my favorite TV shows (and some other stuff maybe) Hope y'all will enjoy

 

(Even Philip agrees this's been a middling year TV wise)

 

 

Top 10 Disappointments Of The Year (TV):

 

10) The Handmaid’s Tale – Hulu
9) Maniac – Netflix
8 ) Sneaky Pete – Amazon Prime
7) The Purge – USA
6) The Romanoffs – Amazon Prime
5) The Good Place – NBC
4) La Casa De Las Flores – Netflix 
3) Another Period – Comedy Central
2) Insatiable – Netflix
1) Here And Now – HBO

 

Honorable Mentions (TV):

 

Homecoming - Amazon Prime
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX/NBC
Howards End - Starz
Cobra Kai – Youtube Premium
Better Call Saul - AMC
Claws - TNT
The Bold Type - Freeform
Girl From Nowhere - Netflix
Killing Eve – BBC America
9-1-1 - FOX
This Close – Sundance TV
Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block - Syfy
Mary Kills People - Lifetime
GLOW - Netflix
Dix Pour Cent (Call Your Agent) – France 2/Netflix
Forever - Amazon Prime
Dear White People - Netflix
Corporate – Comedy Central
Silicon Valley - HBO
Mr Inbetween - FX
Brockmire - IFC
Lodge 49 - AMC
Casual - Hulu
Patrick Melrose - Showtime
Queen Sugar - OWN
A Very English Scandal – BBC One
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Netflix
The Terror – AMC
Schitt's Creek - CBC
High Maintenance - HBO
Mozart in The Jungle - Amazon Prime

 

Top 25 TV shows:

 

1. The Americans - FX

2. The Good Fight – CBS All Access/ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee – TBS

3. One Day At A Time - Netflix

4. Patriot – Amazon Prime

5. Random Acts Of Flyness - HBO

6. Atlanta - FX

7. BoJack Horseman - Netflix

8. Kidding - Showtime

9. My Brilliant Friend - HBO

10. The Deuce - HBO

11. Pose/The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – FX 

12. Flowers – Channel 4

13. Joe Pera Talks with You– Adult Swim

14. Babylon Berlin – Netflix

15. Sharp Objects – HBO

16. Baskets - FX

17. Inside No. 9 – BBC Two

18. Insecure - HBO

19. Sally4Ever – Sky/HBO

20. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - CW

21. American Vandal - Netflix
22. Succession - HBO

23. Bad Banks - Hulu

24. Girl From Tokyo – Amazon Prime
25. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Amazon Prime

 

Top 10 Films:

 

1. Roma - Alfonso Cuarón
2. Happy as Lazzaro - Alice Rohrwacher
3. Knife + Heart - Yann Gonzalez
4. An Elephant Sitting Still - Hu Bo
5. Burning - Lee Chang-dong
6. The Wild Boys - Bertrand Mandico
7. River's Edge - Isao Yukisada
8. Support The Girls - Andrew Bujalski
9. Custody -  Xavier Legrand
10. Unsane -  Steven Soderbergh

 

Top TV Performances:

 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

Pose -FX

The Good Fight - CBS All Access

The Americans - FX

My Brilliant Friend - HBO

9-1-1 - FOX

The Deuce - HBO

Succession - HBO

Better Call Saul - AMC

 

Winner: The Americans - FX

 

 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

Patriot - Amazon Prime

Claws - TNT

Atlanta - FX

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Amazon Prime

One Day At A Time - Netflix

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - NBC

Silicon Valley - HBO

 

Winner: One Day At A Time - Netflix

 

 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Television Movie:

Sharp Objects - HBO

Howards End - Starz

Patrick Melrose - Showtime

The Tale - HBO

A Very English Scandal - BBC One

The Terror - AMC

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story - FX

 

Winner: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story - FX

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Matthew Rhys - The Americans

Noah Emmerich - The Americans

Billy Porter - Pose

Matthew Macfadyen - Succession

Stephan James - Homecoming  

Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul

Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul

 

Winner: Matthew Rhys - The Americans

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Christine Baranski - The Good Fight

Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Deuce

Emily Meade - The Deuce

Keri Russell - The Americans

Mj Rodriguez - Pose

Indya Moore - Pose

Paula Beer - Bad Banks

Rhea Seehorn - Better Call Saul

Sandra Oh - Killing Eve

Angela Bassett - 9-1-1

 

Winner: Keri Russell - The Americans

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Michael Dorman - Patriot

Will Arnett - BoJack Horseman

Zach Galifianakis - Baskets

Louie Anderson - Baskets

Brian Tyree Henry - Atlanta

Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Jim Carrey - Kidding

Joe Pera - Joe Pera Talks with You

Zach Woods - Silicon Valley

Scott Ryan - Mr Inbetween

Wyatt Russell - Lodge 49

Daniel Levy - Schitt's Creek

 

Winner: Jim Carrey - Kidding

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Justina Machado - One Day At A Time

Rita Moreno - One Day At A Time  

Niecy Nash - Claws

Judy Reyes - Claws

Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Issa Rae - Insecure

Catherine Shepherd - Sally4Ever

Julia Davis - Sally4Ever

Alison Brie - GLOW

Maya Rudolph - Forever

Mary McCormack - The Kids Are alright

Sonya Cassidy - Lodge 49

Catherine O'Hara - Schitt's Creek

 

Winner: Justina Machado - One Day At A Time

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie:

Alex Lawther - Howards End

Benedict Cumberbatch - Patrick Melrose

Hugo Weaving - Patrick Melrose

Darren Criss - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Édgar Ramírez - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Cody Fern - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Hugh Grant - A Very English Scandal

Ben Whishaw - A Very English Scandal

Paul Ready - The Terror

 

Winner: Darren Criss - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

 

 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie:

Amy Adams - Sharp Objects

Eliza Scanlen - Sharp Objects

Hayley Atwell - Howards End

Chicha Amatayakul - Girl From Nowhere

Florence Pugh - The Little Drummer Girl

Emma Stone - Maniac

Judith Light - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Isabelle Nelisse - The Tale

Laura Dern - The Tale

 

Winner: Florence Pugh - The Little Drummer Girl

 

 

Top 60 Songs:

 

1. Joy – Kadhja Bonet

2. Dive – Beach House

3. Girlfriend – Christine And The Queens (feat. Dâm-Funk)

4. Jeannie Becomes A Mom – Caroline Rose

5. Para Gali – Mint Field

6. Ailleurs – Grand Blanc

7. Loose Teeth – La Luz

8. Me And Michael – MGMT

9. Come Over – The Internet

10. Redemption – Zacari & Babes Wodumo

11. Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves

12. Venice Bitch – Lana Del Rey

13. GREY – Saba

14. Come To Me – Marlon Williams

15. No Angel – Charli XCX

16. Black Pearl – Sunmi

17. Toy – Young Fathers

18. Dial Tone – That Kid (ft. Ayesha Erotica, Slayyyter)

19. thank u, next – Ariana Grande

20. BoA – One Shot, Two Shot

21. Koi No Shadanki – Atarashii Gakkou No Leaders (ft. H ZETTRIO)

22. Like U – Lovelyz

23. Accelerate – Christina Aguilera

24. Haha No One Can Hear You! – Gallant

25. Montego Bae – Noname (Ft. Ravyn Lenae)

26. Short Court Style – Natalie Prass

27. It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) – Peggy Gou

28. Feel Like A Fool – Kali Uchis

29. Road Runner – Asian Doll

30. Rosebud – U.S. Girls

31. The Rumble – Róisín Murphy

32. Caution – Mariah Carey

33. Always – SOB X RBE

34. Hunnybee – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

35. The Threshold – Alela Diane

36. Anderson .Paak – Bubblin

37. SUGARPARENTS (ft. Rico Nasty) – Aminé

38. Late To The Flight – LUMP

39. Yubin – Lady

40. MINE – Jess Connelly

41. L'oiseau – Feu! Chatterton

42. LMK Remix – Kelela

43. Color Theory (ft. Leven Kali) – Kari Faux

44. The Blue Bird – APRIL

45. Phase 3 – UNIIQU3

46. Put You On – Amber Mark

47. Ha – Queen Key (ft. Dreezy)

48. Bombs Away – Charlotte Gainsbourg

49. DKDK – fromis_9

50. Falling Into Me – Let’s Eat Grandma

51. Heart Attack – Tune-Yards

52. Kimi Ni Ochiru Yoru – Dots Tokyo

53. Ear Candy – Marlene & Ji Nilsson

54. Honey – Raveena

55. Ghostly Fading – Hollie Cook

56. Weather – Ralph

57. Beat 54 (All Good Now) – Jungle

58. Cinema – Kero Kero Bonito

59. Take Me Where You Are – Hi-Lux

60. Tir Ha Mor – Gwenno

Edited December 30, 2018 by Maddox

[Navyofbadgals]

nice! I'll be checking it out

[Wicked]

I agree with Philip.

 

 

[Uncatena]

SO ready for this, whew

 

top 10 films i am READYYYY

[Luigi]

can’t wait for this !

[Pink Matter]

Hey! Wish you'd do a bit more music but I'll be checking this out.

[Blue Rose]

I might do tv shows if I’m not tired. I’ve seen so many, I should be able to follow this 

[KasioKas]

Will definitely check out your shows and films of the year! 

[Maddox]

Disappointment Of The Year TV: (#10 - #1)

 

 

10) The Handmaid’s Tale – Hulu:

 

Second season was tough to watch, felt more desperate for awards and shock value than telling a cohesive story. The Buzzfeed article explains very well the problems I had with the season. It’s a good read:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/louispeitzman/the-handmaids-tale-season-2-what-went-wrong

 

 

9) Maniac – Netflix:

 

Rather than conveying a creative and honest take on self-discovery and mental illness, the show seemed more interested in giving its actors hammy material for dramatic purposes. The trippy stuff is kind of tame, there’s nothing adventurous about it (the Game Of Thrones/LOTR/whatever Jonah was doing episode is one of the worst **** I’ve seen this year)

At least Emma Stone delivered what’s probably the best performance of her career so far; can’t say the same for Hill…

 

 

8 ) Sneaky Pete – Amazon Prime:

 

The second season started on a good note, managed to heighten the stakes for our protagonist until the real Pete’s mom was introduced then suddenly everything has gone to ****. There was just too many useless storylines taking up space, it made me skip almost every part not involving Marius... The ending seemed somewhat promising but we’ll have to find out next year

 

 

7) The Purge – USA:

 

When you have a premise like that and you get offered 10 episodes and all you could come up with is dumb characters making stupid decisions over and over again (like the film version)… Truly a waste of time.

 

 

6) The Romanoffs – Amazon Prime:

 

A bunch of respected A-listers portraying entitled characters dealing with some lame issues, this goes on for like an hour (or 90 mins) then suddenly there’s an inexplicable twist making the episodes look smarter/deeper than they are when it’s actually the opposite.

 

 

5) The Good Place – NBC:

 

The third season of Michael Schur’s comedy seems lost, quickly shifting from one direction to another, not giving itself enough time for its characters to breathe or grow. Instead it’s desperately chasing the next big possible cliffhanger to keeps audiences hooked. And it shows how badly it reflects on its character. Eleanor is even more Piper Chapman level bland, Chidi is still indecisive despite his extensive research (which kind of led to nothing?), the writers made Tahani pull one of the most tone-deaf/childish actions to show her good side (what’s with her deciding to marry Jason/give her money to every Australian out there??). And Jason stays being dumb (that’s the punch line… funny stuff).

It’s a big deal for me when watching a show to care for a character or to have any sort of connection… Halfway through the season, I was wondering why are Michael and Janet even helping these people when they’re clearly incapable of being good unless they’re together, or him interfering every now and then?? You mean to tell me for over 506 years, every potential candidate for the good place was perfectly okay with the fact that they couldn’t manage to get in only for Miss Eleanor Shellstrop and her gang to pop in and suddenly convince a coldhearted demon to soften up and question the point system?

At least it served its purpose of being a convenient collection of screenshots for people on twitter defining their mood.

 

 

4) La Casa De Las Flores – Netflix:

 

Predictable/calculated soap, more frustrating than fun to watch.

 

 

3) Another Period – Comedy Central:

 

Recycled jokes, obnoxious characters, way too loud. Glad it’s over

 

 

2) Insatiable – Netflix:

 

It’s nice to watch trash TV once in a while, nothing to get embarrassed over. But I hate that this is the one fomos chose to obsess over… It’s not FUNNY  it’s too loud, the acting is bad, the plot is boring, their vision of a “dark” comedy and the lack of self-awareness is all laughable… and not in a good way. But sure stick it to the sjws1!11!1!1!!

 

 

And the worst show of the year is...

 

 

 

1) Here And Now – HBO:




Another show that’s obsessed with commenting on the state of today’s America but adds nothing new to the conversation (see The Handmaid’s Tale, AHS: Cult, SNL etc...) Imagine going through hour long episodes full of unlikable characters just talking and talking and whining with minimal action or story progression. Having a diverse cast is important, but if you’re just using minorities as props to show how progressive you look you’re not doing anyone a favor… Even if you’re looking for a tiny bit of the Six Feet Under influences you can’t find any except that it’s a “family drama”… There was some supernatural elements to keeps things interesting but it felt disconnected from the show. I can’t even say if this has some good intention because it feels like an inside joke I’m not getting. Anyway this was cancelled for poor ratings (probably for the best)
 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2018 by Maddox

[Maddox]

10 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

nice! I'll be checking it out

 

9 hours ago, ChapelHooker said:

SO ready for this, whew

 

top 10 films i am READYYYY

 

5 hours ago, Luigi said:

can’t wait for this !

 

2 hours ago, KasioKas said:

Will definitely check out your shows and films of the year! 

Aww thanks y'all  

 

9 hours ago, Wicked said:

I agree with Philip.

 

 

Anxiously waiting for ur countdown queen  

 

3 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Hey! Wish you'd do a bit more music but I'll be checking this out.

Yeah that's why i put the question mark, still debating whether i should put a longer list for music, and thanks!!

 

3 hours ago, Superpower said:

I might do tv shows if I’m not tired. I’ve seen so many, I should be able to follow this 

Please do!! Hope you'll like what you see.

 

[Navyofbadgals]

TGP and Maniac didn’t deserve this x

 

Idk if I agrih with Handmaid’s Tale. I quite liked the season but I felt that often the characters were so close to growth or chance and then they just went back in their original behavior which is quite frustrating to watch. Also the ending sucked. Still thought it was pretty good tho

[Uncatena]

okay, a lot to say about this jnjfnjf

 

THM... tea. it felt contrived, forced and overdramatic. not that the first season wasn't melodramatic but they really went overboard and it kinda proved that Margaret's source material is superior to whatever the writer's staff came up with. i still liked a lot of it (Moss is marvelous, so is most of the cast, the visual side of things) but from a story perspective, it felt it didn't really push much forward. it feels like they want to make this a really long series, but it doesn't suit the material at ALL. the finale was especially frustrating. 

 

Maniac I never started, looks boring and cheesy as hell. I stopped Sneaky Pete after a few episodes back in Season 1 (not because it was bad, it just kinda... was forgotten)

The Purge actually got made????? I remember reading about it last year but i didnt see a single thing about it

didn't even know Isabelle was in an amazon series but it already sounds tiring and boring

 

as for The Good Place... I agree. I don't really "dislike" this season but damn they really sacrificed characters for dumb ****. i think the entire approach to this season was wrong and set a bad tone. At least the pacing is picking up again.... we'll see..

 

Here and Now.... who?

 

[Blue Rose]

The new season of Good Place is tragic. I even stopped watching. HTGAWM should’ve made the list too. 

Insatiable is good  

[KasioKas]

Yeah TGP was a letdown this season, it's a pretty obvious drop in quality. It doesn't seem like they've planned where they're going with the plot and it's troubling that another season will be coming.

 

I quite enjoyed Maniac though, much in part due to Justin Theroux and Emma's performances. Jonah was a disappointment as I had guessed before even starting the show, but I binged to see how it would end and thought it was a solid effort.

[Wicked]

You nailed The Good Place  It was the only show I watched in this set. I wanna watch Sneaky Pete S2 but hearing that it's messy + Graham is leaving is not good news.

[prézli]

Insatiable? I heard that it got a lot of hate which turned into love at the end.

[Pink Matter]

4 hours ago, Maddox said:

 

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Aww thanks y'all  

 

Anxiously waiting for ur countdown queen  

 

Yeah that's why i put the question mark, still debating whether i should put a longer list for music, and thanks!!

 

Please do!! Hope you'll like what you see.

 
 

 

Yeah I think you should do it. Even if you don't have write-ups for anything. I think we have pretty similar taste so it'd be cool to see what your favorite/least favorite songs were this year.

 

Also, I read some of the descriptions for your TV list so far and they were a good read! You lowkey read some of them for filth  

[Tsareena]

The Handmaid’s Tale - been meaning to check out the 1st season at least of this
Maniac - a friend of mine tried to watch it and said it was random and she didn't get anything but she also stanned Emma in it
The Purge - a tv show? 
The Good Place - also on my list to check
Insatiable - I know this'll be bad but that might make enjoy it
 

[Maddox]

14 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

TGP and Maniac didn’t deserve this x

 

Idk if I agrih with Handmaid’s Tale. I quite liked the season but I felt that often the characters were so close to growth or chance and then they just went back in their original behavior which is quite frustrating to watch. Also the ending sucked. Still thought it was pretty good tho

From a technical standpoint it was good but like you said none of the characters' actions align with their traits (except for Emily/Ofglen) which made the show soo full of itself.

 

14 hours ago, ChapelHooker said:

okay, a lot to say about this jnjfnjf

 

THM... tea. it felt contrived, forced and overdramatic. not that the first season wasn't melodramatic but they really went overboard and it kinda proved that Margaret's source material is superior to whatever the writer's staff came up with. i still liked a lot of it (Moss is marvelous, so is most of the cast, the visual side of things) but from a story perspective, it felt it didn't really push much forward. it feels like they want to make this a really long series, but it doesn't suit the material at ALL. the finale was especially frustrating. 

 

Maniac I never started, looks boring and cheesy as hell. I stopped Sneaky Pete after a few episodes back in Season 1 (not because it was bad, it just kinda... was forgotten)

The Purge actually got made????? I remember reading about it last year but i didnt see a single thing about it

didn't even know Isabelle was in an amazon series but it already sounds tiring and boring

 

as for The Good Place... I agree. I don't really "dislike" this season but damn they really sacrificed characters for dumb ****. i think the entire approach to this season was wrong and set a bad tone. At least the pacing is picking up again.... we'll see..

 

Here and Now.... who?

 

You could just basically ignore all 12 episodes and watch the last one, that's how filler this season was...

 

Also if i have to look to another close-up of Moss' face i'm going to lose my ****  Enough is enough. Offred is not a good character. What was the point of showing us that flashback of her stealing someone's boyfriend if just to make us more indifferent to her struggle... And true, stretching the show (for 7 seasons ) will do more harm to the overall plot. Ppl are already tired from the new one.

 

The Purge is just a 10 hour version of the movie  Don't know why i bothered finishing this ****.

 

Romanoffs is a waste. That wasn't even Isabelle's best TV appearance this year

 

I have a lot of hope for the remaining episodes of TGP, let's hope they won't f*ck it up

 

14 hours ago, Superpower said:

The new season of Good Place is tragic. I even stopped watching. HTGAWM should’ve made the list too. 

Insatiable is good  

Good to know HTGAWM still sucks lol

 

As for Insatiable, i think we deserve some actual fun trash TV; not this one

 

10 hours ago, Wicked said:

You nailed The Good Place  It was the only show I watched in this set. I wanna watch Sneaky Pete S2 but hearing that it's messy + Graham is leaving is not good news.

I'm surprised no publication picked up on Jason's treatment on the show. You usually read abt this stuff pretty quick

 

As for Sneaky Pete, the first half was really good not going to lie, but going through the rest of the show was indeed a struggle

 

10 hours ago, prézli said:

Insatiable? I heard that it got a lot of hate which turned into love at the end.

Yeah there was some backlash about the fat shaming. The thing is the show is too terrible to even receive this type of controversy.

 

I sincerely doubt the love for this is genuine...

 

10 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Yeah I think you should do it. Even if you don't have write-ups for anything. I think we have pretty similar taste so it'd be cool to see what your favorite/least favorite songs were this year.

 

Also, I read some of the descriptions for your TV list so far and they were a good read! You lowkey read some of them for filth  

Thanks  Rearranging my list of music as we speak 

 

7 hours ago, Tsareena said:

The Handmaid’s Tale - been meaning to check out the 1st season at least of this
Maniac - a friend of mine tried to watch it and said it was random and she didn't get anything but she also stanned Emma in it
The Purge - a tv show? 
The Good Place - also on my list to check
Insatiable - I know this'll be bad but that might make enjoy it
 

S1 of THT is indeed worth checking. Really good.

Emma/Justin/Mizuno were the highlight of the show, it's not really essential TV

Yup and just like the movies it sucks

First 2 seasons of TGP are very fast to binge, go for it!

A lot of people here liked it, so maybe lol

 

15 hours ago, KasioKas said:

Yeah TGP was a letdown this season, it's a pretty obvious drop in quality. It doesn't seem like they've planned where they're going with the plot and it's troubling that another season will be coming.

 

I quite enjoyed Maniac though, much in part due to Justin Theroux and Emma's performances. Jonah was a disappointment as I had guessed before even starting the show, but I binged to see how it would end and thought it was a solid effort.

There were some good moments like the one with Emma and the sister during the end, but aside from that nothing captured my attention. It's should've been a 2 hour movie when you think abt it.

[rihannafan]

I agree that Maniac was terrible. The Good Place is very similar to season 2 so I'm surprised you were disappointed. I avoided The Purge because it didn't feel good and the bad reviews stopped me from watching Here and Now (and now I see I'm not missing much). However, I have to disagree about Insatiable. It was the funniest thing I'd seen in a while. It was a trainwreck for sure, but I was living for it!

[Body Electrician]

I liked The Handmaid's Tale season 2, although it did drag at points and I'm excited for the possible change of scenery in S3. Maniac was good but nothing that incredible. Haven't seen the rest  Now I'm thinking I should have done a TV list...

[DAP]

The Romanoffs was self-indulgent in the worst way. I don’t mind shows that relish in their own conceit per se, so long as the storytelling is consistent. This wasn’t it though, and Weiner missed the mark. A style over substance passion project mess. The Handmaid’s Tale was lackluster, too. All these great shows enduring a sophomore slump is 

[Staryu]

I agree about THT, I still enjoyed some moments but it was rough to get through. And The Good Place is so lost, I didn't even get through half this season yet, I will force myself to finish it before season 4 premieres and see where we're at then but if it doesn't get better, I will be dropping it next season  

[Maddox]

Honorable Mentions (TV):

Mostly shows that almost made my now top 25, how much did y'all watch?

 

Homecoming - Amazon Prime

Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX/NBC

Howards End - Starz

Cobra Kai – Youtube Premium

Better Call Saul - AMC

Claws - TNT

The Bold Type - Freeform

Girl From Nowhere - Netflix

Killing Eve – BBC America

9-1-1 - FOX

This Close – Sundance TV

Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block - Syfy

Mary Kills People - Lifetime

GLOW - Netflix

Dix Pour Cent (Call Your Agent) – France 2/Netflix

Forever - Amazon Prime

Dear White People - Netflix

Corporate – Comedy Central

Silicon Valley - HBO

Mr Inbetween - FX

Brockmire - IFC

Lodge 49 - AMC

Casual - Hulu

Patrick Melrose - Showtime

Queen Sugar - OWN

A Very English Scandal – BBC One

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Netflix

The Terror – AMC

Schitt's Creek - CBC

High Maintenance - HBO

Mozart in The Jungle - Amazon Prime

[Maddox]

2 hours ago, rihannafan said:

I agree that Maniac was terrible. The Good Place is very similar to season 2 so I'm surprised you were disappointed. I avoided The Purge because it didn't feel good and the bad reviews stopped me from watching Here and Now (and now I see I'm not missing much). However, I have to disagree about Insatiable. It was the funniest thing I'd seen in a while. It was a trainwreck for sure, but I was living for it!

I was rooting for Insatiable ever since i heard the CW passed on it. From the initial description it was sold as a ****ed up dark comedy but it ended being very low budget it's like they didn't even try... i had a few chuckles here and there but overall, it wasn't all that

 

As for TGP i think that was the issue, it felt like the exact replica of S2 just with a different setting and more focused on the worst character of the show (Eleanor). People will justify it with the 'reboot' excuse but still; adding lame puns is not enough..

 

2 hours ago, Body Electrician said:

I liked The Handmaid's Tale season 2, although it did drag at points and I'm excited for the possible change of scenery in S3. Maniac was good but nothing that incredible. Haven't seen the rest  Now I'm thinking I should have done a TV list...

Hope you'll make it as a bonus! i'm guessing Channel Zero will be at the top? 

 

1 hour ago, DAP said:

The Romanoffs was self-indulgent in the worst way. I don’t mind shows that relish in their own conceit per se, so long as the storytelling is consistent. This wasn’t it though, and Weiner missed the mark. A style over substance passion project mess. The Handmaid’s Tale was lackluster, too. All these great shows enduring a sophomore slump is 

Exactly!! I still can't get over that Andrew Rannells episode  That was peak tone-deaf Weiner

 

Sadly only few dramas survived the sophomore slump. I still hope THT could still recover, there's still more interesting aspects to explore!

 

1 hour ago, Staryu said:

I agree about THT, I still enjoyed some moments but it was rough to get through. And The Good Place is so lost, I didn't even get through half this season yet, I will force myself to finish it before season 4 premieres and see where we're at then but if it doesn't get better, I will be dropping it next season  

Basically!! They need to prove they still got it with the remaining episodes or else what the point of going through the messy ride