Peacock decided against a third season of Poker Face, the Columbo-like procedural from Rian Johnson. Natasha Lyonne starred as Charlie, an accidental sleuth who has the uncanny ability to tell when anyone is lying to her. An attempt to keep the show going at another streamer, with Peter Dinklage taking over the lead role, but, more than six months later, that thankfully does not seem to be happening.
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2025: The Year In Television
With fewer good productions airing on network and cable networks and instead moving to the various streaming platforms, that seems to have taken over as my main form of non-game show or sports television watching. Now that I work from home full time, I have plenty of time to take in whatever they have to offer. Since we cover the network and cable shows that I watch elsewhere, let’s take a look at the 17 seasons of shows I streamed on eight different platforms this year.
Based on a True Story Season Two (Peacock)
A copycat killer starts terrorizing LA.
Black Doves Season One (Netflix)
When a spy’s lover is killed, she puts her undercover identity in jeopardy to find out what happened.
Black Mirror Season Seven (Netflix)
The British anthology returns with a strong six-episode season, including a sequel from a previous favorite.
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 (Paramount+)
The BAU returns once again, following up on plot threads from the previous season.
Doctor Who Season Two (Disney+)
Ncuti Gatwa exits what was intended to be a new era for Doctor Who.
Ginny & Georgia Season Three (Netflix)
Georgia’s past comes back to haunt her, and her kids pay the price.
Mr. Mercedes Seasons One – Three (Peacock)
An adaptation of the Bill Hodges trilogy of novels by Stephen King.
On Call Season One (Amazon Prime)
A training officer and her rookie try to keep the streets of Long Beach safe.
Only Murders in the Building Season Five (Hulu)
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez return for another investigation into a murder in their building.
The Pitt Season One (Max)
Noah Wylie returns to the emergency room.
Pluribus Season One (Apple TV)
A space virus has turned the human race into a single hive mind, save for a handful of immune survivors.
Poker Face Season Two (Peacock)
Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne return after more than a year for a second installment.
The Sex Lives of College Girls Season Three (HBOMax)
The final season sees Reneé Rapp move on for a music career and a new roommate move in to take her place.
Shrinking Season Two (Apple TV+)
Brett Goldstein joins the cast as the drunk driver who killed Jimmy’s wife.
The White Lotus Season Three (HBOMax)
The third season action moves to Thailand.
2014 Emmy Awards – Comedy
With the Emmy Awards scheduled for Monday night, here’s my predictions for the awards for Comedy shows. I most likely have seen most of these shows, so, unlike my annual Oscar predictions, I will not mostly be going on gut feel and word of mouth, but will have a somewhat informed decision.
Outstanding Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is The New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
Modern Family would be the obvious choice here, since the voters seem to love it. But Veep is certainly my dark horse candidate, so I’ll go with that.
Outstanding Actress In A Comedy
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is The New Black
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won this award last year, and I see no reason why she won’t repeat again this year.
Outstanding Actor In A Comedy
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Louis CK, Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Once again, I am predicting a repeat of last year’s winner, with Jim Parsons bringing home the award again for his role as Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.