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Amanda's Picks

This past year, I watched a lot of TV, but even a superhero (in the shows I didn’t watch), wouldn’t have enough time to see everything that was nominated for a 2021 Emmy. For that reason, instead of critiquing the nominations, here are the awards I wish we could see when the awards are televised September 19 on CBS.... Tuesday, July 27, 2021 click to read more

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A Look At Comedies Instead of watching the NBC workplace comedy Parks and Recreation a fifth time, I feel it might be time to move on to a new situation comedy. But true comedies are hard to find these days. I do have the eighth and unfortunately, final season of the very funny NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine to look forward to, but that’s in August, and of course I have episodes of Arrested Development and The Odd Couple, available on demand. But I want something new. Thursday, June 24, 2021 click to read more

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Amanda’s Summer Movie Preview Extravaganza Remember Amanda’s Summer Movie Preview Extravaganza where she would guide you through all the films that she deemed worthy of your time and money? It’s back. But are you?... Wednesday, June 9, 2021 click to read more

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Fried Pickles and Reclining Seats It’s unclear what theaters are going to need to do to lure couch potatoes back to the movies. With most films available to stream on their release date, or soon after, at no or low cost to film fans, why would we leave our sofa and ditch our PJs to see a movie on a big screen? Friday, May 28, 2021 click to read more

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What Amanda’s Watching... I watch literally zero crime series on TV, maybe the occasional episode of Columbo at midnight on Sunday. I’m not a big fan of murders and autopsies and murders of people who know someone who was murdered. But I am a big fan of actress/singer Queen Latifiah who stars in The Equalizer on CBS. Monday, May 17, 2021 click to read more

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