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Character Actor

Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) Film and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He is the father of rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley.

For several seasons, Fowley played the key supporting role of John H. "Doc" Holliday in the 1955-1961 western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp after having appeared as Doc Fabrique in the show's premiere season. This role allowed Fowley to demonstrate his flair for comedy and other acting skills as a clever, sharp-witted, sardonic, cynical, alcoholic, poker-playing foil to the square-jawed, milk-drinking, church-going Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian), whom Holiday nicknamed "Deacon" due to his rigid sense of morality. Not at all so encumbered Doc would occasionally take the law into his own hands behind Earp's back to protect his friend from legal action or even death when the marshal was legally or morally ham-strung. Holliday, as played by Fowley, having no problem working around morals or the law, could be either hilarious or cold-blooded.

From 1966 to 1967, Fowley portrayed Andrew Hanks in Pistols 'n' Petticoats, a CBS sitcom. Hanks was the patriarch in a family of gun-toting women who seemed to have little need for male assistance.

Fowley portrayed retired businessman Robert Redford in Detective School (1979).

In the 1950s, he appeared as himself on NBC's The Donald O'Connor Show. In 1954, he demonstrated his comic appeal when he appeared alongside Gracie Allen in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. He was cast in 1956 as Bob Egan in the "Two-Fisted Saint" episode of the religious anthology series Crossroads. He portrayed a con man in two episodes of the NBC sitcom It's a Great Life. He also guest-starred on Reed Hadley's CBS legal drama The Public Defender. He appeared, too, on the ABC situation comedy The Pride of the Family and on the NBC Western series The Californians and Jefferson Drum. He was cast on two Rod Cameron series, the syndicated City Detective and the Western-themed State Trooper, and in John Bromfield's series, U.S. Marshal. He guest-starred in the David Janssen crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective and guest-starred in season two, episode four of the Robert Culp Western Trackdown.

In 1959, Fowley appeared with Frank Ferguson in the episode "A Race for Life" of the CBS Western series The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun.

In 1964, Fowley made a guest appearance on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason playing agent Rubin Cason in "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty". In 1965, he was cast as Sorrowful in episode 83 of the series The Virginian. In 1966, he appeared as "Rufus C. Hoops" in "The Search" season 2, episode 24, of the series "Daniel Boone". Original air date for this episode was March 3, 1966. In 1967, Fowley guest-starred on the short-lived CBS Western Dundee and the Culhane with John Mills.

In 1968, he appeared in episode 273 of My Three Sons as an old pal of Uncle Charley's. He had a role in the syndicated 1959-1960 Western Pony Express in the episode "Showdown at Thirty Mile Ridge". (Wikipedia)

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Reacher (Season 2 Review) | A Seamless Blend of Adaptation and Innovation.

#Reacher S2 delivers a seamless blend of adaptation and innovation! The new location, strong casting choices, and nods to #LeeChild's #bookquotes make it a must-watch for me. While some action scenes push the limits, the story adds depth. #TVReview

The prime video show thrilled me and many other viewers with its stellar adaptation of The Killing Floor in season one, and the amazing cast they gathered for it. The show skipped nine books for its sophomore season by adapting book 11 Bad Luck and Trouble. They also brought in Serinda Swan (Devotion, Inhuman), Robert Patrick (The Night Agent, Peacemaker, Perry Mason), Shaun Sipos (Krypton, The…

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TV I Liked in 2023

Every year I reflect on the pop culture I enjoyed and put it in some sort of order.

Even with the interruption of many series due to the writers and actors strikes, there was no shortage of first-rate television in 2023. This year, to account for both novelty and sustained excellence, I’ve broken my Top 15 shows into 3 categories: “New and Notable,” “Returning Favorites” and, to reflect the sheer number of years-later follow-ups, “Reboots, Revamps and Resurrections.” These distinctions might be a little murky in some cases, but it gives some framework to reflect on the year that was. As always, I make no claims to completism (I still haven’t seen a single episode of Succession 😬); these are merely some standouts that I would say are worth your attention.

New and Notable:

5. Shrinking: Season 1 (AppleTV+)

A fun new dramedy from Bill Lawrence, Jason Segal and Brett Goldstein, Shrinking starts a bit gimmicky but quickly turns into an opportunity to just hang out with the eminently entertaining likes of Segal, Jessica Williams and Harrison Ford (in a terrific comedic turn). While some of the blame for Ted Lasso’s shaggy final season might be attributed to Lawrence’s showrunning departure to move to this series, it’s at least led to something worthwhile thus far.

4. The Diplomat: Season 1 (Netflix)

I’d follow Keri Russell just about anywhere, and though I had worried her new show wouldn’t be much more than a melodramatic procedural, my fears were allayed by a series that thoughtfully – and entertainingly – unpacks foreign diplomacy and international intrigue without ever straining credulity. Add to that one of the most stunning cliffhangers of the year and I am all-in for Season 2.

3. The Last of Us: Season 1 (HBO)

As someone who is neither an avid gamer nor a big fan of zombie-adjacent horror or survivalist narratives, I would not have thought The Last of Us would have much to offer me, but I’m glad I gave it a chance. From the excellent cast to the riveting episodic storytelling, the show transcends its genre trappings to say a lot about community/found family, trust, power dynamics and more.

2. The Muppets Mayhem: Season 1 (Disney+)

This new series chronicling the adventures Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem is the most fun and tonally on-point Muppets project since the 2011 Jason Segal movie. The series perfectly captures the madcap yet heartfelt spirit of Jim Henson’s creations while winningly bringing them into the 21st century in a less forced way than the recent Muppets Now. (While it could be eligible for the third category of this list, since it’s a new creative team and with a specific focus, I’m sticking with the “New” designation.)

1. Poker Face: Season 1 (Peacock)

This new “howcatchem” (as opposed to “whodunnit”) series from Rian Johnson (Looper, the Knives Out movies) is lots of fun. A little of Natasha Lyon goes a long way for me, but I think she does great work here as the series lead alongside a rotating cast of fun performances. The show does a fine job of balancing fulfilling self-contained stories with an underlying arc to the season that pays off nicely.

Returning Favorites:

5. Perry Mason: Season 2 (HBO)

In its second (and, sadly, final) season, HBO’s Perry Mason reboot is less bleak and more assured, hitting its stride. The mystery is engaging & relevant, the smoky Terence Blanchard score is note-perfect and the excellent returning cast is matched by game additions including Katherine Waterston and Hope Davis. Here’s hoping the Downeys can find a way to continue it in some capacity elsewhere.

4. What We Do In The Shadows: Season 5 (FX)

Still one of the most reliably hilarious and offbeat shows on the air, even in its fifth season, WWDITS simply boasts one of the best casts and wittiest writing in comedy today. If nothing quite reaches the very-high highs of prior years, storylines including Guillermo’s slow transition to vampirism, Lazlo’s roast, Nadja’s “curse,” and Colin Robinson’s political campaign for comptroller nonetheless provide plenty of fodder for laughs.

3. Reservation Dogs: Season 3 (FX)

After starting and stopping a couple times, I finally took in all of Sterlin Harjo’s exceptional comedy in 2023. While the Season 2 finale would have been a perfect series capper, this third season is a victory lap that affords the opportunity to continue exploring core themes of native spirituality, community, life and death. I can’t think of a recent series that includes more age diversity among its cast and celebrates what different generations have to offer each other. A truly beautiful treasure of a show.

2. Loki: Season 2 (Disney+)

While I quite liked the first season of Loki, I wasn’t convinced I needed a second. Imagine my surprise – and delight – when Season 2 managed not just to surpass the original run but fully stuck the landing in a finale episode that pulls everything together (pun intended) to result in one of the most satisfying conclusions in all of the MCU (especially arriving on the heels of franchise low point Secret Invasion). Putting aside the Jonathan Majors of it all, the rest of the season is a fun mix of time-travel espionage and time-loop hi-jinks that fires on all cylinders. Not to mention the continued excellence of its returning cast, plus additions like Ke Huy Quan, and incredible production design/effects work.

1. The Bear: Season 2 (hulu)

The Bear isn’t always an easy watch (see: the anxiety attack that is “Fishes”) but it is always utterly compelling. Its second outing ultimately serves as beautiful ode not just to the culinary industry but to creative professions in general, as well as the importance and power of collaboration & teamwork to bring out the best in one another, while challenging the myth of self-sufficiency / tortured genius and its destructive power (as well as negative self-talk). A truly bravura season that outshines even the first.

Reboots, Revamps and Resurrections:

5. Justified: City Primeval (FX)

I was somewhat skeptical of a reboot of Justified, one of my all-time favorite shows, but the idea of a limited series integrating protagonist Raylan Givens into the narrative of another Elmore Leonard novel turned out to be a good one. First, we have the chance to see Raylan in one of Leonard’s favorite settings, Detroit (though weirdly shot in Chicago…), and Second, we have the chance to address some of the societal reckonings around law enforcement that have occurred in the time since the original series ended. While I never considered the show to be full-out Copaganda (Leonard was a crime novelist and always populated his work with those working both inside and outside of the law), there are still valid interrogations of the criminal justice system to be made, all while spinning a riveting yarn featuring Boyd Holbrook as the sociopathic “Oklahoma Wildman” Clement Mansell wreaking havoc on Raylan’s stay in the Motor City.

3. (tie) Clone High: Season 2 (Max) and Futurama: Season 8 Part 1 (hulu)

Two of my all-time favorite animated series returned in 2023 after long absences.

Clone High, prior to this a one-season wonder from Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street, the Spider-Verse movies, etc.), returned with an eye toward expanding its cast to reflect more diversity as well as a more current take on high school. While this means some of the humor of its pairing broad teen archetypes with historical figures was a little lost (none of the new Zoomer characters have as strong a foothold as, say, JFK as jock or Joan as goth) and there aren’t as many specific “very special episode” tropes being skewered, there is still a lot of fun to be had, especially as the season finds its groove in the back half.

Futurama, in its now – I think – fourth iteration, gained a solidly familiar new life on hulu. The first batch of episodes don’t add any new cast members or break the mold too much from prior incarnations, but they’re reliably enjoyable on the whole (the episode with all the faux toy commercials notwithstanding).

2. Party Down: Season 3 (Starz)

Most many-years-later television reboots or continuations suffer from not being able to *quite* match the precise vibe of their original runs and end up feeling like zombie shows that are a little off. Party Down’s third season, coming 13 years(!) after its second, may be the best continuation ever in terms of tonal accuracy. Despite certain stars appearing in a quite different capacities, the addition of new cast members and the absence of Lizzy Caplan, the show is as depressingly funny as ever and manages to make sense of the elapsed time for its characters via the in-show wake of the pandemic. Six episodes seems far too little, but honestly, it’s a minor miracle that we even got these.

1. Fargo: Season 5 (FX)

Given that Fargo is an anthology series with a new cast and storyline each season, this slot seems a better fit that “Returning” since it’s not a direct continuation of anything before. And coming after a largely unfulfilling (albeit entertaining) fourth outing, Season 5 feels like a breath of fresh, crisp, cold Minnesotan air. Although only 7 (of 10) episodes aired in 2023 after its release was pushed back to November, I’m still confident in including it here because, well, what a season! From the engaging performances (especially the incredible Juno Temple, 180 degrees from Keely in Ted Lasso) to the bravura cinematography & direction to the continually entertaining riffs on themes from the Coen Brothers filmography (and an outstanding finale, even though that just aired in 2024), this ranks right up with Season 2 as a series best. Can’t wait to see what creator Noah Hawley has in store next.

Bonus! 10 More (in alphabetical order):

Abbott Elementary: Season 2 (ABC) – Quinta Brunson’s loving public school mockumentary continues to shine in the back half of its extended second season, showcasing one of the best comedic ensembles on television

All Creatures Great and Small: Season 3 (PBS) – still one of the loveliest and coziest comfort food shows around, even as it deals with the looming specter of WWII

Barry: Season 4 (HBO) – an uneven final season that still packs in a lot of unparalleled sequences and an uncompromisingly bleak finale

Beef (Netflix) – a slightly drawn-out but compelling limited(?) series buoyed by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong’s lead performances and expertly deployed early 00s needle drops

Full Circle (Max) – a multi-layered crime caper miniseries from Steven Soderbergh with a stacked cast including Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant, Zazie Beetz and CCH Pounder

How To With John Wilson: Season 3 (HBO) – the final season of Wilson’s uniquely quirky yet humane documentary series goes even more places you wouldn’t expect

Mrs. Davis (Peacock) – a nearly impossible-to-describe and truly outré, yet heartfelt, sci-fi-ish dramedy/satire from Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof that explores faith, artificial intelligence, capitalism, sociopolitics and more; quite a ride!

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix) – an anime retelling of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels/movie that interrogates its story and recenters other characters; fun, charming and even a little thought-provoking

Upload: Season 3 (Amazon Prime) – Greg Daniels’ wild dystopian future-set sitcom continues to expand beyond its initial premise with wild plot-turns, but at the end of the day, its charismatic leads and great supporting cast make it a great hangout show

Welcome to Wrexham: Season 2 (FX) – Wrexham’s second season continues its winning formula of mixing coverage of the action on the pitch with stories of the club’s history, staff and supporters, adding up to much more than a typical sports doc

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Robert Downey Jr. Keeps Trying to Get Cast on HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’, EPs Reveal

Perry Mason Season 2 came to an end on HBO last night, closing out what might be one of the strongest sophomore seasons of a drama in recent memory. If the first season of Perry Mason was a stately slow burn, then Season 2 was an unabashed banger, full of genre-defying twists, exquisitely sexy romance, and a humdinger of an oil conspiracy. For Perry Mason Season 2, executive producers Susan…

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Audio Drama Recommendations

Recently, I’ve been on a audio drama binge and there’s a couple that I found that were really good, interesting or just fun and enjoyable to listen to. They’re not in any particular order.

DUST -- each season contains an interesting and immersive sci-fi audio story. I first started with Season Three: CHRYSALIS, which is a 14-part drama that begins with an AI that awakens after the genocide of the human race by an unknown alien species. [COMPLETED]

It’s very well produced and it’s got an impressive voice cast of Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, 24: Legacy), Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, Knives Out), Lance Reddick (John Wick Series, Fringe), Haley Joel Osment (What We Do In The Shadows, The Boys) and Matthew Wolf (The Royals, Missing Link), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire, Perry Mason), Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley), Dominic Rains (Chicago Med, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Jaboukie Young-White (The Daily Show, Someone Great).

Note: Chrysalis is a Science Fiction Web Serial Novel posted to the subreddit /r/HFY (short for "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!") by the Redditor BeaverFur. Everyone enjoyed it so much that it was then turned into a audio drama.

Season Two: FLIGHT 008 (of DUST), is a 11-part drama created by 11 of the biggest writers in science fiction. Each episode contains unique stories that all follow a single thread: a non-stop flight from Tokyo to San Francisco that passes through a wrinkle in space-time and lands in the year 2040. So you don’t need to follow the order of when the episodes were aired. [COMPLETED]

It has performances by an all-star cast too: Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast), Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal, Supergirl), Reid Scott (Veep, Venom 2), Keith David (Barbershop, The Princess and the Frog), Alfred Molina (Frozen 2, Frida), and Danny Trejo (Con Air, Heat).

Old Gods of Appalachia -- is a horror-anthology set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake. [ONGOING]

In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the oldest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness?

It’s got a fantastic and immersive atmosphere that I could almost feel like was sitting at a campfire in the middle the woods as the narrator does an excellent job at delivering a well written spooky story.

The Phenomenon -- is a serialized sci-fic horror audio drama based on the book by R.K. Katic. It follows people from around the world during a major cataclysmic event which drives mankind to the point of extinction. It starts off with an ominous warning, “Do not go outside. Do not look at the sky. Do not make noise.” [COMPLETED]

It’s got a huge cast, full sound design and the episodes are about 20 minutes in length.

We’re Alive -- it follows a large group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse in downtown Los Angeles, California. Twelve chapters make up one season, and there are four seasons with a total of forty eight chapters. Each episode is approximately twenty minutes (sometimes even 30 minutes), making each chapter about an hour long. [COMPLETED]

It’s definitely a movie for your ears with it’s excellent audio production and great voice actors. There’s also two spin-offs, titled “We’re Alive: Lockdown” and “We’re Alive: Goldrush.”

The Angel of Vine -- is a 10-part fictional true crime audio story about a present day journalist that uncovers the audio tapes of a 1950s private eye who cracked the greatest unsolved murder mystery Hollywood has ever known... and didn’t tell a soul. [COMPLETED]

It stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, Frida), Constance Zimmer (Entourage, UnREAL), Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Doom Patrol), Camilla Luddington (Grey's Anatomy, Tomb Raider), Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Evil), Misha Collins (Girl, Interrupted, Supernatural), Khary Payton (The Walking Dead, Teen Titans Go!), Nolan North (Uncharted, Pretty Little Liars), and Oliver Vaquer (Andi Mack, Jane the Virgin).

Malevolent -- is a eldritch horror, mystery in the 1920s and the story follows Private Investigator Arthur Lester in Arkham, Massachusetts as he unravels the mysterious circumstances that have befallen him. It heavily features the horrors of Lovecraft as well as the mechanics of Chaosium’s famous system without the inclusion of rolls. [ONGOING]

How it works is that patrons of the audio drama decide on what happens next or what Arthur does. So something as simple as choosing which lead to follow first could have deadly results. Additionally, making a choice may not only lose time but valuable resources such as money and objects. Every choice has a consequence. Listeners know when a choice was decided on when you hear the cue of dice dropping onto a table.

Darkest Night -- is a binaural audio drama that places you, the listener, at the center of a recovered memory that sounds as though it’s happening around you in real time. Each chapter delves into the last memories of the recently deceased, slowly revealing a horrifying master plan. Who is weaving this master conspiracy, and what is their ultimate goal? [ONGOING]

Darkest Night is narrated by Lee Pace (The Hobbit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Pushing Daisies) and features acting performances from Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story, The Nevers), Maynard James Keenan, Missi Pyle (The Artist. Dodgeball), RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Jeffery Bowyer-Chapman.

I’ve only listen to season one and it was great. It’s got great sounds effects, acting and they don't hold back on the grimness or gore. I’ve also heard from others that seasons two, especially season three are lackluster, but make of it what you will.

The Phone Booth -- is a superhero drama that takes place in a world where 15 years ago, a girl named Beca Orlofsky stepped into the sky and exploded. Over the course of the following week, 99% of every living human on the planet gained a super-power. Now, podcaster Joe Pollard gives us interviews with people who went to sleep ordinary and woke up as something else. [ONGOING]

We Fix Space Junk -- is a dark sci-fi comedy that follows seasoned smuggler Kilner and reluctant fugitive Samantha as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange and wonderful beings as they carry out odd jobs on the fringes of the law. [ONGOING]

#podcast #audio drama #listen to #Old Gods of Appalachia #The Phenomenon #The Angel of Vine #DUST Chrysalis #DUST Flight 008 #Darkest Night #The Phone Booth #We Fix Space Junk #podcasts #audio dramas #We're Alive

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Perry Mason - Season 2 - Sean Astin, Tommy Dewey, Paul Raci & Jen Tullock Join Cast https://www.spoilertv.com/2022/01/perry-mason-season-2-sean-astin-tommy.html

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THE AARONS 2020 - Best TV Show

It was prime time for TV in 2020, with many more free hours to fill. I managed to get through a lot of my backlog in fact, finally getting around to watching shows like The Strain. It’s a show about a deadly disease that tears society apart because a lot of arrogant people think they are exempt from quarantining. The disease turns people into vampires, so it’s technically escapism. Here are the Aarons for Best TV Show:

#10. The Plot Against America (Miniseries) - HBO

It’s not TV, it’s not HBO, it’s real life. The Wire-creator David Simon’s penchant for illustrating the human fallout of institutional failures made him a perfect collaborator for HBO’s Plot Against America, an adaptation of Phillip Roth’s alternate-history novel. Following a Jewish family in New Jersey navigating the increasingly-fascist America of a hypothetical Charles Lindbergh administration, the show is a terrifying warning of what happens when hatred and conspiracy theories are allowed to accumulate political force. Notably, while the book ends with history back on the right track, the closing moments here are left ambiguous. The show was a limited series, but in many ways, The Plot Against America is ongoing.

#9. Mrs. America (Miniseries) - FX

Its interests are married to The Plot Against America, but Mrs. America traces the country’s rising extremism from a more historically accurate perspective. The miniseries centers on political activists in the 1970s on opposing sides of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, but its dialogue isn’t a strict dichotomy. The episodic format is expertly utilized to build out intersectional ideas from the likes of Rose Byrne’s Gloria Steinem, Uzo Aduba’s Shirley Crisholm, and Margo Martindale’s Bella Abzug, detailing the difficulties in building a diverse coalition, and the dangers of a single-minded one. Drawing parallels to current debates, its compelling centerpiece is how conservative Phylis Shafley (Cate Blanchett) successfully defeats the Amendment; voting against your own self-interests, Mrs. America says, is as American as apple pie.

#8. The Outsider (Miniseries) - HBO

Societal collapse comes from within in the two shows mentioned above, but the threat in HBO’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 2018 novel is decidedly an “other.” King clearly had his mind on modern manipulations of truth when crafting the ingenious premise: a man is arrested for the murder of two young boys due to irrefutable DNA evidence, only to provide an air-tight alibi for the crime. To match King’s procedural prose, HBO brought on The Night Of’s David Price, who layers the original work with meticulous mysteries. The Outsider has all the pulpy jolts expected of the author, but the show’s true horror lies in its overbearing grief, best brought to life by Ben Mendelsohn’s Detective Anderson. To say more would be to spoil its secrets; you’ll want to be on the inside.

#7. Perry Mason (Season 1) - HBO

Just like the famous fictional attorney, HBO can’t seem to lose, with Perry Mason marking its third entry on this list. The reimagining of the long running court drama actually takes place before the character’s illustrious law career; here he’s a down-on-his-luck private eye caught up in a scandalous child kidnapping case. The result’s a gangbusters production of old-fashioned moody noir: political corruption, femme fatales, and a more morally-complicated Mason, as played by The Americans’ Matthew Rhys. The lavish period details and character-actor cast, including Shea Whigham, John Lithgow, and Tatiana Maslany, will help draw viewers in, but, I’ll confess, I was already hooked by the season’s chilling opening moments.

#6. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (Season 1) - NBC

Dour seasons have dominated this list thus far, but Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist sings a different tune. It’s a lovably oddball premise: an accident during an MRI causes a young woman, played by Jane Levy, to hear other people’s thoughts in the form of popular music. It’s all karaoke, but, emphasized by the presence of Skylar Astin, a worthy inheritor to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s musical-comedy crown. The tracklist, workplace antics, and love-triangle drama all exist in a comfortingly familiar network TV realm, but the show takes additional steps for inclusion with stories highlighting Zoey’s genderfluid neighbor (Alex Newell) and an American Sign Language performance of Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song.” During a year in need of shuffling off stress, there was no better time to queue up Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.

#5. What We Do in The Shadows (Season 2) - FX

FX’s expansion of the mockumentary feature film of the same name lit up some of the darker corners of its universe in the show’s second season, transforming mundane-seeming material into something completely, uniquely batty. Each creature of Shadows took their turn in the spotlight this season, from a middle-management promotion gifting energy-vampire Colin Robinson unlimited supernatural power, to undead Nadja befriending a doll possessed by her own ghost, to Matt Berry’s Lazlo forging a small-town persona as a bartender/volleyball coach to escape a vengeful Mark Hamill. As always, it was the sympathetic Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), a Van Helsing descendent desperate to become a vampire, who gave the show its emotional stakes, and the vampires within a different kind altogether.

#4. Stargirl (Season 1) - DC Universe

Shadows was lit, but few things burned brighter this year than Stargirl (perhaps too brightly for the flamed-out DC Universe). The superhero drama is one of several that will outlive its original streaming service - fitting, given its obsession with legacy. Based on a character created by DC Comics stalwart Geoff Johns after the tragic loss of his sister, the show finds a young girl taking on the mantle of a fallen hero after moving to a town run in secret by supervillains. With sprightly fight choreography and an unabashed embrace of its comic book lore, Stargirl outshines the overabundance of small-screen superheroes out there. Its highlight is the bright performance of lead Brec Bassinger; put simply, she’s a star, girl.

#3. BoJack Horseman (Season 6b) - Netflix

Throughout its run, BoJack Horseman garnered acclaim for routinely delivering unexpected pathos, and the final season kept it on that track until the end. ...Get it, because horses run on tracks? The unexpected porter of television’s legacy of antiheroes ended in much the same vein as its sister shows - with consequences finally catching up with its protagonist. No amount of fanciful animal puns could soften that painful catharsis, as the show finally trampled its tricky web of abuse through bittersweet means. The series closed out with an especially thoughtful scene, the kind viewers who looked past the wonky pilot years ago were regularly blessed with; to the very end, BoJack, you were a gift, horse.

#2. Better Call Saul (Season 5) - AMC

As good as Bad ever was and better than ever before, the fifth season of AMC’s spin-off completely upended the world of its eponymous lawyer while bringing Vince Gilligan’s universe one step away from full-circle. Saul Goodman found himself in way over his head, and viewers found themselves way on the edge of their seats, as his first foray into “criminal” lawyering swiftly dovetailed with an escalating drug war. Despite the emotional distress of watching fan-favorite character Kim Wexler placed in perilous situations, there are no objections to be had with the drama’s continued masterful storytelling. Ramping up the slow-burn storytelling, season five saw Kim and Saul’s relationship develop in rich and unexpected ways, while still keeping their final fates unresolved. Fans are thus waiting with bated breath for the show’s final call next year.

#1. The Great (Season 1) - Hulu

Who could be the best but The Great? There was a minor television controversy this year over Netflix marketing The Crown as a historical drama despite its fictional interpretation of events; The Great has no such pretentions. An asterix adorns every title card of the show, letting viewers know that its take on Catherine the Great’s coup against Emperor Peter III of Russia is only “an occasionally true story.” The show indeed is not great for education, but it’s the most entertaining television of the year, locking stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult in a battle of wits and a fight for the country’s soul under the watch of The Favourite co-writer Tony McNamara. The uproarious comedy slyly collates leadership based in cruelty with leadership based in goodwill in the background of its quite bawdy escapades, a subtle bit of relevant political maneuvering that lets it successfully claim the crown this year.

NEXT UP: THE 2020 AARONS FOR BEST TV EPISODE!

#tv #TheAarons #TheAarons2020 #TheAaronsTV #best of 2020 #the plot against america #mrs america #the outsider #perry mason #zoey's extraordinary playlist #what we do in the shadows #stargirl #bojack horseman #better call saul #the great

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TV Guide, May 10-23

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Cover: NCIS: New Orleans' happy ending -- Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field

Page 1: Contents, Your Feedback

Page 2: Ask Matt -- Law & Order: Organized Crime, Chad, Younger

* Coming Next Issue -- in TV Guide's May 24 issue, we're cheering on America's Got Talent Season 16, which premieres with the same gang including Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara

Page 4: TV Insider -- 25 top shows

Page 5: First Look -- Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in the third and final season of The Kominsky Method

* The Big Number -- 465 millions of dollars Amazon will reportedly spend to produce season 1 of its upcoming Lord of the Rings series

Page 6: How to pick a streaming service

Page 8: The Roush Review -- Debris

Page 9: The Handmaid's Tale, Mythic Quest, Pride

Page 10: Cover Story -- Pride and Joy -- with backyard vows, a bride in red and one last dance with danger, Scott Bakula's NCIS: New Orleans lawman Dwayne Pride gets his happy ending with his girlfriend Rita Devereaux, played by real-life wife Chelsea Field

Page 14: Mom's the Word -- Allison Janney and the cast of Mom share the outrageous moments (the Valentine's dinner! the Tylenol spitting!) that made it a hit

Page 16: No Kidding -- Jean Smart leaves 'em laughing as a Vegas comic who reluctantly hires a joke writer on the new comedy Hacks

Page 18: What's Worth Watching -- Week 1 -- Death & Nightingales

Page 19: Monday, May 10 -- Nashville, Family Ties, Lifetime Presents Variety's Power of Women The Comedians, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Crime of the Century, Race to the Center of the Earth

Page 20: Tuesday, May 11 -- Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer, Little People Big World, Mayans M.C., America's Book of Secrets

* Wednesday, May 12 -- Married at First Sight, Home Economics, Nancy Drew, See No Evil

Page 20: Thursday, May 13 -- Young Sheldon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Dark Side of Football

Page 22: Friday, May 14 -- Blue Bloods, Night Gallery, Happily Wherever, We Are Family: Songs of Hope and Unity

Page 24: Saturday, May 15 -- The Personal History of David Copperfield, Popeye and Pink Panther's Party, China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom

Page 25: Sunday, May 16 -- Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery, Naked and Afraid XL, Run the World, MTV Movie & TV Awards, The Story of Late Night, Good Witch, Murderous History, Fear the Walking Dead, The Rookie, Mare of Easttown, Fall River

Page 26-39: TV listings

Page 40: Stream It! Your guide to the very best streaming available now -- Netflix -- Amy Adams on The Woman in the Window

Page 41: Comedies of All Kinds -- The Upshaws, Special, Master of None

* The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness

Page 42: Prime Video -- Barry Jenkins on The Underground Railroad, Solos

* Britbox -- Line of Duty

Page 43: Hulu -- Some Kind of Heaven

* Discovery+ -- Clipped

Page 44: New Movie Releases

Page 45: Series, Specials and Documentaries

Page 46: What's Worth Watching -- Week 2 -- The Conners

Page 47: Monday, May 17 -- Max Greenfield on The Neighborhood, The Man in the Iron Mask, 9-1-1, Bob Hearts Abishola, Running Wild With Bear Grylls with Bobby Bones and fiance Caitlin Parker, American Experience: Billy Graham, Bull

Page 48: Tuesday, May 18 -- Tyler Hoechlin on Superman & Lois, The Resident, Catfish: The TV Show, Prodigal Son

Page 49: Wednesday, May 19 -- Cher & the Loneliest Elephant, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Life at the Waterhole, SEAL Team, S.W.A.T., Wipeout

Page 50: Thursday, May 20 -- Last Man Standing series finale, Manifest, Rebel

* Friday, May 21 -- Jungleland, Inside the Met

Page 51: Saturday, May 22 -- Wonder Woman 1984, Critter Fixers: Country Vets

Page 52: Sunday, May 23 -- Uzo Aduba on In Treatment, Perry Mason, American Idol, 2021 Billboard Music Awards, NCIS: Los Angeles, Black Monday

Page 54-69: TV listings

Page 72: Cheers & Jeers -- cheers to 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Conners, The Circle, Girls5Eva, jeers to ABC for moving A Million Little Things, Hulu's How I Met Your Father, reality shows in a rush

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Character Actor

Lloyd Wolfe Bochner (July 29, 1924 – October 29, 2005) Film and television actor. He appeared in many Canadian and Hollywood productions between the 1950s and 1990s and the television prime time soap opera Dynasty (1981-82).

in 1951 he moved to New York City where he appeared in early television series such as One Man's Family and Kraft Television Theatre. In 1960, ABC called with a starring role in the series Hong Kong with co-star Rod Taylor. Faced against NBC's Wagon Train, then one of the most highly rated programs on the air, Hong Kong ended with the 26th episode. In 1961, he guest-starred in The Americans, an American Civil War drama about how the conflict divided families, starring Darryl Hickman.

A few years later, Bochner appeared in one of his most famous roles, that of a cryptographer attempting to decipher an alien text in the classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man", a part he spoofed years later in the comedy The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear. In 1962 and 1963, he appeared in two episodes of the CBS anthology series, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb; he portrayed the part of Stoughton in "Code Name: Christopher, Part I" and Captain Ian Stuart in "Commando".

From 1963 to 1964, Bochner was a member of the repertory cast of NBC's The Richard Boone Show. In 1964, he guest-starred in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea season-one episode "The Fear-Makers". Later that year, he appeared as murderer Eric Pollard in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Latent Lover". In 1965, he guest-starred on ABC's Western series The Legend of Jesse James starring Christopher Jones in the title role. Two years later, he appeared on the ABC military-Western Custer starring Wayne Maunder in the title role. He appeared twice on the long-running television Western The Virginian in the 1960s. In 1971, Bochner appeared as Abel Wilks in "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian) in the episode titled "The Town Killer."

Over the years, Bochner continued to portray a variety of roles in television and film, from a warlock on Bewitched to a homosexual doctor coming out at middle age in the 1977 television movie Terraces.

Other television appearances were in Combat!, The Wild Wild West, Death Valley Days, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, 12 O'Clock High, Honey West, Hogan's Heroes ,The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, It Takes a Thief, Hawaii Five-O,The Silent Force, Columbo, The Starlost, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Feather and Father Gang, The San Pedro Beach Bums, Barnaby Jones, Battlestar Galactica and The Golden Girls (Wikipedia)

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