Aaron Barnhart
Overwhelmed by Peak TV? Aaron Barnhart is your guide to the good, the great, and the skippable. Twice weekly on Primetimer.
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POSTED August 14, 2019
In David Makes Man, Growing Up Without a Margin for Error
Like its title character, this contemplative new drama series has potential.
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POSTED August 12, 2019
In HBO's Our Boys, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is Turned Into a Crime Show
This absorbing Israeli import uses a single killing as a microcosm of what ails our world today.
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POSTED August 8, 2019
The Depressingly Familiar Yet Hopeful Legal Odyssey of Meek Mill
Amazon's Free Meek docuseries offers hope that the rapper's high-profile legal case may lead to real changes in the criminal justice system.
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POSTED August 6, 2019
The CW's Bulletproof Should Come With a Trigger Warning
A series filled with assault-style weapon fire is the last thing US viewers need rubbed in their faces right now.
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POSTED August 6, 2019
Undercover Billionaire Finds the American Dream in a City America Forgot
In this startup reality show, a tycoon you can’t hate visits a Rust Belt city you can’t help but root for.
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POSTED August 1, 2019
CNN's Democratic Debates Had Their Moments ... and Marianne
It was a lively last hurrah for the self-help guru and a dozen other low-polling Dems, as the frontrunners just tried to hang on.
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POSTED July 30, 2019
Why Netflix Doesn’t Have a ‘Talk Show Problem’
Yes, they've cancelled some shows, but Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act is the best new talk show in recent memory.
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POSTED July 25, 2019
Netflix's The Letdown is Anything But
This absorbing Australian comedy about parenting a newborn is full of moments both absurd and tender.
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POSTED July 23, 2019
Workin' Moms Mines Motherhood for Laughs
Catherine Reitman created and stars in this biting Netflix comedy about the burdens of motherhood.
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POSTED July 18, 2019
On Last Chance U, a Football Coach Is More Troubled Than His Players
The Netflix docuseries returns to Independence, Kansas, for more meltdowns from its talented but volcanic head coach.
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POSTED July 16, 2019
Netflix's Queer Eye Makeover Is Hitting Its Stride
Back for a second season of episodes in Kansas City, the series about personal transformation is deeper and truer than ever.
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POSTED July 11, 2019
You Me Her is the Threeway You SHOULD Be Streaming
A bright, emotionally intelligent sex comedy about three adults stumbling into love together.
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POSTED July 9, 2019
On Siren, the Humans Are Mermaid-Curious, and Vice Versa
The Freeform drama (streaming on Hulu) offers a fresh retelling of the ancient myth about maidens whose songs could kill.
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POSTED July 4, 2019
The Congress Is the Ken Burns Film We Need Today
His legislative branch documentary is 30 years old, but since then everything has changed for the worse.
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POSTED July 2, 2019
Free Rein Is the Other Teen Show on Netflix You Should be Watching
Stranger Things gets all the attention, but there’s a lot to love about this showcase for young phenom Jaylen Barron.