Really Important Fictional Things
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Really Important Fictional Things
Kind of A Big Deal (2022 in Review)
We're back! This week we're reflecting on what we watched in 2022. Avery and Rosey both made lists of their favorites from the year (lists below). We also recorded our disappointments but had some technical difficulties. That list is also below. We also take a peek at what's coming in 2023 that we're excited about.
SPOILER ALERT for the shows on the "best of" lists below.
Next week we'll be talking about the 1997 George of the Jungle (Disney+) with the crushable Brendan Fraser and Leslie Mann.
Things we discussed
- Jennifer Coolidge's Acceptance Speech
- The Summer I Turned Pretty Playlist
- AFI’s Top 10 Films and TV of 2022
- James Cameron on Smartless
- Netflix Deletes ‘13 Reasons Why’ Suicide Scene
Avery's 2022 Best Of List
- The White Lotus -- HBO Max
- Fresh -- Hulu
- The Summer I Turned Pretty -- Amazon
- Life and Beth -- Hulu
Rosey's 2022 Best Of List
- Yellowjackets -- Showtime
- The Summer I Turned Pretty -- Amazon
- Abbott Elementary -- Hulu (NBC)
- Insecure Season 5 -- HBO Max
2023 Things We're Excited About
- Ted Lasso Season 3 -- Apple TV (back in spring 2023)
- Yellowjackets Season 2 -- Showtime (back on 3/24)
- How I Met Your Father -- Hulu (back on 2/15)
- That 90s Show -- Netflix (premieres 1/19)
- Shrinking -- Apple TV
- Tiny Beautiful Things -- Hulu
Our 2022 Disappointments
- Reservation Dogs Season 2
- Sex Lives of College Girls Season 2
- The Flight Attendant Season 2
- Single Drunk Female
Where to Watch
- Girls -- HBO Max
- She Said -- Peacock
- Modern Family -- Hulu
- The Menu -- HBO Max
- Glass Onion -- Netflix
- Ginny & Georgia -- Netflix
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