Best of 2016: Drama TV, Pt. 2

8 of the best dramas of the year have been eliminated, and only 8 remain. Which one will be named the best drama of the year, and join Atlanta in the 2016 PopFilter Hall of Fame? Tune in to find out, as Mike, Ryan, and Taylor force the greatest shows of the year to punch each other.…

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Best of 2016: Drama TV, Pt. 1

The votes have been tallied, the conversations have been had, the arms have been wrestled, the duels have been finished, the gavels have been swung, and the single greatest TV shows of 2016 have been decided. Which drama will join Atlanta as PopFilter’s official TV picks of 2016? Will it be a smooth conversation, or will there…

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The 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge

ROUND FOUR GOTHAM VS TRANSPARENT See the bracket!   (NOTE: This is Gotham’s first four episodes versus Transparent’s first four.)   One of the things I like about Gotham is the way it tows the DC universe lines. Now, the good folks at the Popfilter offices have pledged allegiance to the Marvel flag. With good…

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The 2014 PopFilter New Fall TV Challenge

Round Three A to Z VS TRANSPARENT See the bracket!   Today’ combatants are both part of the elite eight, but for very different reasons. Both 30 minute comedies, their formats are enormously different. A to Z is more of a standard sitcom with a familiar format. And by the third episode, its settling comfortably…

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Popfilter’s 2014 Fall TV Challenge

Round 3 HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER VS TRANSPARENT Check out all the action at http://challonge.com/popfilter I’ve been looking forward to this match up since reviewing each of these pilots. These have been two of the best quality shows of the new fall season. So far, the shows we have compared have been unequally…

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The Popfilter 2014 Fall TV Challenge

Round One HAPPYLAND VS TRANSPARENT See the winners and losers at http://challonge.com/popfilter   Today’s fight is brought to you by MTV and Amazon.com. It’s not enough to say that one show is better than the other. One show is clearly better than the other. This is Pacquiao versus a middle school junior varsity wrestler named…

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