by Damian Holbrook
Cheers to To Tell the Truth
for booking some straight-up icons. We cannot lie, the sight of legendary producer Norman Lear and One Day at a Time‘s Rita Moreno (pictured) on the same stage had us thinking that ABC’s other game shows should go after more guests with such impressive TV roots.
Cheers to Pennyworth
for being the butler who does it with style. Like a young Michael Caine, Jack Bannon is the hero we’d happily hold the door for in Epix’s supercool period thriller about Batman’s future manservant back when he was a stylish, sexy James Bond type.
Jeers to 9-1-1
for soaking its stars in disaster-film drama. When you have a cast of first responders that includes powerhouses like Peter Krause, Angela Basset and Aisha Hinds, you don’t need Irwin Allen-level stunts like mega-earthquakes and Season 3’s impending tidal wave. Let’s leave that silliness for movies starring The Rock and better special effects.
Jeers to Animal Kingdom
for eating its own! Even for a show that’s always been violent and unpredictable, we never imagined they’d dare kill Ellen Barkin’s Smurf. Not only because Mama Cody is the hard-hearted, horrifying center of the twisted Cody clan, but also because Barkin is a badass who just can’t be replaced.