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What The Best TV Shows Of 2020 Say About Us
The year started off simply, with predictable pop culture markers; new music from Justin Bieber, a risqué Ricky Gervais roast as the Golden Globes emcee, a Will Smith buddy action comedy reprise in “Bad Boys for Life,” and Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s electric Super Bowl halftime show.
Soon, we were all smirking at Brad Pitt’s “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” acceptance speeches about updating his Tinder profile, cheering on when “Parasite” made Oscar history alongside proud Korean-Canadian Sandra Oh, and kept an eyebrow raised with each reveal on “The Masked Singer.”
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But the traditional entertainment calendar shifted as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, resulting in TV and film production shutdowns, postponements, and gasp! — remote talk shows and awards ceremonies.
With many quarantining at home, watercooler small talk and zeitgeisty conversations shifted from in-person debriefs at or outside the office, to social media or group chats, fostering a more engaged community of plugged-in fans with shared interests. Word-of-mouth hits or oddities provided much-needed escapism, and quickly, everybody was sharing their must-watch recommendations to find yet another way to connect ... especially with no new episodes of “Game of Thrones” to talk about.
So, what would 2020 be if not the year that gave us “Tiger King”? Would we all have obsessed about “The Undoing” and who killed Elena Alves if the TV schedule was more crowded? Would “The Queen’s Gambit” have still broken Netflix records if we had more opportunities to leave the house?
These “what ifs” are fun to ponder, but here’s a look back at the television year that was, and what our connection to these moments, and these TV shows say about us.
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