In 2022, Good TV Was a Gut Feeling

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( best of 2022 [In 2022, Good TV Was a Gut Feeling]( Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year. Photo-Illustration: Photo Illustration: Rowena Lloyd and Susanna Hayward; Photos Courtesy of the Networks Year-end lists are fun and contentious pieces of writing, but most of the fun takes place outside the list itself. The process of list-making is a weird act of trying to balance personal responses with some imagined objective measurement, and while lists are about the year in culture, they’re also portraits of the people who wrote them. [Once again](, we’re posting [not just our lists]( but also a conversation among critics Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk about how we made them, what this year in TV was like, and what we’re furious we had to leave off. Kathryn VanArendonk: It’s the end of the year — a time of reflection, of reconsideration, of looking back on the past several months of our lives and thinking, Oh holy God, what did I even watch this year? Every year, I try to keep a list of everything I’ve watched because otherwise I will simply forget. This time, looking back on that list felt more like a memory trip than usual. In particular, there were a few months where everything I watched felt about 70 percent as catchy or appealing as it should’ve been. There was an onslaught of Emmy-bait projects this spring (see: [The Girl From Plainville](, [Gaslit](, [The Staircase](, The Essex Serpent, [Candy](), all of which seemed to be straining for culture-defining relevance. And yet so many of them landed with an “eh.” [Read More]( [Holiday Sale: Save up to 70% and get two exclusive gifts]( with an annual subscription to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • George & Tammy: [Playin’ Possum]( • Below Deck: [Seasick]( • His Dark Materials: [Death Is Going to Die (Ep. 1)](, [Your Strength, My Guile (Ep. 2)]( • Welcome to Chippendales: [The Godfather IV]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Catch Me If You Can Is a (Lonely) Christmas Movie It’s the most accurate representation of Christmas from the adult perspective.]( By Carrie Wittmer [Henry Koperski Waves Good-bye to Musical Comedy “If someone wants to write a big check for me to write more musical comedy, I will, but it’s no longer something that comes from my heart.”]( By Jason P. Frank [The Best Books of 2022 Yes, this list features more than one book set in a postapocalyptic world, but have you looked around lately?]( [The Best Podcasts of 2022 Forget the celebrity brand extensions. The art of podcasting is still as vibrant as ever.]( [The Daily Show Will Feature Celebrity Guest Hosts Until Fall 2023 The all-star line-up includes Leslie Jones, Al Franken, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, and Hasan Minhaj.]( By Josef Adalian [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 12-Across, Three Letters: Chihuahua who could use some therapy. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation and Juan Pablo Pino/AFP [Switched On Pop]( Through crafting a unique, cross-cultural sound, Kali Uchis has emerged as one of indie music’s most promising talents. From playing in jazz band as a kid to collaborating with Bootsy Collins and Kaytranada, the Grammy Award–winning artist has managed to take her bilingual, one-of-a-kind music to the “Billboard” charts while still keeping her DIY ethos. At this year’s Vulture Fest live in Los Angeles, [Switched on Pop host Charlie Harding talked with Uchis]( about her career, her songcraft and her two upcoming albums, one in Spanish and one in English. [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved