Halt and Catch Up: The Best TV of April 2018
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Even with our breathless TV coverage every week, a few great things are bound to slip through the cracks. To that end, Allison and Clint (along with Dominick Suzanne-Mayer and Jacob Oller) halt and catch up to everything we missed over the month of April!Along the way, we also point out some of the month's greatest hits - from Atlanta's superb "Teddy Perkins" to the one-two punch of beautiful performances from Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry and The Handmaid's Tale's Elisabeth Moss. Timestamps:2:20 - TV News:The Cosby verdict, Stranger Things season 3 promo, Colin Jost and Michael Che hosting the Emmys13:17 - Episode of the Month: Atlanta, "Teddy Perkins" (FX)27:48 - Picks of the Month:Jacob: Aggretsuko (Netflix)Dom: Andre the Giant (HBO)Allison: The Americans, "The Great Patriotic War" (FX)Clint: The Handmaid's Tale, "June" (Hulu)45:29 - Performance of the Month:Consensus: Tie - Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta (FX), Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)Dom: Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)Allison: Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)Jacob: Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)Clint: Parker Posey, Lost in Space (Netflix)1:08:38 - What We Missed:Clint: LA to Vegas (FOX)Jacob: The Terror (AMC)Dom: NXT Takeover: New Orleans (WWE)Allison: Howards End (Starz)1:24:41 - Next Week in TV: Jacob: James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (AMC)Dom: John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City (Netflix)Allison: RuPaul's Drag Race, "Snatch Game"(VH1)Clint: Good Girls, "Remix" (NBC)-- Clint WorthingtonSenior Staff Writer, Consequence of SoundCo-Host/Editor/Producer, TV Party PodcastCo-Host/Editor/Producer, AlcohollywoodCo-Host/Editor/Producer, Nathan Rabin's Happy CastChicago Independent Film Critics Circle, 2016-
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