The Best 16 Binge-Watches Of 2016

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Top 16 Binge Watches
Top 16 Binge Watches

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FLEABAG, l-r: Sian Clifford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, (Season 1, Episode 4, aired September 16, 2016).
Described as a "brilliant, raunchy look into the mind of the modern woman," Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag is a daring comedy not to be missed.

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Top 16 Binge Better Call Saul

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Our latest Netflix superhero obsession, Luke Cage joins Daredevil and Jessica Jones in Marvel's absorbing slate of small-screen superhero shows.

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Togetherness
If you haven't had the pleasure of watching Mark and Jay Duplass' emotionally intimate HBO series Togetherness, prepare yourself to feel the full spectrum of emotions.

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Top 16 Binge Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
In terms of pure joy, there was no better binge-watch in 2016 than Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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Top 16 Binge Red Oaks
Red OaksAmazon Prime's wonderful coming-of-age series, is just so much damn fun. It will make you nostalgic for those fleeting years between childhood and the real world where bad decisions were imminent and possibilities seemed endless.

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Top 16 Binge THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY (aka THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME
When I hear the term "smoldering chemistry," I think of Sarah Paulson and Sterling K. Brown on The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

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Top 16 Binge Catastrophe labor
Created by and starring the devilishly delightful duo of Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe which is available to stream on Prime Video, provides an authentic, hilarious look at the tumultuous rollercoaster known as love and marriage.

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Top 16 Binge ATLANTA, (from left): Donald Glover, Keith Standfield, ‘The Streisand Effect’, (Season 1, ep. 104,
"The characters of Atlanta are several things -- detailed, impulsive, often desperate -- but more than anything else, they feel believable. Atlanta brings to the screen a better scripted version of a recognizable real life, something that is struggling and messy while simultaneously being ridiculous and beautiful."

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Top 16 Binge grinder finale
Fred Savage and Rob Lowe are pure magic together in The Grinder. The silly meta humor adds a whole new layer to an already enjoyable series.

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Top 16 Binge Veep

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Top 16 Binge You’re The Worst
You're the Worst once again tackled myriad real-life subjects with a nuanced combination of humor and depth while continuing the saga of the complicated connection between Gretchen and Jimmy.

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An incredible mix of acting, writing, and humor, Casual brilliantly captures the everyday struggle of just living life.

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The Duffer Brothers' Netflix series is the textbook example of the phrase "just one more episode." An homage to the halcyon days of '80s cinema while adding their own unique twists to the genre, Stranger Things took social media by storm on its way to becoming one of the most popular shows of 2016.

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Top 16 Binge O.J. Simpson Made in America
Top 16 Binge O.J. Simpson Made in America

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Top 16 Binge Search Party pull aside portraits
Last month, I extolled the theatrical virtues of leading lady Alia Shawkat, but the entire cast of Search Party delivered A + performances in this captivating series that delighted and enthralled from minute one.

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