James Poniewozik

And generally, you know, of those shows, there is one that is my absolute favorite.

This year, that was Long Story Short, an animated family dramedy

It's about a family told over time, jumping back and forth in their history.

You might say that kind of sounds like This Is Us, and this was a bit of a This Is Us approach, but with the difference of having, you know,

less reliance on big twists and melodrama.

And also, long story short, is just extremely Jewish.

It's about a Jewish family.

It is...

detailed and specific.

This is so Jewish, Manischewitz could, like, pickle it and sell it in a jar.

You know, I will say, like, I am Jewish myself.

My family is not super Jewish in the way that the family in this is.

But that's not necessarily the appeal of it to me.

The appeal is that...

I am really drawn to specificity, particularly in comedies like this, because I think that helps you develop a viewpoint.

It helps you know the characters.

It helps you create a world.

You know, I watch TV.

I...

experience art in general to take me into somebody else's experience.