7. Paramount+ starring Patrick Stewart and Arnold
Super Bowl commercials are good for one thing: Getting Patrick Stewart to acknowledge the existence of Arnold—whose last name is apparently “Shortman.” This collection of Paramount+ heavy hitters includes Lt. Dangle, Knuckles, Master Chief, Jeff Probst, Creed (because we have to pretend Creed is good now since there hasn’t been a new mainstream rock band since 2003), and Drew Barrymore (still rehabbing her image after the strikes). It’s a template Paramount’s been pushing for years now. Some of this is great (“Barrymore, shut your face”), and the Peppa Pig button is a delight. But is this overstuffed, like we’re getting into the hat-on-a-hat territory? Probably. Still, whenever he gets to do comedy, as he’s been doing for Paramount+ for years now, Stewart absolutely crushes.
