I missed my personal deadline for top tv of 2022 but stay tuned, my new plan is to get it out this next week. I spent a little time working through The Dropout (Hulu) which while I don’t normally really enjoy based on true events was kind of fascinating and Seyfried in particular was really good. I also made my way through White Lotus (HBOM)and while I was not as enamored as many I could definitely appreciate the characters and watching things unfold, and yes I would enjoy an expensive vacation (without murder obvs).

I’ve also been catching some of the midseason shows to decide what to add to my repertoire. I’ve been enjoying Will Trent (ABC/Hulu) as one of those particular and successful detectives but the characters are all really good (ABC/Hulu), Accused (Fox/Hulu) with a what happened legal case of the week/anthology, Not Dead Yet (ABC/Hulu) a cute comedy where the woman writing obituaries sees the people she’s writing about. One episode of The Company You Keep has me intrigued with its Romeo and Juliet cons vs CIA, and willing to see if Night Court (NBC/Peacock) and Animal Control (Fox/Hulu) find their comedic groove.

• Wreck (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 3/1 – A drama set in the world of a cruise ship as a guy tries to uncover what happened to his sister who disappeared.
• True Lies (CBS) Series Premiere, Wednesday 3/1, 10pm – I was just looking to see when this was scheduled as I had an earlier date, a series take on the secret spy husband movie.
• Daisy Jones & The Six (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 3/3 – Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a musical-drama series on the rise and fall of a rock band.
• Next in Fashion (Net) Season Premiere, Friday 3/3 – I tend to catch these fashion competitions but I think I missed this the first time around (either that or it was just unmemorable).
• Grand Crew (NBC) Season Premiere, Friday 3/3, 8:30pm – I enjoyed this sort of friends hang show from last season and hope it keeps its mojo.
• The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (MTV) Series Premiere, Friday 3/3, 10pm – Speaking of reality competitions, I might be interested in art.
• Act Your Age (Bounce) Series Premiere, Saturday 3/4, 8pm – I might need to double check what Bounce TV is but they’ve got a new comedy about 3 ‘vibrant’ women in their 50s, with Kym Whitley, Tisha Campbell, and Yvette Nicole Brown
• History of the World, Part II (Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday 3/6 – After 40 years they’re doing a sequel to the Mel Brooks film with various history sketches, Brooks EPs with Ike Barinholts, Nick Kroll, and Wanda Sykes as cast.
• Rain Dogs (HBO) Series Premiere, Monday 3/6, 10pm – This dark comedy brings an ‘unconventional love story’ about a single mom, her 10-year-old daughter, and a privileged gay man.
• You (Net) Thursday 3/9 – The second half of the season drops, I’ll probably tune into this after I crank out my 2022 tv list.
• Unprisoned (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 3/10 – Kerry Washington stars as a therapist and single mom whose dad gets out of prison and moves in with her.
• Luther: The Fallen Sun (Net) Premiere, Friday 3/10 – I knew they were making this Luther movie but had lost track, do I still have time for a series rewatch?
• The Oscars (ABC) Sunday 3/12 – I’ve been ticking through a few of these but have some ‘in theaters only’ to catch up on.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

Wrapping a few more things, the very well done if not a bit odd Atlanta. I also did Fleishman is in Trouble which was pretty good but I was a little too annoyed by everyone to fully appreciate. And I Love That For You before my Showtime wraps up which was kind of amusing but very personality driven with Vanesssa Bayer and Molly Shannon. Also checked out Mo the dramedy of Palestinian refugee from Mohammed Amer and Ramy Youssef which I liked but it didn’t quite stick with me.

• Red Rose (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/15 – Teens are in terror from an app, in this British drama, early reviews seem to say the cast elevates it.
• Animal Control (Fox) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/16, 9pm – Joel McHale heads up a workplace comedy with lots of Animal Control hijinks.
• Hello Tomorrow! (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 2/17 – Starring and EP’d by Billy Crudup, as a salesman selling lunar timeshares in this futuristic comedy.
• The Company You Keep (ABC) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/19, 10pm – A con man and an undercover CIA operative kick off a little passion that can only lead to complications.
• Black Snow (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/23 – A small-town murder never solved kicks up again when a time capsule is opened.
• The Consultant (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 2/24 – Christoph Waltz in this comedic thriller based on the novel.
• Liaison (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 2/24 – A French/English thriller, will the mistakes of their past destroy their future?
• Party Down (Starz) Series Premiere, Friday 2/24, 9pm – This is billed as Season 3 but we’re picking up ten years later with our fave caterers, excited they got the gang back together headed up by Adam Scott, the original series was funny.

And for anyone on the lookout for Magnum PI it’s moving from CBS to NBC on 2/19.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

Cranking through a few streaming items with the latest season of Ramy which is still good and odd, Girl From Plainville which left me a little unsatisfied with its take on the real scenario, and the latest season of Leverage: Redemption which I find fun. I also started Poker Face on Peacock and my only complaint is the weekly spacing out of episodes.

Over the next couple of weeks I’ll check out Not Dead Yet and of course the latest season of You, though I may delay a bit on that while I catch up with 2022 shows to do my Top Tv post.

• The Watchful Eye (Free) Series Premiere, Monday 1/30, 9/10pm – Everyone has secrets including a new live-in nanny at an affluent NY family.
• The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/1 – I don’t particularly dig cooking shows, but I feel like people are into these ones.
• Gunther’s Millions (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/1 – We follow the rich and famous in reality why not a wealthy dog?
• The Ark (Syfy) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/1, 10pm – In the future when we’re trying to colonize other planets damage to a ship tests their mission.
• Freeridge (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/2 – I didn’t stick with On My Block, but this is a spinoff in some way.
• Dear Edward (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 2/3 – Based on the book a story of a kid who survives a plane crash that kills his family.
• State of the Union (Various) Tuesday 2/7, 6pm pacific.
• Not Dead Yet (ABC) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/8, 8:30/9:30pm – Gina Rodriguez stars as a broke and newly single obituary column writer.
• You (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 2/9 – Our favorite obsessive gets a new chapter, let’s see what the body count looks like this time.
• Superbowl (Fox) Sunday 2/12, 3:30pm pacific – Sportsball and related content.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

When I was sick I gave myself permission to binge through the latest season of Emily in Paris which continues to be trash but entertaining trash. I also cranked through the sweet Heartstopper. I typically save half-hour streaming comedies for when I exercise with my in-apartment bike pedals. Once I got that back in action I wrapped up the final season of Derry Girls, which was definitely a fun series. And a few new things hitting the radar.

• Night Court (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/17, 8/8:30pm – The early version of this show had charm and sounds like this might need a beat but has potential.
• That ’90s Show (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/19 – Continuing the reboot trend, That ’70s Show characters return this time with Kitty and Red dealing with their grandkid and supposedly everyone (not currently facing rape charges) is reprising their role as guest appearances, again the original had some charm so we’ll see.
• Accused (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/22, 9pm – This anthology series brings a different crime told from the defendant’s POV.
• Extraordinary (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/25 – If everyone develops a superpower when they turn 18, what happens if yours doesn’t show, a look at a world with and without powers.
• Poker Face (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/26 – Natasha Lyonne going from place to place solving crimes, yes please.
• Wolf Pack (Para+) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/26 – Sarah Michelle Geller in a werewolf tv show, sure I’ll check it out.
• Shrinking (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 1/27 – Jason Segel plays a grieving therapist who actually starts telling his patients what he thinks.
• Lockwood & Co (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 1/27 – A small ghost-hunting agency in London made up of some gifted teens.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

I have been playing catchup and was on the brink of wrapping up a few series… This Fool on Hulu (mildly amusing but not my thing), Killing It on Peacock (dumb but pretty funny), HighSchool on Freevee (I liked the idea of the twins’ story more than I felt compelled by the execution though would come back), and Evil (still too creepy but good) and The Good Fight (sad to say goodbye to these peeps) on Paramount+. I’m poking around for a minute on Paramount+ before canceling that subscription. I’m also adding a few other shows from best of 2022 lists before switching to movies. And of course, midseason is officially kicking off.

• Will Trent (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/3, 10pm – Based on a book series this agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (huh?) uses his unique POV to clear cases.
• Ginny & Georgia (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 1/5 – I was surprisingly engaged with the first season of this family looking for new beginnings that find more than a few complications, it’s sweet and a little edgy.
• The Rig (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 1/6 – A supernatural mist comes to an oil rig.
• Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (AMC & others) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/8, 9pm – Based on the books, a woman discovers she’s part of a witch fam and of course, there’s some drama.
• Alert (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/8, 9pm – A new missing person drama set in Philly.
• Velma (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/12 – Mindy Kaling voices the key member of the Scooby gang in this adult animated comedy.
• The Last of Us (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/15, 9pm – A futuristic look at a man and girl trying to survive after the collapse of modern civilization.
• The Way Home (Hall) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/15, 9pm – I don’t follow any of Hallmark’s series but assuming they’re relatively formulaic, this is a multigenerational family drama.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

Trying to do a little damage to my list of shows on other people’s top tv lists and should continue over the holidays when new selections are low. There’s plenty of holiday fare and some specials. I wrapped up Dead to Me which was an odd and interesting journey about these two unlikely friends. The Patient might have been good but the subject matter (serial killer holding his therapist hostage) ended up a bit too dark for me. And Reboot with a cute enough premise and cast to make it work. The procrastinator wishes you lots of celebration and connection and lots of good things to watch.

• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Am) Season Premiere, Wednesday 12/21 – Is anyone watching this show, seems like it might be entertaining in a formulaic sort of way but I haven’t tried it?
• Emily in Paris (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 12/21 – I don’t like this series but it’s one of the few series I find myself doing a quick binge on.
• The Snap (Allblk) Series Premiere, Thursday 12/22 – Not to be confused with “The Slap,” a ‘god’ challenges peeps to see situations in a new light, it’s a comedy?
• Pinata Masters! (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 12/23 – Reality spotlight, there is no area we can’t make a competition out of, will the kids like them?
• The Witcher: Blood Origin (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 12/25 – If you’ve always wondered about the story behind the Witcher.
• Treason (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 12/26 – The past catches up with an MI6 agent, will secrets be exposed?
• Kaleidoscope (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/1 – Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega among others are part of a crew looking to pull off a big ass heist.
• Paul T. Goldman (Pea) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/1 – A mix of real life and dramatized scenes in the style of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

Nothing much to see here. Which is allowing me to play some catchup. Wrapped up the oddly compelling Yellowjackets (Show), not sure how those girls are dealing with things and all the secrets from the past but I’m in. Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu) which was like a real-life Ted Lasso for those of us who don’t follow football aka soccer, they did a good job weaving the stories of the players, the town, and the big purchase by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. Grace & Frankie (Net) which felt like kind of a throwback sitcom but you can’t go wrong with hijinks with this cast headed by Jane Fond and Lily Tomlin. Reservation Dogs (Hulu) continued to bring it in season 2 with engaging and offbeat stories of four indigenous teens in Oklahoma. And Mind Your Manners one of the latest reality fare from Netflix, I try to limit my reality but the combo of learning new things and heartwarming stories sometimes slips through, this was fine enough.

And I start to look at all the series folks are starting to say are the best of the year. While I used to be able to do my top tv of the year posts at year close, now I always try to do a little catchup. Target Feb (because then I need to move on to movies). Until then I’ve got a busy slate. Still working through The Good Fight and Better Call Saul. Just started High School on Freevee and This Fool on Hulu, and while both had moments they didn’t immediately grab me.

But we can’t get away without anything new:

• Kindred (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 12/13 – Adapted from the novel, a woman relocating her family to LA starts being pulled through time.
• The Recruit (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 12/16 – New to the FBI and into big secrets.
• 1923 (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 12/18 – If you haven’t gotten enough of Yellowstone here’s Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in a pre-prequel?

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

Well other than the election coverage on Tuesday we’re just clicking along. I took a break from my Better Call Saul viewing to try Yellowjackets in case I let my Paramount+ subscription go sooner rather than later. I enjoyed the season of InkMaster and have some work to do on The Good Fight (which is wrapping up) and Evil. Let’s see if we get any traction on Tulsa King and want to consider that. I’ve also slacked on my in-apartment exercise bike so my streaming comedies have dwindled but I’ll want to dive into Dead to Me, good exercise motivation.

• The Crown (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/9 – I dropped off on this earlier (not with a specific decision to do so) but folks are more attentive now to the more recent timeline and with the passing of the crown.
• The Calling (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/10 – An NYPD detective ‘questions his own humanity.’
• The Good Fight (Para+) Series Finale, Thursday 11/10 – I’m still on the previous season but clicking on this very fun and well-done series.
• Reasonable Doubt (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/10, 10 pm – A broadcast premiere of a Hulu show to give you a look-see, if you couldn’t tell from the title it’s a legal show.
• The English (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 11/11 – I just did a quick scan yesterday trying to find out when this was coming available after some folks shared an excellent review of this Emily Blunt Western.
• Tulsa King (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/13 – Sylvester Stallone as a mafia guy out of prison and ending up in Tulsa, I think two episodes at the premiere and then weekly.
• Rogue Heroes (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/13, 9 pm – Does anyone get Epix? If so you can tune in to this dramatized account of ‘the world’s greatest Special Forces unit.’
• Leverage: Redemption (Free) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/16 – I find this con-job-an-episode to be pretty entertaining.
• Mind Your Manners (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/16 – Reality spotlight: I’m kind of intrigued to see what this etiquette teacher works with her clients on.
• Fleishman is in Trouble (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/17 – I didn’t love this book, some protagonists are just annoying, but a little intrigued as to what they’ll do with the series with Jesse Eisenberg and Clair Danes among others.
• Dead to Me (Net) Series Finale. Thursday 11/17 – We’re ready for the final season of this fun series with Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate as unexpected friends, and thinking healthy thoughts for Applegate who managed to complete this while battling MS.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.

I’m generally behind in streaming since I’ve been trying to catch up broadcast and cable fall tv, thought I did crank through Queer Eye: Brazil for some good feels that require little attention. I don’t think I caught the last season of Big Mouth but a new one is coming. The Ink Master finale is coming up on 11/2. Which means I should be almost done with my Paramount + subscription but I’m not caught up on Evil or The Good Fight yet (though have been watching an episode weekly when Ink Master comes out).

For more of what’s new that I will also likely ignore (at least for now):

• Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday 10/25 – A collection of sinister stories.
• The Devil’s Hour (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 10/28 – A woman who repeatedly wakes in the middle of the night’s finds strange things and gets involved in a series of murders
• The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 10/28 – Son of a notorious witch is caught between to clans.
• Inside Man (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 10/31 – An American death row prisoner helps a British journalist search for a friend.
• Blockbuster (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/3 – A workplace comedy set in the last Blockbuster, a good enough cast including Melissa Fumero and Randall Park, to be curious.
• The Suspect (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/3 – A psychologist gets caught up in a murder.
• Lopez vs Lopez (NBC) Series Premeiere, Friday 11/4 – George Lopez and his daughter are giving comedy a go together, as I believe a father and daughter.
• Mood (BBCA) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/6, 10pm – Based on a play, a woman trying to make it as a singer ends up giving the influencer journey a go.
• Dangerous Liaisons (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 11/6, 8pm – This one’s a prequel telling the origin story.

The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.