new and noteworthy tv: 6/21-7/4

Sex/Life

Looking forward to the return of the poetic and heartbreaking David Makes Man (OWN, 6/22) and the campy witchy Motherland Fort Salem (Free, 6/22), the crafty Making It (NBC, 6/24), and The Good Fight which I’ll have to wait a while for it to hit Amazon for purchase. But clearly if I had one thing to recommend it would be Bosch returning for its final season.

  • Jiva! (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/24 – A street dancer in South Africa pursues her dancing dreams.
  • Sex/Life (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – Sarah Shahi plays a married woman whose past comes back when an ex shows up.
  • Wimbledon (ESPN) Monday 6/28 – First-round play starts, so far sounds like no Nadal and no Osaka.

More streaming:

  • September Mornings (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Brazilian series follows Cassandra who left her hometown to become who she always wanted to be.
  • Ray (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Hindi language series shares four stores from satire to a psychological thriller.
  • Somos (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 6/30 – This Mexican crime drama takes place in a town overtaken by cartel operations.
  • Generation 56k (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Italian romantic comedy where a couple of f 30-somethings look back on their youth and the internet.
  • Young Royals (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Prince Wilhem adjust to his new boarding school in this Swedish romantic drama.

Returning streaming: Below Deck Mediterranean (Pea, 6/21), The Sommerdahl Murders (Acorn, 6/21), Too Hot to Handle (Net, 6/23), The Good Fight (Para+, 6/24), Innocent (SundN, 6/24), Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars/Untucked (Para+, 6/24), Bosch (Am, 6/25), Central Park (App+, 6/25), The A List (Net, 6/25), The Seven Deadly Sins (Net, 6/28), Starbeam (Net, 6/29), The Mighty Ones (Hulu/Pea, 7/1), Mortel (Net, 7/2).

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/28-10/11

Emily in Paris

I’m making some progress on my Buffy/Angel rewatch and yet that doesn’t quite feel like progress. Enough to keep me occupied I did take a look at LA’s Finest which was fun, Filthy Rich which was sadly not. Onward…

  • French Open (Tennis/NBC) – Looks like this is mostly on Tennis channel for serious fans but picks up on NBC for the semis 10/9.
  • Whose Vote Counts (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 9/28 – Reality spotlight on an explanation of things like the electoral college and gerrymandering, ’tis the season.
  • Presidential Debate (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) – Tuesday 9/29, 6pm – I’m not sure I can take it…
  • Code 404 (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1 – One of two partners in an elite police unit dies and is brought back to life via AI in this new comedy.
  • Gangs of London (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1 – Tells the story of a city being torn apart by power struggles and the vacuum following the death of the head of a crime family, early reviews are mixed.
  • The Salisbury Poisonings (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1 – A dramatic miniseries telling of the investigation into the release of a toxic nerve agent.
  • Good Morning, Veronica (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1 – This Brazilian mystery has a copy uncovering secrets and conspiracy.
  • Octoberfest: Beer & Blood (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1 – This German TV show follows an ambitious brewer in the 1900s who tries to dominate Octoberfest.
  • Death in Paradise (Ova) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1, 1-11pm – Airing of the British detective series where the detective assigned to solve a murder of an officer on an island is assigned to replace him.
  • Criptales (BBCA) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/1, 10pm – A collection of six short films written, directed, and performed by a person with disabilities.
  • Emily in Paris (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 10/2 – Chicago marketing exec moves to Paris for her dream job in this latest comedy by Darren Star, no word yet but I’m hoping for a replacement to Younger which I think is rolling into its final season.
  • Monsterland (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 10/2 – An anthology series bringing tales of mermaids, fallen angels, and other strange beasts.
  • The Good Lord Bird (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/4, 9pm – Ethan Hawke stars in this adaptation of the James McBride novel about a fictional enslaved boy and abolitionist soldiers.
  • Cobra (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/4, 10pm – An ‘action packed’ political drama following the Prime Minister and a major crisis.
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/4, 10pm – This latest spinoff of a show I don’t watch anymore but if you’re craving more here it is.
  • Soulmates (AMC) Series Premiere, Monday 10/5, 10pm – Set fifteen years into the future a test tells you who your soulmate is and this dramatic anthology follows the impact.
  • Swamp Thing (CW) Broadcast Series Premiere, Tuesday 10/6 – Mysterious swamp creature.
  • neXt (Fox) Series Premiere, Tuesday 10/6, 9pm – The creator of an AI teams up with cybercrime to save us all from it.
  • Vice Presidential Debate (Various) Wednesday 10/7, 6pm – Go Kamala!
  • To the Lake (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/7 – This Russian TV show takes us to a terrifying plague, in case anyone needed that.
  • Devils (CW) Broadcast Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/7, 8pm – An intercontinental financial war with Patrick Dempsey.
  • Connecting (NBC) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/8, 8pm – Here’s the one that’s video calls during the lockdown.
  • The Right Stuff (Dis+) Series Premiere, Friday 10/9 – The story of the early US space program based on the book by Tom Wolfe.

Returning streaming: Carmen Sandiego (Net, 10/1), The Worst Witch (Net, 101), Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Net, 10/9), Ghostwriter (App+, 10/9), The Haunting of: Bly Manor (Net, 10/9).

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/20-2/2

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

I wrapped my Psych watch this week, it’s not an amazing tv show but perfectly fun and bingeable. From last week’s options I was intrigued enough by 68 Whiskey, Bone Collector, and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay to give them another show. I’m also excited for the return of The Bold Type on Thursday, the (90 minute) series finale of The Good Place as well as the final half of the final season of Bojack, as well as intrigued to see where Shrill goes which I enjoyed.

If I had to recommend one new show this week it would be giving Nora from Queens a shot, I’d be happy to add a new comedy to the roster.

  • Australian Open (ESPN2) – Get ready for a fortnight of tennis
  • Awkwafina is Nora from Queens (Com) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/22, 10:30pm – A comedy based on her real-life she’s got enough likability that this should be worth a watch.
  • October Faction (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/23 – Based on the comic book where parents hunt the supernatural with kids have their own secrets.
  • Outmatched (Fox) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/23, 8:30pm – A comedy where parents, Maggie Lawson and Jason Biggs, are raising raise four kids, three of which are geniuses.
  • Star Trek: Picard (CBSAA) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/23 – What’s Jean-Luc Picard up to these days (already renewed for another season so feel free to dig in)?
  • Next in Fashion (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/29 – Hosted by Alexa Chung and Tan France, could this keep us entertained between seasons of Project Runway?
  • The Stranger (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/30 – This suspense show based on the book asks what if a stranger exposes a families darkest secrets.
  • Superbowl/Puppy Bowl/Kitten Bowl (Fox, AnPl, Hall) Sunday 2/2 – Pick your bowl.

Additional streaming:

  • The Red Shadows (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/23 – French mystery about a five year old who was abducted 25 years prior.
  • The Ghost Bride (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/23 – 1890s Malacca has a woman married to a deceased some and mystery ensues.
  • Omniscient (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/29 – Brazilian sci-fi show where a woman tries to investigate a murder that 24/7 drones say didn’t happen.
  • Luna Nera (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 1/31 – 17th-century Italian girl has a destiny for witchcraft while her boyfriend’s father hunts them.
  • Ragnarok (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 1/31 – No Thor but a Norwegian town feels the end of times in this mystery.

Returning streaming: Jim Henson’s Word Party (Net, 1/21), The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Net, 1/24), Shrill (Hulu, 1/24), Bojack Horseman (Net, 1/31), Diablero (Net, 1/31), I am a Killer (Net, 1/31).

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/26-9/8

Carnival Row

Was sad to see the series finale of Baskets but glad it got a good run and after a dream that Veronica Mars and I were being followed I decided to dial back the intensity of that rewatch.

  • US Open (ESPNs) – Play starts Monday.
  • The A List (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/30 – Remote island sleep away camp filled with supernatural mystery.
  • Carnival Row (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 8/30 – Mixed reviews on this fantasy drama where Orlando Bloom reconnects with a faerie played by Cara Delevingne and investigate murders.
  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/30 – A prequel to the 1982 movie that I barely recall but remember fondly this follows Gerlflings setting out to save the world.
  • The Good Bandit (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/30 – Near death experience causes as drug lord to leave his life of crime in this Latin American comedic crime story.
  • When Hope Calls (HMN) Series Premiere, Friday 8/30 – 1900s sisters open an orphanage.
  • Maigret (Ova) Series Premiere, Saturday 8/31, 7pm – Rowan Atkinson plays a detective based on the novels.
  • Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/4 – Based on the story of the formation of the Wu-Tang Clan.
  • The Spy (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/6 – Sacha Baron Cohen plays a 60s Mossad agent based on a true story.

Returning streaming: Workin’ Moms (Net, Thursday 8/29), Keeping the Faith (Acorn, Friday 8/30), Mighty Little Bheem (Net, Friday 8/30), True & the Rainbow Kingdom (Net, Friday 8/30), Elite (Net, Friday 9/6).

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new and noteworthy tv: 6/3-6/9

Working on the backlog as things simmer down, plus adding a bit of summer fare with things like Claws, The Bold Type, Animal Kingdom, iZombie, Elementary, and of course Luther.

  • Malibu Rescue (Net) Series Premiere, Monday – This comedy about aspiring junior lifeguards.
  • Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Always a favorite so will likely tune in to the latest.
  • French Open (NBC) – NBC coverage picks up with Women’s semi on Thursday at 11am with the men’s and women’s finals Saturday and Sunday at 6am.

Returning streaming: Creative Galaxy (Am, Tuesday), Black Mirror (Net, Wednesday), The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Wednesday), 3% (Net, Friday), Designated Survivor (Net, Friday).

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/15-1/21

Well I finally finished The Wire! And it was well worth watching, although it does hold the test of time it would have been nice to see some of the technology elements in real time. And now I’m continuing on with Deadwood and the rest of the roundup but starting to eye what missed series to visit next.

  • Australian Open (ESPN2) – First week play.
  • Black Lightening (CW) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – A superhero is drawn back into his old persona getting some initial good buzz.
  • The Paynes (OWN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – A spinoff from Tyler Perry’s House of Payne starts with a road trip to Florida.
  • The Path (Hulu) Season Premiere, Wednesday – This cult show returns.
  • The Assassination of Gianni Versace (Fx) Season Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – It’s reportedly not another OJ but still worth a look.
  • Corporate (Com) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A new comic look work looking at two downtrodden employees of a multinational corporation.
  • Grace & Frankie (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – Though not earth shattering I have still be finding this show amusing.
  • Counterpart (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – Espionage, intrigue, and government conspiracies oh and a parallel dimension J.K. Simmons
  • SAG Awards (TNT) Sunday, 8pm – Kristen Bell hosts.
  • The Resident (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday, 10pm – This look from the POV of three different doctors at three different stages looks annoying from the previews but with some good talent I’ll still check it out.

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/3-7/9

I just wrapped up GLOW on Netflix, which was quite good but I just didn’t love it as much as I had hoped, for me it took a bit for the more dramatic mix of this half hour show to find its footing. And enjoying some summer fare like Killjoys, Orphan Black, Queen Sugar, Wynonna Earp, Playing House, and Animal Kingdom. Still need to take a pass at Broadchurch and the new Prime Suspect: Tennison.

  • Wimbledon (ESPN) Monday, 4am – The first round of this fortnight begins.
  • Tour de France (NBCSN) Monday, 5am – Apparently I no longer have this on my radar because it started on Saturday, too much tv for me to follow this race but might catch a replay of the preshow on Monday before the regular time race to get the lay of the land.
  • 4th of July Fireworks (NBC) Tuesday, 8pm – In case you don’t want to leave your home but still want to see the sparkle and some performances.
  • Snowfall (Fx) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – The rise of crack in LA in the 80s has gotten more talk of potential than raves about the start of the series.
  • Pure (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – Import of a Canadian drama about a Mennonite pastor battling drug trafficking in his neighborhood.
  • Tour de Pharmacy (HBO) Saturday, 10pm – Andy Samberg’s latest comedic entry is a look back at the drug filled cycling, perhaps an amusing break from today’s actual tour?

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new and noteworthy tv: 6/5-6/11

Not a ton new and noteworthy but there are some fun summer shows that I enjoy returning, while I’m still attending to Fargo and kicking through some streaming shows.

  • Ink Master (Spike) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – I’m still unresolved about my no longer getting Spike.
  • King of the Road (Vice) Season Premiere, Wednesday, 9pm – I thought the first season of this was a weird fun combination of skateboarding and stupid scavenger hunt hijinks.
  • Queen of the South (USA) Season Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – I enjoyed the first season of this drug dealing show with a good protagonist and lots of things going bad.
  • Orange is the New Black (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – Picking up where we left off with big trouble in Litchfield prison.
  • Wynonna Earp (Syfy) Season Premiere, Friday 10pm – This was a fun campy fighting the dead sort of show.
  • Orphan Black (BBCA) Season Premiere, Saturday, 10pm – The final season of what has been a great, though sometimes uneven show, excited to return to Sarah, her sisters and their friends and family.
  • Tony Awards (CBS) Sunday, 8pm – And the award goes to…
  • Claws (TNT) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – Things are complicated in this Florida nail salon dramedy.
  • Steve Harvey’s Funderdome (ABC) Sunday, 9pm – Audience votes on one of two entrepreneurs.
  • French Open (NBC) Saturday/Sunday, 6am – Ready for some finals!

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new and noteworthy tv: 5/22-5/28

As things keep wrapping up I’m starting to make a little dent in the backlog.

  • The Bachelorette (ABC) Season Premiere, Monday, 9pm – Rachel Lindsay is your new lady looking for love.
  • Princess Diana/The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke (CBS) Monday, 8/10pm – A look at Diana and then songs in cars.
  • Casual (Hulu) Season Premiere, Tuesday – I’ve heard some good things about dysfunctional family show.
  • Dirty Dancing (ABC) Wednesday, 8pm – Another redo.
  • Beat Shazam /Love Connection (Fox) Series Premiere, Thursday, 8/9pm – Jamie Foxx hosts this name that tune plus technology show, then a return of the tries 3 dates and reports back.
  • Red Nose Day (NBC) Thursday, 10pm – Entertainers fund raise for kids in need.
  • Bloodline (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I gave up on this after season one since I ended up not caring that much about any of the characters.
  • French Open (NBC) Sunday, 9am – First round play begins.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/23-1/29

It’s funny how when I get busy my TiVo backlog starts to creep up, plus I’m finally allowing myself a little Australian Open.

  • Outsiders (WGN) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – This might not be an amazing TV show but I got wrapped up in the SAMCRO-esque group of bad(?) folks outside the norm and like Sons can’t imagine how they’ll keep the story going.
  • The Path (Hulu) Season Premiere, Wednesday – I’m not onboard with Hulu so don’t have a personal opinion but think this has gotten relatively mixed reviews.
  • Riverdale (CW) Series Premiere, Thursday, 9pm – Not your father’s Archie Comic I’ve actually heard some good things about this reboot with a more murder mystery teen soap approach.
  • Z: The Beginning of Everything (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Christina Ricci takes the role of Zelda Fitzgerald in what I hear isn’t a convincing or engaging run.
  • Australian Open (ESPN) Saturday/Sunday, 12am – The women’s and the men’s finals, the possibilities…
  • SAG Awards (TBS/TNT) Sunday, 5pm – The award season continues.
  • Miss Universe (Fox) Sunday, 7pm – Steve Harvey returns as host.

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