I caught the first week of Mayans and although the first episode didn’t have much for me to think it was special, it laid out a lot of characters and seeds for drama so I’ll give it another go. I won’t give another go to The Purge which really would have had to have had something in the characters or setup that was pretty outstanding for me to want to go back in. I try to give comedies a little more leeway to find their legs but nothing got a smile on the flat Rel. The one thing that did have a spark of potential was the cheesy looking You on Lifetime, which with its stalker premise isn’t for everyone but sewed some good seeds of potential.
- Life (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – A new Korean medical drama, these international releases don’t have much info around them.
- The First (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – Sean Penn as astronaut and family man, potentially worth a look.
- Forever (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen star in a new comedy about a married couple that has a good pedigree and buzz.
- The Rise of Phoenixes (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Mandarin story of power, desire, lust and love among people from different kingdoms in ancient China.
Plus some returning streaming shows: BoJack Horseman (Net, Friday), American Vandal (Net, Friday), Ingobernable (Net, Friday), Snatch (Crack, Thursday).
The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.
