I appreciate that things are at least a little calmer with new tv during the summer. I cruised through The Old Man and DarkWinds, the former started out stronger and lost a little for me while the other was the opposite as I got to know more of the characters, I’ll tune back in for another season of both. I also tried to watch Flowers in the Attic: The Origin because we had randomly talked about how weird those books were but couldn’t make it past the first ep.

Looking forward to the return of Reservation Dogs and Resident Alien. I’ll also likely continue with Never Have I Ever which is cute enough. And started on Deutschland 83 for some fun spy capers and The Bear for family/culinary drama, so far so good.

• Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head (Para+) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/4 – Ok so I guess this is back in some form.
• The Sandman (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/5 – Based on a comic book this drama shows an actual sandman who tries to revive his kingdom after being captured.
• Darby and Joan (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 8/8 – Two strangers meet while on the road in the Australian outback.
• Send Help (AllBlk) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/11 – A dark comedy about a first-gen Haitian American overcoming the challenges of ‘making it’ in Hollywood.
• Bump (CW) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/11, 8pm – Australia comedy-drama about a 17-year old who finds she’s pregnant.
• Five Days at Memorial (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 8/12 – Based on a book this looks at the medical staff’s reaction to Hurricane Katrina.
• A League of Their Own (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 8/12 – A reimagining of the movie about ’40s women’s baseball.
• This Fool (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 8/12 – A comedy inspired by Chris Estrada’s life with his parents, girlfriend, and working in a gang rehabilitation nonprofit.
• Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/14, 9pm – Anthology, wuh? Milking this series with tales of new and established characters

More global streaming:

• Good Morning Veronica (Net, 8/3 – Brazilian mystery)
• Kakegurui Twin (Net, 8/4 – Japanese animated comedy)
• School Tales (Net, 8/10 – Thai horror)
• A Model Family (Net, 8/12 – Korean crime)

Returning streaming: Reservation Dogs (Fx/Hulu 8/3), The Orville (Hulu, 8/4), Good Grief (SundN, 8/4), Sweet Life: Los Angeles (HBOM, 8/4), Terror Lake Drive (AllBlk, 8/4), The Outlaws (Am, 8/5), Physical (App+, 8/5), Team Zenko Go (Net, 8/8), Bluey (Dis+, 8/10), Indian Matchmaking (Net, 8/10), Locke & Key (Net, 8/10), Running with Bear Grylls (Dis+, 8/10), Dota: Dragon’s Blood (Net, 8/11), Ms Pat Show (BET+, 8/11), Never Have I Ever (Net, 8/12), Evil (Para+, 8/14).

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’ve been making some progress on The OC, though nothing can match that first season it’s still enjoyable. I wrapped the first season of the anthology series The Terror and decided not to dive back in for another brutal story (too dark thematically for me). I also wrapped Stranger Things which was entertaining enough (I always find the series middling but enjoyable) but felt like a little bit too much of a bridge to the final season. I dabbled with Only Murders which I’m enjoying and The Boys which might be losing its luster (for me). I also tried Everythings’s Trash which I’ll give another but didn’t immediately pull me in with its comedy and characters.

This week I’m doing some catch-up on The Old Man, Motherland: Fort Salem, Dark Winds, and Animal Kingdom, and while new streaming is not at the top of my list might check out The Resort and Uncoupled.

• Rap Sh!t (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/21 – Two estranged high school friends form a rap group, from Issa Rae.
• The Split (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/21 – A family of all-women London divorce lawyers when one quits to go to a rival firm and drama ensues.
• Best Foot Forward (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/22 – Based on the book and life of real life Paralympic athlete we follow 12-year old Josh in his pursuits.
• Keep Breathing (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/28 – A NY lawyer’s plane crashes in a remote area and she must battle to stay alive.
• Pretty Little Liars: Orifinal Sin (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/28 – A new group of girls being tortured for the past.
• The Resort (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/28 – A black comedy series as a married couple, William Jackson and Cristin Milioti, get drawn into a mystery.
• Three Families (Spec) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/28 – Dramatization of three real-life stories of how families were affected by Northern Islands’ restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.
• Amber Brown (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/29 – Based on a book, a girl finds her voice through art and music as her parents’ divorce.
• Paper Girls (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 7/29 – Based on comics, four paper girls get caught in the midst of warring time travelers.
• Surface (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/29 – A psychological thriller follows a woman with memory loss but all may not be what it seems.
• Uncoupled (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/29 – A NYC real estate broker finds himself starting over after a long time bf moves out, always check out Neil Patrick Harris.

More global streaming:

• Bad Exorcist (Net, 7/20 – Polish animated comedy)
• Uncle from Another World (Net, 7/20 – Japanese anime)
• Di4ries (Net, 7/26 – Italian teen drama)
• Another Self (Net, 7/28 – Turkish romantic drama)
• Detective Conan (Net, 7/29 – Japanese anime)
• Fanatico (Net, 7/29 – Spanish musical)
• Justice Served (Net, 7/29 – South African crime)

Returning streaming: Storybots (Net, 7/18), Love Island (Pea, 7/19), Virgin River (Net, 7/20), American Horror Stories (FX/Hulu, 7/21), Trying (App+, 7/22), Blown Away (Net, 7/22), Gabby’s Dollhouse (Net, 7/25), Car Masters (Net, 7/27), Dream Home Makeover (Net, 7/27), High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Dis+, 7/27), Rebelde (Net, 7/27), The Family Business (BET+, 7/28), Harley Quinn (HBOM, 7/28), Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (Net, 7/29), Masaba Masaba (Net, 7/29).

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.

So I have those last two eps of Stranger Things to watch. And The Boys and Only Murders which I kind of put off until they were all out. Looking forward to What We Do in the Shadows. And you know, that OC stole some of my tv watching time.

• Maggie (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/6 – A comedic take of a psychic getting a glimpse into her own dating future, based on a film.
• Moonhaven (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/7 – A utopian colony on the moon and the keys to preserving life on earth.
• Black Bird (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/8 – A psychological thriller inspired by a true story of a high school football hero sentenced to 10 years in prison or the chance to befriend a suspected serial killer and find his secrets, early reviews positive.
• Boo, Bitch (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/8 – Two seniors trying to live their best lives end up with one a ghost who is trying to make the best of it in this teen comedy.
• Trigger Point (Pea) Series Premiere, Friday 7/8 – A bomb unit is tested when a terrorist threatens London Expos.
• Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (Life) Series Premiere, Saturday 7/9 – We were just talking about how random this series was, now the prequel.
• SkyMed (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/10 – This Canadian drama brings air ambulance rescues.
• Everything’s Trash (Free) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/13 – A podcast star’s older brother launches a political career causing some shifts in this comedy.
• Resident Evil (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/14 – Based on the series and picking up nearly three decades after the discovery of the virus.

More streaming

• King of Stonks (Net, 7/6 – German drama)
• Modern Love: Hyderabad (Am, 7/8 – Indian drama)
• Longest Night (Net, 7/8 – Spanish drama)
• Hurts Like Hell (Net, 7/13 – Thai drama)
• Alba (Net, 7/15 – Spanish drama)
• Country Queen (Net, 7/15 – Nairobi drama)
• Mom, Don’t Do That! (Net, 7/15 – Taiwanese drama)
• Remarriage & Desires (Net, 7/15 – Korean drama)

Returning streaming: Below Deck Mediterranean (Pea, 7/4), The Sommerdahl Murders (Acorn, 7/4), Control Z (Net, 7/6), Karma’s World (Net, 7/7), Top Gear (AMC+, 7/7), Capitani (Net, 7/8), Days of Our Lives (Pea, 7/11), Team Zenko Go (Net, 7/11), Solar Opposites (Hulu, 7/13), Big Timber (Net, 7/13), Sintonia (Net, 7/13), All the Queen’s Men (BET+, 7/14), FBoy Island (HBOM, 7/14), Hart to Heart (Pea, 7/14), James May: Our Man in Japan (Am, 7/15).

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.