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new and noteworthy tv: 4/24-5/7

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After focusing on all my best lists, I felt ready to do a little catch-up on something junky. So You did what was expected. Intrigued to see what will happen in the final season. Other than that there is always something new on the horizon.

  • Saint X (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 4/26 – Girl-gone-missing told from multiple POVs.
  • Sam – A Saxon (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 4/26 – Based on the true story of the first black policeman in East Germany, is he the face of the future or Public Enemy #1?
  • The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/27 – Reality highlight, this bestselling book was the talk of the town for a while, and now they’re coming to America to look at our relationship with mortality and our stuff.
  • Love & Death (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/27 – Two small-town Texas couples, an affair, and an axe (basically Candy from Hulu), by David E Kelly and Elizabeth Olsen is supposed to carry it.
  • The Nurse (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/27 – A Danish medical drama based on a true story of a nurse caught up in a patient’s death.
  • Citadel (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 4/28 – Spies had their memories wiped after an agency fell and now are being reactivated, Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Stanley Tucci.
  • Fatal Attraction (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 4/30 – A series based on the ’80s film, not sure how they’re going to draw it out but we’ll see, with Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson.
  • Casa Grande (Free) Series Premiere, Monday 5/1 – A dramatic look at California’s migrant workforce and the wealthy landowners that hire them.
  • A Small Light (Dis+/NGC/Life) Series Premiere, Monday 5/1 , 9pm – Focusing on the real-life story of Miep Gies who played a critical role in hiding Anne Frank and her family.
  • White House Plumbers (HBO) Series Premiere, Monday 5/1, 9pm – Behind the scenes of the Watergate scandal with Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.
  • Bupkis (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/4 – A fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s life with Pete, Edie Falco, and Joe Pesci.
  • The Other Two (HBOM) Season Premiere, Thursday 5/4 – I watched the first season of this and found it funny before they moved it to HBOM which I now get so probably catch up.
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/4 – I found the first season of Bridgerton fun enough but the second season wore on me, not sure I’m up for a spinoff prequel.
  • Silo (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 5/5 – The story of the last ten thousand people on earth, but there are many mysteries in their underground escape.

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.

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funny you should ask…

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Like many of us, my dad likes to rewatch comedies. He’s gone through Seinfeld more times than I can count and he’s currently taking another tour through The Big Bang Theory. Once he gets hooked he’s hooked but not everything hits. So I’m always sort of thinking about what the next recco could be. The top picks I had for him were 30 Rock (newish to him) and Mom (rewatch). And the latest I’ve been thinking about personally are Bojack or Schitts Creek both of which I knew I wanted to rewatch the moment I finished them but have given it some time.

I figured I’d share my brainstorming with the masses, however massed they may be. Following is a decent but not an all-encompassing list.

The Classics

  • Cheers/Frasier (Hulu & Para+/Pea & Para+) – I did Cheers a bit ago and found it fun, I started with the spinoff Frasier but admittedly got distracted along the way.
  • The Golden Girls (Hulu) – I find this will be something I pause on when I just need something to distract me for like 15 minutes, dated but the ladies still got it.
  • MASH (Hulu) – I haven’t rewatched from start to finish but occasionally catch an episode and it really still holds up.
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Hulu & Prime) – Aso haven’t done a rewatch here but it holds a special place in my comedy memories.

Dysfunctional Families

  • Arrested Development (Hulu & Net) – The beginning of this was a gem though the later renewals didn’t quite capture the magic.
  • Km’s Convenience (Net) – I wrapped this not long ago and it was really fun seeing this Korean-Canadian family navigate the store and each other.
  • Mom (Hulu) – A funny and at times very touching tale of friends and family in recovery, it’s a few different shows over its run but very funny.
  • Schitts Creek (Hulu & Prime) – Fish out-of-water family really grows throughout the seasons.

Friend Hangs

  • The Big Bang Theory (HBOM) – Also in the classic jokey shows, the characters grew over the years.
  • Bored to Death (HBOM) – I haven’t rewatched this but it was a super fun faux detective show.
  • Cougar Town (Hulu) – This starts rocky but finds its groove with the quirky friend hang comedy.
  • Friends (HBOM) – How can you talk friend hangs without this one?
  • Happy Endings (Hulu) – I just really enjoyed the characters and found much to laugh at.
  • The League (Hulu) – I care not about fantasy football or football, but this was a gem.
  • Will & Grace (Hulu & Prime) – At its best embracing the silly.

Workplace

  • 30 Rock (Hulu & Pea) – Behind the scenes of a sketch comedy show Tina Fey created some great characters and moments.
  • Better Off Ted (Hulu) – Office issues taken to the next level in this R&D department.
  • Bojack Horseman (Net) – This animated series for adults make the best of its weird animal-human hybrid world with our washed-up protagonist, it’s a good mess.
  • The Office (Pea) – It’s funny I think of some of this comedy so cringy I tend not to go back but occasionally catch moments and recall how funny it could be.
  • Parks & Recreation (Pea) – Another took a minute to find its groove, here’s to Leslie Knope making te best of government and its cast of characters.

Not Just for the Ladies

  • Girlfriends (Net) – Tracy Ellis Ross leads the cast of friends living their lives, jobs, and relationships with and despite each other.
  • Sex and the City (HBOM) – I did a rewatch and found Carrie much more annoying but still quite fun overall.
  • The Mindy Project (Net & Hulu) – Also a workplace comedy but at its heart it’s a romcom, Mindy and her cohorts are all quite amusing.

Non-dad people, I would love to hear your picks for rewatching and what I am missing (for this only shows complete)?

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new and noteworthy tv: 4/10-4/23

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Getting back to some of the backlog including Better Call Saul, Lucifier, Euphoria, Flight Attendant, and Harley Quinn. And of course dabbling with some new things.

  • Am I Being Unreasonable? (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 4/11 – The US premiere of BBC production about a woman grieving a secret loss, and it’s funny.
  • Single Drunk Female (Free) Season Premiere, Wednesday 4/12, 10pm – I enjoyed the first season of this train wreck of a person and curious to see where her sobriety takes her.
  • Florida Man (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/13 – An ex-cop originally from Florida gets more than he bargained for when chasing down a mobster’s girlfriend.
  • Obsession (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/13 – Probably not a good idea to have an affair with your son’s fiancee, drama ensues.
  • The Last Thing He Told Me (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 4/14 – Based on a book, Jennifer Garner stars as a woman searching for her husband.
  • Barry (HBO) Season Premiere, Sunday 4/16, 10pm – I just jammed through the first seasons of this and not sure I can wait a week between each episode to see what he gets into, reportedly the final season.
  • Waco: The Aftermath (Show/CMT/Para) Series Premiere, Sunday 4/16, 10pm – Focusing on the fallout and trials.
  • The Diplomat (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/20 – Keri Russell as a diplomat and contentious banter with her former ambassador husband Rufus Sewell, yes please.
  • Fired on Mars (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/20 – Animated workplace comedy, you know, on Mars.
  • Mrs. Davis (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/20 – The previews on this make little sense but apparently, Betty Gilpin plays a nun trying to destroy an algorithm, Mrs. Davis.
  • Dead Ringers (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 4/21 – A modern take on the thriller film, Rachel Weisz steps into the twin gynecologists with some questionable ethics.
  • Somebody Somewhere (HBO) Season Premiere, Sunday 4/23, 10:30pm – I ended up really enjoying this outsider returns home 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.

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