Turns out that when you get Covid if you focus properly you can catch up on a lot of tv. I did start too feverish, etc. to watch anything new. I still have cable (a discussion for another day) so I was able to find a constant run of Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, and Girlfriends to keep me occupied.
Then once the fever and body aches receded a bit I still wanted something light but felt like I could dive into new shows. I finished off The Other Two and Harley Quinn on Max, both very fun. I delved into Wednesday and Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, both perfectly palatable as well as the latest season of sweet Hearstopper. And then I realized I had been waiting for a good time to subscribe to Apple+ for a month to do some catch up so polished off Ted Lasso and Mythic Quest both fun shows and then also added Shrinking to my repertoire, a delight.
I’ve got to decide what else on Apple I want to catch before it’s canceled so that might take a little attention but I’ll also catch the series finale of Reservation Dogs and the season finale of Only Murders in the Building.
- The Vanishing Triangle (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/28 – A journalist gets tangled up in the ongoing crimes of the person who killed her mother.
- The Irrational (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday 9/25 – Another one of those specialists consults with law enforcement, this one has Jesse L. Martin as a behavioral scientist based on Dan Ariely’s book.
- The Golden Bachelor (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/28, 8pm – Reality spotlight on the old bachelor, I won’t watch it but I kind of like the fact that they’re giving the oldsters a chance.
- Gen V (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 9/29 – A spinoff from The Boys which I really liked when it first started, showing the corruption of the superheroes, but it all just got a little too brutal, though I will at least check out this school years version of supers.
- Found (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 10/3, 10pm – Another missing person drama, this time someone is using their own kidnapper to help find them.
- Sullivan’s Crossing (CW) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/4, 8pm – The preview for this looked kind of Hallmarky, as we follow a big city surgeon in a bad situation returning to her quaint hometown, based on the Robyn Carr novels.
- The Spencer Sisters (CW) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/4, 9pm – Mystery novelist looks to solve crimes with her daughter, mistaken for her sister?
- Lupin (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 10/5 – The third season of this fun French crime 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.
