I finally kicked out my top tv of 2023 last week. One of the things that was holding me up was that I was trying to finish Succession(HBO) because it was on so many people’s lists. I started it after it ended so that was a chunk of episodes and it’s not a light bingy show. Overall I thought it was good and the performances were great but I don’t love a show where people are all idiots and assholes. I also dabbled with at least starting as many of the one-off shows on various lists. I’m currently rocking a Peacock subscription for a few various items.
- County Rescue (GAF) Series Premiere, Monday 2/26, 8pm – Great American Family is a network I’m not tracking but apparently this is its first original series, an action-adventure medical drama.
- Shogun (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 2/27, 10pm – Based on the novel, 1600 Japan and Civil War, early reviews look good.
- Perimeter (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/29 – Interconnected stories set in 90’s Atlanta.
- Elsbeth (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/29, 10pm – I loved Carrie Preston as this character in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, two great series so of course I’m tuning in.
- Dead Hot (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 3/1 – This UK comedy thriller set in Liverpool shows two friends bonded after the trauma of losing someone and new people bringing new drama.
- The Regime (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/3, 9pm – The story of a year in the walls of the European palace with Kate Winslet trying to hold it together.
- Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Fox) Season Premiere, Tuesday 3/5, 9pm – I’m pretty sure this series wasn’t good when it first came out but maybe it was a slow time, I’ll catch one but although I like a certain amount of procedurals in my repertoire I really would like to stop watching shows that I’m not that into, too much backlog.
- Animal Control (Fox) Season Premiere, Wednesday 3/6, 9pm – This was another show that I think I wanted to be funnier than it was because it has a good cast, we will see where they start.
- The Gentlemen (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/7 – Guy Ritchie brings us a series about an English aristocrat who inherits an estate to find it is a cannabis empire, set in this world of the movie of the same name.
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.
