We’re starting off the new year with a return of more tv. I spent some of my downtime doing some tv catchup. Stranger Things finale on Netflix wasn’t a perfect note but hit enough of the highlights, I honestly wasn’t as engaged since the first season but they captured the spirit of those ’80s moments (even with the kids over aging throughout). For a little fluff I also tuned into Hunting Wives which was pretty dumb but worked for what it was. And then with my temporary Disney subscription I caught Andor which was on a few lists and I thought it didn’t start getting good until half way through the second season which ended on a very lead up to the next chapter which I hate.
With the Disney subscription I also caught the Fantastic Four which I thought was too stylized to have any heart. I was also finishing up my Paramount+ subscription so caught the final(?) Mission Impossible which I thought didn’t have quite the story or action of previous ones, maybe too busy trying to be nostalgic. Also had Roofman which had some fun elements that overall didn’t quite work in the structure of the ‘true story.’ I did enjoy the latest Aronofsky Caught Stealing on Netflix which was brutal but I thought it did a good job balancing the action and humor. And Peacock brought Bugonia the latest Yorgos Lanthimos which was pretty weird but I thought overall they did a good job with it (you kind of have to see it to get it).
- Australian Open (ESPN) Starting Monday 1/12 – New year new tennis.
- Hijack (App) Season Premiere, Wednesday 1/14 – I enjoyed the first season of this with Idris Elba on a hijacked plane but this is one of those premises that I’m not sure works more than once.
- Ponies (pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/15 – Two widows step into the CIA.
- Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/15 – A lavish country house party end in murder.
- The Nowhere Man (Starz) Series Premiere, Friday 1/16 – A tormented ex-mercenary drawn back into a world of violence.
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/18 – A Game of Thrones prequel, I still haven’t watched GOT (2026 I think is the year) so I tend to skip these for now.
- Queer Eye (Net) Series Finale, Wednesday 1/21 – This latest reboot is wrapping it up.
- Steal (Am) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/21 – The heist of the century.
- The Beauty (Fx) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/21 – High fashion turns darks when supermodels are dying, is it due to what made them beautiful to start with?
- Finding Her Edge (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/22 – A former ice dancer returns to the rink and feelings get complicated.
- Free Bert (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/22 – A messy dad and family cause a little chaos in their new snobby neighborhood.
- Memory of a Killer (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/25, 9pm – Patrick Dempsey stars as a hitman leading a double life.
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.
