I cruised through the final season of Queer Eye (Net) which I have to admit has always been good but not great, glad they were able to touch a few more lives before they tuned out. I also caught the series Big Boys (Hulu) which had been on someone’s best list, it was sweet but not in contention for me.

I’ve also managed to finish up many of the noted ‘best’ movies before I did my must see movies of 2025. Secret Agent and Twinless made the list but contenders Sacramento, Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, Left Handed Girl, It Was Just an Accident, and Hamnet missed the cut. This weekend dialed out with lighter fare Predator Badlands which was actually kind of sweet and fun and Splitsville which was a bit too random for me.

• Paradise (Hulu) Season Premiere, Monday 2/23 – The first season was entertaining enough, not sure I’ll appreciate the story shift in season 2 but we’ll see.
• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday 2/23, 8:30pm – Tracy Morgan return to series is a disgraced former football player rehabbing his image with Daniel Radcliffe.
• CIA (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday 2/23, 10pm – I almost assumed this was one of the currently running CBS series but just another spinoff, this one is Tom Ellis as the loose cannon with a by the books partner in NY.
• Scrubs (ABC) Reboot Premiere, Wednesday 2/25, 8/8:30pm – The gang is back with crews new and old.
• Marshals (CBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/1 – One of the Duttons of Yellowstone brings justice to Montana.
• American Classic (MGM) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/1 – Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, and Jon Tenney star in this comedy about a family full of drama.
• DTF St. Louis (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/1, 9pm – A love triangle and one of them turns up dead.
• RJ Decker (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 3/3, 10pm – Scott Speedman stars as the title character, an ex-con and disgraced newspaper photographer who turns his skills to PI-ing, based on a Carl Hiaasen so sure.
• Young Sherlock (Amazon) Series Premiere, Wednesday 3/4 – Guy Ritchie brings us a look at the origin story.
• This City is Ours: A Crime Family Saga (AMC) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/5 – Notorious gang boss steps back and triggers a violent power struggle.
• Vladimir (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/5 – An English professor throws her life into chaos when she becomes enamored with a new colleague.
• Rooster (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/8, 10pm – Steve Carell steps into a new comedy focusing on his character’s complicated relationship with his daughter.

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.

Finishing off and starting a few shows for my top tv post so Slow Horses (App+) was a win. Boots and Too Much (Net), the first had a lot of charm and the second had its moments. I also randomly picked up the Mad About You (Hulu) continuation, which felt like more of a downer than I remember from the first. Also finished Shifting Gears (ABC/Hulu) which is very TGIF but not much more.

• Cross (Am) Season Premiere, Wednesday 2/11 – I was meh on the first season but will tune back in.
• Love Story (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/12, 9pm – Ryan Murphy is tackling love this time with JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette.
• Dark Winds (AMC) Season Premiere, Sunday 2/15 – This series overall is really good but I don’t get AMC anymore so wait for the eventual run on Netflix.
• Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 2/16 – A doculook at one of the better trash tv shows, who didn’t learn about smizing.
• 56 Days (Am) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/18 – Based on a bestselling novel a could fall for each other and then an unidentified body might show us where the relationship ends.
• The Night Agent (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 2/19 – I have yet to catch season 2 but it’s back for a third.
• Watching You (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 2/20 – A one-night stand is captured on hidden cameras but that’s just the start of the drama.
• Portobello (HBO) Series Premiere, Friday 2/20 – The true story of a beloved TV host accused of being in a criminal ring.
• Strip Law (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 2/20 – Adult animated comedy about an uptight lawyer and a flashy magician.

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.

Continuing to make use of my temporary Apple TV subscription, I had really started it to get Pluribus which was good, a little weird and I had some quibbles with parts of the story. I also caught Sugar which I enjoyed though the very noir crime vibe took a weird turn. And while I was there I caught the latest season of Platonic, and I didn’t love the first seasons so not sure why. I also finished up The Beast in Me on Netflix which was entertaining enough though a bit ridiculous. And the return of King of the Hill, a show I remember watching but not sure I stuck with it, the return with years passed opened some new opportunities but still a pretty standard sitcom.

On the movie side of the fence I caught F1 which was a fun enough sports arc, though again a little ridiculous. And watched The Friend on Hulu which I was actually expecting a bit more Great Dane hijinks than maudlin but of course good performances by Watts and Murray. Then hearing good things about 28 Years Later I went back and caught both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, Days held up but Weeks and Years were both meh (and I don’t think Years acknowledged the plot of Weeks). I also picked up Eddington which while you can’t knock the cast, I found it kind of painful.

• Wild Cards (CW) Season Premiere, Monday 1/26, 8pm – I find this detective + criminal caper series fun.
• Wonder Man (Dis+) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/27 – We follow an actor trying to get his career started with an opportunity to star in a remake.
• Shrinking (App+) Season Premiere, Wednesday 1/28 – I’ve mistimed my Apple subscription and think I’ll take a month off before coming back from this, or I could delay further…
• The Olympics (NBC) The opening ceremony kicks off from Milan on 2/6 and the sporting continues.
• The Burbs (Pea) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/8 – Inspired by the comedy/horror film a family moves back to the hubs childhood home and stuff happens.
• Super Bowl (NBC) Sunday 2/8 – This is actually happening in the Bay Area so I need to keep my eye on activities (to avoid).

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.

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.

I was without internet for about a week so very excited to cozy back up to all my now streaming shows. I finished Death By Lighting and Long Story Short on Netflix, both good, I don’t normally do historical fiction but well done and the animated perspective on this Jewish family throughout the years felt fresh. Such Brave Girls a bit of a trainwreck comedy on Hulu that somehow works. I Love LA on HBO another young generation of annoying people, who are mostly annoying. And popping back into Paramount+ to get the latest season of InkMaster.

• Wolf (Shud) Series Premiere, Tuesday 12/30 – Based on Mo Hayder’s Jack Caffrey novels a young detective tries to right wrongs.
• Run Away (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/1 – Another Harlan Coben fare, a father search for his daughter gets him caught up in a murder case.
• Best Medicine (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/4, 8pm – Physician heal thyself as big shot Boston dude rubs his new small town the wrong way.
• Will Trent (ABC) Season Premiere, Tuesday 1/6, 8pm – He’s back with more issues and cases.
• Girl Taken (Para+) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/8 – Based on the novel Baby Doll follows twin sisters, where one of them is abducted.
• His & Hers (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/8 – Two estranged spouses try to solve a murder they believe the other is involved in.
• The Pitt (HBOM) Season Premiere, Thursday 1/8 – If you’ve relaxed after the last nonstop day we’ve got another one coming.
• The Hunting Party (NBC) Season Premiere, Thursday 1/8, 10pm – This show wasn’t good but a formulaic bad guy of the week with a bit of a twist in premise.
• Coldwater (Show/Para+) Series premiere, Friday 1/9, 9pm – A man moves his family to a rural Scottish town and starts to wonder about his new neighbor.
• The Night Manager (Am) Season Premiere, Sunday 1/11 – As I recall the first season of this was good but it was out ten years ago so I really hope they don’t expect folks to remember anything about it.
• Bookish (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/11, 10pm – Why wouldn’t the local bookshop owner to help the police solve crimes.

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.

As I continue my HBO backlog I finished Righteous Gemstones which is pretty funny but the cringe comedy is not my total jam. For my Peacock watch I did Day of the Jackal which was pretty entertaining and Couples Therapy which I had started on my last round and was pretty intriguing though I read an article about one of the dudes who had a really negative experience which makes me wonder a bit. I finally got around to Alien Earth on Hulu which overall I thought was pretty good layers of action, though folks are pretty dumb. I also caught With Love, Meghan‘s holiday special which I enjoyed on Netflix. And Murder in a Small Town on Fox/Hulu which is a decent weekly murder mystery, though clearly you don’t want to live in that small town.

• Fallout (Am) Season Premiere, Wednesday 12/17 – I enjoyed the first season of this, I mean Walton Goggins in anything these days.. these release Wednesdays through 2/4.
• Emily in Paris (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 12/18 – This is perfect holiday trash, all episodes available.
• Stranger Things (Net) More episodes, Thursday 12/25 – I would be more irritated with this staggered release if it wasn’t the final season, the final episodes are out 12/31.
• The Copenhagen Test (Pea) Series Premiere, Saturday 12/27 – Simu Liu stars as an intelligence agent whose brain has been hacked and so they play him as a double agent, or do they?

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.

Well we’re solidly into the holiday season. So new entries are a little light. And we’ve got some best movie and tv lists to keep us occupied. Plus maybe I’ll get Paramount+ for some catchup. I enjoyed the latest seasons of Dark Winds and A Man on the Inside (Net). Went back and caught Mare of Easttown after enjoying Task and also went back for the two seasons of skateboarding gals Betty which was really fun (HBO).

• With Love, Meghan (Net) Holiday special, Wednesday 12/3 – We can look forward to friends and holiday fun.
• The Abandons (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 12/4 – Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson battle in 1850s Washington.
• Spartacus: House of Usher (Starz) Series Premiere, Friday 12/5 – A continuation of other Spartacus stuff they’ve been doing.
• Simon Cowell: The Next Act (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 12/10 – Reality spotlight, Simon does his latest take on ‘making the band.’
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Net) Movie Premiere, Friday 12/12 – Benoit Blanc returns for another round.
• Happiness (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 12/14, 8pm – Broadway biggie returns to his home in New Zealand and finds himself helping his mother’s community theater group.

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.

Forgot to mention I burned through the latest season of Nobody Wants This on Netflix which felt a little repetitive from season one but definitely goes deeper, and I still like spending time with them. Enjoyed The Lowdown on Hulu, felt both complete but also would be down for another caper. Gen V is still holding my attention and curious how this dovetails into the final season of The Boys which I’m liking a little less, both on Amazon. I also went back to pickup the rest of Queenie and This Fool both of which I’d started but weren’t at the top of my list, both on Hulu.

And of course we’re hitting Thanksgiving, yes parade and dog show, so winding down shows for the season gives time for a little catch up particularly as best of 2025 lists are right around the corner.

• The Assassin (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/20 – An estranged son confronts his retired hitwoman mom and they end up on the run.
• A Man on the Inside (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 11/20 – The first season of this Ted Danson series was fun and curious where he’ll be undercover next and who will join him for season 2.
• The Great Escaper (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/23, 9pm – Michael Caine stars in this based on a true story of an escapee from his care home to join fellow war veterans in Normandy.
• Stranger Things (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/26 – I just read a recap of last season because I had zero recollection of what had happened, combination of my getting older and seasons launching further apart (not sure if we’re acknowledging these kids ages since starting in 2016)?

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.

Finished up a couple of things real time including Task on HBO, The Diplomat on Netflix, and Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. All worthy watches for their various strengths. I also finished up Modern Family which it turns out I dropped after a few seasons, a good backup comedy.

• Crutch (Para+) Series Premiere, Monday 11/3 – Tracy Morgan is the patriarch whose kids return and yes I think he’ll have his Tracy Morgan vibe.
• St. Denis Medical (NBC) Season Premiere, Monday 11/3, 8/8:30 – This show had some laughs and potential to be a good one.
• All’s Fair (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 11/4 – The divorce attorney ladies leave to start their own firm, interesting cast with Glenn Close, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash, and Sarah Paulson among others.
• All Her Fault (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/6 – This looks just like another series, The Stolen Girl on Freeform which I couldn’t finish, where the mother comes to pick a kid up for their playdate only to find them not there.
• Pluribus (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 11/7 – The latest from Vince Gilligan and with Rhea Seehorn who was great in Better Call Saul, “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from Happiness.”
• Happy’s Place (NBC) Season Premiere, Friday 11/7, 8pm – This show wasn’t all that but I’m ok with a little Reba comfort watch every now and again.
• Stumble (NBC) Series Premiere, Friday 11/7, 8:30pm – A mockumentary about the world of junior college cheer.
• The Beast in Me (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/13 – Clair Danes as a recluse author and Matthew Rhys as a suspected wife killer, sure thing.
• Malice (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 11/14 – A family picks up a Talented Mr. Ripley style saboteur.
• The Seduction (HBO) Series Premiere, Friday 11/14 – A Dangerous Liaisons adaptation.

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.