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.

Finishing up some Peacock watching, I grabbed Twisted Metal, which I found from someone’s best TV of 2025 so far; I love a best list, and it was pretty fun for what it was. In the brutal category, I also finished the latest season of Peacemaker (HBO), still fun but it sounds like there’s no immediate intention to season 3 though the characters will pick up in other properties. I also picked up Forever (Net), also a best tv so far, but bleh, I get people, especially teens, are full of misunderstandings and angst, but I found it more like homework. And I picked up the second season of Undone (Am) which I started closer to when it was out in 2019, really interesting animation and story.

• Lazarus (Am) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/22 – The latest Harlan Coben pops up on tv, a forensic psychologist investigates cold cases.
• Nobody Wants This (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 10/23 – Kristen Bell and Adam Brody were super cute in the first season with a fun cast so I’ll be binging this.
• Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/26, 9pm – The latest based on the Vampire Chronicles, a secret agency monitors and protects humanity.
• IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/26, 9pm – Another in an existing property, Stephen King’s killer clown keeps going.
• Down Cemetery Road (App) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/29 – An explosion and missing girl bring a neighbor and PI together to uncover a conspiracy.
• InkMaster (Para+) Season Premiere, Wednesday 10/29 – I guess it’s time to warm up my Paramount+ subscription again, technically the finale isn’t until 12/17 so maybe pick it up in November.
• I Love LA (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/2, 10:30pm – A friend group navigates life, in LA, and are funny?

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 had started Shining Vale on a different network and happy to pick up the odd series back on HBO. I still have Peacock, so watched previously touted Angelyne, which had fun with the format for the series, but I ended up feeling like I needed to look her up afterwards. Project Runway was fun enough, and glad to see Heidi back though while I like Christian, I still miss Tim. The second season of With Love, Meghan seemed to better embrace her geeking out on hosting and chatting with friends, old and new. And the second season of English Teacher (Fx/Hulu) was easy to breeze through, though I feel like I’m supposed to like the main guy a little more.

• Boots (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/9 – A new Marine Corps recruit hopefully finds his groove.
• 9-1-1 Nashville (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/9, 9pm – The latest location of ridiculous rescues, I for some reason stuck with the Lone Star version but not the original.
• The Last Frontier (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 10/10 – The US Marshall in charge of some barrens in Alaska is tasked with dealing with a plane crash of violent prisoners.
• Matlock/Elsbeth (CBS) Season Premieres, Sunday 10/12, 8:30/9:30pm – I may need to catch these on a Paramount+ binge at a later date now that I’m Hulu Live/cable-free.
• The Chair Company (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/12, 10pm – A new comedy where Tim Robinson digs into a conspiracy, he’s not so much my jam.
• DMV (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday 10/13, 8:30 – One of the few if not only original concept new fall shows, on network at least.
• Watson (CBS) Season Premiere, Monday 10/13, 10pm – This show’s not amazing but a decent medical procedural.
• The Diplomat (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday 10/16 – I can’t wait to see where this goes.
• Ghosts (CBS) Season Premiere, Thursday 10/16, 8:30pm – Hmm another CBS show I like…
• Sheriff Country (CBS) Series Premiere, Friday 10/17, 9pm – The spinoff from Fire Country.
• Boston Blue (CBS) Series Premiere, Friday 10/17, 10pm – The spinoff from Boston Blue.
• The Guest (Show) Series Premiere, Friday 10/17, 9pm – Two unlikely friends get caught up in some drama.
• Tracker (CBS) Season Premiere, Sunday 10/19, 8pm – Not riveting, but guy tracks down missing persons.

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.

Keeping up my Peacock catch-up, I finished off the season of Revival, which truly got more ridiculous as we went on. And caught The Paper, which had some solid ingredients but maybe not enough episodes to get the momentum that shows like The Office took to get in the groove. I ticked through The Residence on Netflix, which I thought was fun enough to warrant another season. And the latest season of the charming but not revolutionary Family Law on CW.

• Brilliant Minds (NBC) Season Premiere, Monday 9/22, 10pm – This was the show I described as “AI wrote a medical show,” you know, smart doctor with an unusual issue (that I don’t think ever comes up anymore) and solves unsolvable cases whilst annoying and endearing himself to others.
• Murder in a Small Town (Fox) Season Premiere, Tuesday 9/23, 8pm – This show is one of those that wonders why you would live in this small town with so many murders and why the town librarian seems to be involved in all of them, but otherwise fine ‘solve a crime’ fare.
• Doc (Fox) Season Premiere, Tuesday 9/23, 9pm – A damaged doctor gets amnesia and starts over, kind of ridiculous premise, but watchable.
• The Lowdown (Fx) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/23, 9pm – Ethan Hawk stars in this latest from the creator of Reservation Dogs (which was very good) where he digs up the truth from his hub in a rare bookstore in Tulsa, and yes, this gets him involved in something big.
• Hotel Costiera (Am) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/24 – Jesse Williams stars as a former Marine who returns to Italy to work at a hotel and must find the missing daughter of the owner.
• Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CW) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/24, 8pm – I wasn’t sure where to put my colon.
• House of Guinness (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/25 – The Guinness family patriarch dies and leaves some drama (and beer) in his wake.
• The Red King (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/25 – Exiled to an island, a police sergeant reopens an old case to discover more than she bargained for.
• Wayward (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/25 – A creepy look at a school for troubled teens led by Toni Collette.
• English Teacher (Fx) Season Premiere, Thursday 9/25, 9pm – This show was overall pretty amusing as we get a look into some of the foibles in today’s school system.
• The Savant (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 9/26 – Jessica Chastain stars as an investigator infiltrating hate groups to try to stop domestic extremists.
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox) Season Premiere, Sunday 9/28, 9:30pm – For whatever reason, this is the only animated show that stuck for me.
• Chad Powers (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/30 – Glen Powell stars as a disgraced football player trying to leave his identity behind and joins a struggling team in this comedy.
• Shifting Gears/Abbott Elementary (ABC) Season Premieres, Wednesday 10/1, 8/8:30 – I’m not sure these shows fit so great tonally, but the former should get a nice lift from the latter.
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 10/3 – The latest Ryan Murphy take on ‘monsters’, this one stars Charlie Hunnam as the murderer and grave robber, I am not a true crime girlie.
• Maigret (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/5, 9pm – I guess the last version of this series was 2016, PBS gives this crime solver another go.

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.

Wrapped up a few series Squid Games (Net), which really should have called it after the first season. The micro final season of Upload (Am), and while I didn’t really remember what was going on, I thought they did a pretty good arc and close for four shows. And with the temporary addition of Peacock, I was able to finish off solid medical show Transplant, and quirky alien fun with Resident Alien. I also did the first season of Dept Q (Net), which was yet another smart, angry investigative protagonist, but I thought this one had enough of the right elements. And the second season of Wednesday (Net), which plotwise didn’t feel as compelling (and I waited to start part 1 until part 2 was available), but still ended up wanting to see what’s next.

I didn’t end up being able to watch the US Open, and while I almost added on ESPN+ for I think $11 for a month, I ended up not doing it. I’ll want to think about what to do for the four tennis majors if this is the case. I’m not sure they’re all even handled by the same networks. Alas.

• The Crow Girl (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 9/8 – Detective and psychotherapist join forces and get more than they bargained for.
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Season Premiere, Tuesday 9/9 – I mean, this premise is getting a little ridiculous, and while it’s not as amazing as it was at the start, it and its guest actors are still mostly a lot of fun.
• The Girlfriend (Am) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/10 – Robin Wright stars as a mom who is either paranoid or perceptive about her son’s new girlfriend’s motives.
• aka Charlie Sheen (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/10 – I am not normally a watcher of these documenting the train wreck lives of real people but there’s something about this and his apparent openness that has me a little tempted.
• The Hardacres (Brit) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/10 – A 1890s working-class family goes from fish dock to country estate, whatever, it’s Britbox.
• Top End Bub (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 9/12 – Australian couple moves from Adelaide to the outback to raise an orphaned niece and balance indigenous responsibilities.
• The Emmys (CBS) Sunday 9/14 – I go as far as looking at the nominations, but can’t care much about this slice of TV.
• High Potential (ABC) Season Premiere, Tuesday 9/16 – This show was actually a fun take on that awkward fit of some sort of genius helps the police premise, much due to the fact that Kaitlin Olson charms. Time to look at Fall tv next.
• Gen V (Am) Season Premiere, Wednesday 9/17 – This spinoff brought me back from the brink of dropping The Boys, sad that one of our main character’s actor passed, there’s enough brutality in the fiction.
• Black Rabbit (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/18 – Jason Bateman and Jude Law in a look at a restaurateur being forced into the underworld by his brother’s issues (btw I always thought it was restauranteur with an “n”). Is it just me, or is Jason Bateman always a must-watch?
• The Happy Mess Method (Roku) Series Premiere, Friday 9/19 – I love an organization show, so I may stop by to see experts find sustainable methods for tidy (maybe when I dust off my Roku, I’ll catch the Tracee Ellis Ross travel show too).

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.