I am not totally clear on streaming and the dvr backlog but I’ve cranked through enough stuff that I’m ready for a little more variety. And delighted if it’s of the lighter fare, the catch up on The Americans, Legion, and Mr. Robot among others is leaving me a little traumatized. Happy to see the return of one of my fave fluffy series Younger and Claws and the complex synth and human relationships in Humans this week.

• Five Points (Facebook Watch) Series Premiere, Monday – Five students each experience a life-changing event from different POVs, and I’m wondering if the life changing event is trying to find out where Facebook Watch is.
• Dietland/Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (AMC) Series Premieres, Monday, 9/11pm – Julianna Marguilies, and her ghost writer, as a magazine editor in a Marti Noxon dark comedy, yes please, followed by an Aisha Tyler led talk show that tackles some of the show dish and issues.
• Condor (Audience) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Based on the novel Six Days of the Condor, a CIA analyst stumbles into something big, on another network I’m not sure what it is.
• Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (Free) Series Premiere, Thursday, 8pm – I’m growing weary of dull Marvel superhero shows, this being on Freeform they’ll do the youngsters slant as two coming of age super powered peeps find themselves linked, I will of course check it out.
• American Woman (Para) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Alicia Silverstone splitting up and tackling ’70s feminism, worth a shot.
• Marcella (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – Maybe worth checking into.
• Sense8 (Net) Friday – For those who feel cheated by an early cancellation this should wrap things up, I’ve also yet to tune into this one.
• French Open (NBC) Saturday/Sunday, 6am – The finals, could it be Serena and Nadal?
• Tony Awards (CBS) Sunday, 8pm – Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban host.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

My getting behind on tv by being out of town was immediately cancelled out by being so sick all I could do was watch tv. I’m actually tired of tv and I’m still not caught up. Though I did wrap the second season of Dear White People, which I enjoyed even more than the first season, and the first season of The End of the F***ing World which was pretty good but I didn’t enjoy as much as others I’ve heard from. Finally getting a start into The Americans, I love it but it’s not a happy love. I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer for some fresh summer junk, I could use a good time filling procedural.

• The Split (Sund) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A look at a family of high powered divorce lawyers and their family could have potential.
• Fauda (Net) Season Premiere, Thursday – The return of a series I don’t know and couldn’t see much about where a top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to tie up a loose end.
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – A six episode limited series based on the book about disappearance of three schoolgirls and their governess.
• French Open (NBC) Sunday, 9am – First round play begins.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Not a lot new I feel compelled to sample, though will add Safe to my queue. While some shows are doing the May winding down I did a little more catching up, wrapping the underwhelming season of Orange Is The New Black. Also wrapped up This Is Us a show I’ve become a little less enamored with and sampled Rise that was immediately using all the dramatic tropes of what could be a quality show, I’m assuming someone will let me know if it gets good later. And doing some dipping back into some that I’ve just let slide like SHIELD, Gotham, The Royals, Legion, UnReal, and Queen Sugar. 

• Safe (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday – Michael C Hall returns to tv as protagonist, based on Harlan Coben novel, where he digs up secrets after his daughter goes missing.
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – I don’t normally highlight the kids stuff but couldn’t help but smile at the idea if not the execution of the moose and squirrel.
• All Night (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – An all-night lock in graduation party, let the comedy ensue.
• Patrick Melrose (Show) Series Premiere, Saturday, 9pm – Benedict Cumberbatch hits the small screen as protagonist from Patrick Melrose semi-autobiographical novels.
• Little Women (PBS) Miniseries Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – Will life turn out any differently for our young protagonists?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Glad to see Elementary coming back, I tried to see if Instinct could fill the good procedural void for me but alas even with Alan Cumming it couldn’t. And I finally gave up on The Crossing which had some interesting elements and characters but felt a little too like a tv show trying to be an interesting tv show.

• Take My Wife (Starz.com) Season Premiere, Tuesday – Have heard some good things about this show and looks like with the Seeso shutting down it’s now available on starz.com.
• Being Serena (HBO) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – This docuseries gives a little insight into all things Serena personal and professional.
• Dear White People (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I was engaged but not in love with this series that follows various college students point of views on race, based on the film, and intrigued to see where it goes this season.
• The Rain (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Post apocalyptic drama, where a brother and sister emerge from shelter six years after the storm.
• Diablo Guardian (Am) Series Premiere, Saturday – A girl runs away from Mexico to New York with a big bag of money and I think it doesn’t go well.
• Sweetbitter/Vida (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8/8:30pm – Two new dramas the first based on a book about a young woman who joins the staff at a hot restaurant then estranged sisters return to their East LA home after their mother dies to find some secrets.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

While excited for the return of Legion and trying to remember if I ended up hating or engaged with the bumblers in the Imposters but there are a few new shows to be on the lookout for.

• The Crossing (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – 47 refugees was up in a small fishing town from 180 years in the future.
• The Last O.G. (TBS) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10:30pm – Tracy Morgan returns to tv as an ex-con returning to an unfamiliar life after 15 years in prison and has enough star power and buzz invested to be worth a look.
• National Treasure (Hulu) Season Premiere, Wednesday – A young black girl is abducted right before being adopted by a white family and suspense apparently continues to ensue.
• Troy: Fall of a City (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – The Trojan War and the love affair between Paris and Helen.
• Trading Spaces (TLC) Season Premiere, Saturday, 10pm – In the season of returning shows this one brings back some familiar faces to redo quickly and on a budget with a host of new traders.
• Howard’s End (Starz) Season Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – Fans of this type of period drama might find this worth a look.
• Killing Eve (BBCA) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – Sandra Oh pursues a sociopathic assassin and it’s supposed to be worth a watch.
• Unforgotten (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – A forty year old murder rears its ugly head.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.