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procrastinator’s olympics

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Olympic Rings

‘Tis the season. A year later than originally planned and don’t ask me how elite athletes can plan for that. And still riddled with Covid between no spectators at events and athletes actually testing positive for Covid and being unable to participate. And um bears?! There’s a lot to worry about beyond the actual competitions.

The logistics: Opening Ceremonies are Friday, though technically some of the team pool play has begun. It runs from 7/23-8/8 and will be shown on various NBC Universal channels. NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA, CNBC, NBC Olympics Channel, the Golf Channel, and Telemundo. Streaming is available on NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com, and new Peacock which will have their designated coverage available to stream for free (other than US Men’s Basketball coverage, Peacock is normally a combo of free and paid).

So let’s get into the spirit. First I’m always intrigued to see what new events are: baseball/softball (previous recent appearance in 2008), karate (seems odd that this wasn’t included), skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.

Opening Ceremonies – 4-8am Pacific (ouch) – Not entirely sure how the parade of teams is going to work with Covid protocol. While I do like to see all the different outfits I’ll likely record to catch the showmanship of the event part of this.

I don’t have all the time in the world, despite what I tell myself. So these are the ones I’ll be making a point to check out. Maybe because they remind me of my So Cal upbringing:

  • Skateboarding – Men’s/Women’s street final, NBC, Saturday/Sunday (respectively) 7/24-25, 8:30-9pm, 12-2am
  • Surfing – Finals, USA, Wednesday 7/28, 2am-12pm
  • Beach Volleyball – Women’s/Men’s Finals, NBC, Thursday & Saturday (respectively) 8/5-7, 12-5pm, 1:30-6pm
  • Tennis – Women’s/Men’s finals, Olympic Channel, Friday/Saturday (respectively) 7/30-31, 7am-3pm and 11pm-2am

And then I tend to do a little dabbling in the classics, they tend to run these on NBC primetime coverage so that’s good for pop ins:

  • Gymnastics – Watching the team competition is fun though I tend to fade by the time individual competitions hit – It runs the whole time from Saturday 7/24 to Sunday 8/8, Men’s/Women’s Team final NBC Monday/Tuesday (respectively) 7/26-27, 8pm
  • Swimming/Diving – There are a bunch of events here so will likely dabble by checking in between Saturday 7/24 and Saturday 8/7
  • Track and Field – Friday 7/30-Sunday 8/8

And I personally like to get in a few rogue sports by just popping through the channels, Dressage anyone? (NBCSN, Wednesday 7/28, 1:30-8pm) It’s the one with the dancing horses.

For sure check your local listings and a number of these events will replay on various networks/times. But don’t stress too much about catching everything or anything specific. Just turn it on and get invested. For a full listing of events here’s a couple of links that might be helpful Deadline and TV Insider.

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/19-8/1

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Turner & Hooch

A little light these next couple weeks but I’m excited for the second season of Ted Lasso on App+, and ready to cancel my paid subscription which I let run for the month. I’ll also be tuning into the returning legal drama Canadian import Burden of Proof on CW. While also streaming things like LA’s Finest, Bosch, The Fall, Lupin, and Breaking Bad.

  • Olympics (NBC+) – The opening ceremonies are on Friday 7/23, I’m going to have to take a closer look to see when and where things like skateboarding are happening.
  • Turner and Hooch (Dis+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/21 – The son of Tom Hank’s characther in the movie is following in his father’s footsteps.
  • The Pursuit of Love (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 7/30 – This novel adaptation is getting some early good buzz for the two cousins search for love.
  • Johnson (Bounce) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/1 – Four black men, whose last names are coincidentally Johnson, have been friends since grade school but are now in very different places.

More streaming:

  • Outlier (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 7/19 – This Norweigan series about a woman who sets aside her research on serial killes to catch one in her own home country.
  • Feels Like ISHQ (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/23 – Short films follow young adults finding romantic connections in this Hindi-language rom com.
  • The Snitch Cartel (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/28 – Two brothers transform from poor kids to cocaine kingpins in this Colomvian crime show.

Returning streaming: Ghost Adventures (Disc+, 7/22), Hostel Daze (Am, 7/23), Ted Lasso (App+, 7/23), The Movies that Made Us (Net, 7/23), Sky Rojo (Net, 7/23), The Heart Guy (Acorn, 7/26), How to Sell Drugs Online (Net, 7/27), Mighty Express (Net. 7/27), The Wine Show (Acorn/SundN/AMC+, 7/29), Glow Up (Net, 7/30), Outer Banks (Net, 7/30).

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new and noteworthy tv: 7/5-7/18

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Leverage: Redemption

I wrapped up the very good second season of Mythic Quest on Apple+ before my free trial gets cut off, though think I’ll let it slide for a month to catch Ted Lasso before I cut ties. We’ll see what I’ll do when the third seasons of those come out, I have refrained from getting into anything else. I also enjoyed Bridgerton and wrapped the series of The Bold Type which was ridiculous in anything having to do with the business side of things but fun and light in a Sex in the City/Younger kind of way.

I’m excited for the return of brutal Animal Kingdom on TNT and the entertaining This Way Up and Never Have I Ever. My main recommendation would be the return/new Leverage, though I’m also cautiously optimistic about Wellington Paranormal based on the ridiculous What We Do In the Shadows.

  • The Beast Must Die (AMC) Series Premiere, Monday 7/12, 10pm (7/5 on AMC+) – This six-part ‘revenge thriller’ where a mother, Cush Jumbo, looks to take revenge on the man she thinks killed her son, Jared Harris, a good enough cast to have potential.
  • Gossip Girl (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/8 – I dropped the old GG after a few seasons but the start sure was fun, here’s hoping this updated version brings it.
  • Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/8 – I remember these movies as being sort of fun though not as interested in an animated series.
  • Leverage: Redemption (IMDB) Series Premiere, Friday 7/9 – This original series was a fun light caper each episode, and glad to see the majority of the cast back, though Noah Wyle taking over for controversial Timothy Hutton and Aldis Hodge in limited eps.
  • Wimbledon (ABC) – Men’s and women’s finals Saturday and Sunday at noon, previous rounds on ESPN.
  • Wellington Paranormal (CW) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – This New Zealand horror-comedy about the investigation into paranormal cases is a spinoff of What We Do In the Shadows so sure I’m in.
  • The White Lotus (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – This six-episode series takes various guests to an exclusive Hawaiian resort, but is there a darker side to this drama, initial reviews are good.
  • Professor T (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – Teaching at Cambridge about the science of crime but his self-imposed sterile state from his OCD is disrupted when he helps a former student with an actual crime.
  • Eden (Spec) Series Premiere Monday 7/12 – All is not as it seems in this Australian thriller series where we look at characters and events before, during, and after a woman goes missing.
  • American Horror Stories (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – If you didn’t get enough of American Horror Story, this is a weekly anthology series.
  • Dr. Death (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – Based on the podcast, a drama exploring the twisted mind of a doctor and the failures of the medical system with Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, and AnnaSophia Robb.
  • The North Water (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – Based on the novel, set in the late 1850s a disgraced ex-army surgeon finds a job on an ARctic whaling ship.
  • Schmigadoon! (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/16 – A parody of musicals with Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key and many other great talents, where they get trapped in a magical town to find “true love.”
  • SurrealEstate (Syfy) Series Premiere, Friday 7/16 – Haunted and possessed houses calls for a special team of realtors in this drama.
  • The End (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/18, 8pm – This dark comedy is set in an Australian retirement community.
  • Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/18, 8pm – A prequel about the early years of “Power.”

More Streaming:

  • You Are My Spring (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 7/5 – A hotel concierge and a psychiatrist form a bond over a local murder case in this Korean romantic drama.
  • The War Next-Door (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/7 – The matriarchs of two families in a posh neighborhood good to war in this Mexican comedy.
  • The Cook of Castamar (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/9 – Based on a novel, in 1720s Madrid a cook catches the eye of a duke.

Returning streaming: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Net, 7/6), Dogs (Net, 7/7), Mire (Net, 7/7), The Dog House (HBOM, 7/8), Motherland (SundN, 7/8), This Way Up (Hulu, 7/9), Atypical (Net, 7/9), Biohackers (Net, 7/9), Virgin River (Net, 7/9), Jack Irish (Acorn, 7/12), El Cid (Am, 7/15), Archibald’s Next Big Thing is Here (Pea, 7/15), Beastars (Net, 7/15), First Wives Club (BET+7/15), Never Have I Ever (Net, 7/15), Making the Cut (Am, 7/16), Explained (Net, 7/16), Serengeti (Disc+, 7/18).

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new and noteworthy tv: 6/21-7/4

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Sex/Life

Looking forward to the return of the poetic and heartbreaking David Makes Man (OWN, 6/22) and the campy witchy Motherland Fort Salem (Free, 6/22), the crafty Making It (NBC, 6/24), and The Good Fight which I’ll have to wait a while for it to hit Amazon for purchase. But clearly if I had one thing to recommend it would be Bosch returning for its final season.

  • Jiva! (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/24 – A street dancer in South Africa pursues her dancing dreams.
  • Sex/Life (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – Sarah Shahi plays a married woman whose past comes back when an ex shows up.
  • Wimbledon (ESPN) Monday 6/28 – First-round play starts, so far sounds like no Nadal and no Osaka.

More streaming:

  • September Mornings (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Brazilian series follows Cassandra who left her hometown to become who she always wanted to be.
  • Ray (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Hindi language series shares four stores from satire to a psychological thriller.
  • Somos (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 6/30 – This Mexican crime drama takes place in a town overtaken by cartel operations.
  • Generation 56k (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Italian romantic comedy where a couple of f 30-somethings look back on their youth and the internet.
  • Young Royals (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Prince Wilhem adjust to his new boarding school in this Swedish romantic drama.

Returning streaming: Below Deck Mediterranean (Pea, 6/21), The Sommerdahl Murders (Acorn, 6/21), Too Hot to Handle (Net, 6/23), The Good Fight (Para+, 6/24), Innocent (SundN, 6/24), Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars/Untucked (Para+, 6/24), Bosch (Am, 6/25), Central Park (App+, 6/25), The A List (Net, 6/25), The Seven Deadly Sins (Net, 6/28), Starbeam (Net, 6/29), The Mighty Ones (Hulu/Pea, 7/1), Mortel (Net, 7/2).

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boise bound

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Creek Ducks

Have covid shots will travel! Travel post-pandemic was such a crazy idea, but I was definitely missing getting away, or just not being in my apartment. It was a surreal couple of days after being two weeks clear of my vaccine and then hopping on a plane hanging with a friend and being out and about doing things. Why Boise? Well mainly because I have a friend who has been there for most of the pandemic, but also I’d never been. So Boise is very outdoorsy and I, between my foot issues and my desire to be in shade at all times, am not so much. So my friend catered our activities to things that were a little more my speed.

Priorities of course included food and drink. Breakfasts including a couple of outings, The Griddle provided some standard fare, I appreciate a make your own omelet. I’m also on a limited sourdough bread only (yeast, sheesh) and able to get a sourdough breakfast sandwich at Certified. This was in a cute neighborhood so we did a little stroll around. Good happy hour at Tavern at Bown Crossing followed by dinner. And “wine Wednesday” at The Refuge followed by sourdough of the pizza variety at Flying Pie Pizzeria. And I have to say it’s been so long since I had pizza I was just happy to be on a carb frenzy I’ll forgive their one can option of wine…. Also while doing a stroll around downtown (which felt like mostly bars and restaurants) we had a tasty lunch at Fork with a nice outside patio. Another foodie day did also include a trip to the local farmer’s market, which I recall was followed by a trip to Costco to get full balance.

For a bit about where I was there’s the Idaho State Museum, which is small but brought back the fun of a grade school field trip. We made a quick pop into the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, quick mostly because it was closing but our 15-20 minutes covered what they had of the Basque experience. A stop at one of the Basque restaurants nearby would make a nice pairing. And then one day we did those electric scooters (and survived), along the very pretty green belt that runs along the river. That trip included the collection at the Boise Art Museum which was also nicely done. Followed up by a trip to Telaya Wine Co for some yummy wine tasting on a pretty afternoon.

The weather this time of year is generally a little warmer than in San Francisco, but I did hit a milder spell, which is fine for my pale skin (though I was surprised by how quickly my normally ignored skin dried out). While I enjoyed my time touring around I have to admit my fave thing was hanging with my friend on her patio watching the many ducks that would make their way down the creek (no duckling sightings, unfortunately). There was even a guest appearance by a couple of deer. Overall an excellent and appreciated getaway.

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new and noteworthy tv: 6/7-6/20

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Kevin Can F**K Himself

When Younger moved to Paramount+ it also started airing on Hulu but I’ve yet to check in on this final season which wraps June 10, overall it was a fun series. Flack (Am), Evil (Para+), and Tuca and Bertie (Ad Sw) have all been picked up but on different networks giving them another go; I liked each enough to check out but not going to pay more at this point to check out my fave of those Evil. Also looking forward to the return of Dave (Fxx, 6/16) which shifted over time from a crass show to one with some nuance and Lupin to see how he gets out of the latest and what else he gets into.

  • French Open (Tennis/NBCSN/NBC) – Airing through the week on various channels up to the finals over the weekend.
  • Street Legal (Ova) Series Premiere, Tuesday 6/8 – Based on a previous version of the long running Canadian series, follows the personal and professional lives of partners in a boutique Toronto law firm.
  • Loki (Dis+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 6/9 – Tom Hiddleston returns for adventures as the God of Mischief, following the events of Avengers: Endgame.
  • Starstruck (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/10 – A millennial living in London sleeps with someone famous.
  • Timewasters (IMDB) Series Premiere, Friday 6/11 – A half-hour comedy about a South London jass band that travels through time, sounds random but nominated for Best Comedy Series BAFTA.
  • Kevin Can F**K Himself (AMC+) Series Premiere, Saturday 6/12 – Some early buzz about this dark comedy’s unconventional take on the stereotypical sitcom wife played by Schitt’s Creek’s Annie Murphy, also on AMC 6/20.
  • Blindspotting (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 6/13 – Comedy series based on the film, picking up six months after, centering on Ashley after her partner and baby daddy is incarcerated.
  • The Republic of Sarah (CW) Series Premiere, Monday 6/14 – When a town is threatened to be wiped out they declare independence and form their own country, what now?
  • Rurangi (Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday 6/14 – Transgender activist returns home after a decade in this New Zealand drama.
  • Physical (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 6/18 – Rose Bryne stars as a wife finding the world of aerobics in the ’80s.
  • Us (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 6/20 – This four-part drama based on the David Nicholls book follows a couple on a grand tour of Europe.

More streaming:

  • Moloch (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/10 – In this French language fantasy thriller where people spontaneously combust, a journalist and a psychiatrist investigate.
  • Katla (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/17 – A volcano eruption turns a community upside down as mysteries emerge from the ice in this Scandanavian drama.
  • So Not Worth It (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/18 – A Korean college dorm finds a mix of people and experiences in this comedy.

Returning streaming: Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Acorn, 6/7), Trolls (Hulu, 6/10), Full Bloom (HBOM, 6/10), Flack (Am, 6/11), Home Before Dark (App+, 6/11), Love, Victor (Hulu, 6/11), Lupin (Net, 6/11), Zenimation (Dis+, 6/11), Love (Ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Net, 6/12), Workin’ Moms (Net, 6/15), Black Summer (Net, 6/17), Hospital Playlist (Net, 6/17), Intelligence (Pea, 6/17), Summer Camp Island (HBOM, 6/17), El Corazon de Sergio Ramos (Am, 6/18), Elite (Net, 6/18), Evil (Para+, 6/20).

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new and noteworthy tv: 5/24-6/6

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Lisey’s Story

Excited for the return of odd Mr Inbetween, the start of what is sadly the final season of The Bold Type, am going to wrap up Kominsky, and I was worried they weren’t going to release the final season of Kim’s Convenience before I got there but I’m only on season 2. I’ve also been recording Pose but have yet to watch, um any of them, and it’s scheduled to wrap, is this worth it?

  • Whitstable Pearl (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 5/24 – Based on the novels this six-part series will look at 16th century English seaside town and what might be under the picturesque surface.
  • Panic (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 5/28 – Based on the novel, each graduating class in this small Texas town competes for a chance out, this year the rules change.
  • Housebroken (Fox) Series Premiere, Monday 5/31 – A new addition to the animation lineup, focusing on pets who gather for a therapy group.
  • We Are Lady Parts (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/3 – A music comedy following a Muslim female punk band.
  • Lisey’s Story (Ap+) Series Premiere, Friday 6/4 – Based on the Stephen King book, this was around the time I stopped trying to keep up with him, but Julianne More plays the lead wherein a series of unsettling events follow the death of her husband, played by Clive Owen.
  • Little Birds (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 6/6 – Based on Anais Nin’s short stories a New York heiress arrives in Tangier in 1955 ad finds excitement in the city.
  • Domina (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday 6/6 – Caesar’s third wife, something tells me things aren’t simple.

More streaming:

  • Mad for Each Other (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 5/24 – This Korean romantic comedy finds neighbors’ lives entwined as they see the same psychiatrist.
  • Black Space (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/27 – A rogue detective investigates a massacre in this Israeli thriller.
  • Parot (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 5/28 – A Spanish police thriller about the killing of former inmates after the annulment of the Parot doctrine.
  • Racket Boys (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 5/31 – A city kid is brought to the countryside when his father comes to coach a badminton team in this Korean drama.
  • Dom (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 6/4 – The story of a boy from Rio on the path to becoming the leader of a criminal gang.

Returning streaming: Madagascar (Hulu, 5/27), Bruh (BET+, 5/27), Ragnarok (Net, 5/27), Kominsky Method (Net, 5/28), The Ultimate Fighter (ESPN+, 6/1), Kim’s Convenience (Net, 6/2), The Fungies (HBOM, 6/3), The Gulf (SundN, 6/3), Summertime (Net, 6/3), Why Women Kill (Para+, 6/3), Feel Good (Net, 6/4).

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new and noteworthy tv: 5/10-5/23

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The Upshaws

I knocked out the very fun French Lupin, which thankfully is coming back this summer. I’m intrigued by The Upshaws, The Underground Railroad, Halston, and the return of Master of None. Also intrigued by a new In Treatment but my lack of HBO will cause that intrigue to be suppressed.

  • The Upshaws (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 5/12 – This comedy brings back Wanda Sykes in a working-class African American family in Indiana.
  • Hacks (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/13 – Jean Smart stars as a comedian who has a ‘dark mentorship’ with a youngster.
  • Intergalactic (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/13 – A wrongly accused cop and pilot is forced to team up with the convicts who mutiny on the spaceship she’s being transferred on.
  • The Underground Railroad (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 5/14 – This limited dramatic series is based on the book following a slave who escaped to find that the underground railroad is in fact a railroad and follows her journey.
  • Halston (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 5/14 – Ryan Murphy’s latest has Ewan McGregor as Halston following his rise to fame and spin out of control.
  • Death and Nightingales (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 5/16, 10pm – This three-part limited series based on the Irish book set in 1885 covers love, betrayal, deception, and revenge, with Matthey Rhys among the cast.
  • Too Close (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/20 – A three-part psychological thriller follows a forensic psychologist getting into the mind of a criminal suspect but who’s playing who?
  • Solos (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 5/21 – Seven-part anthology series with an excellent cast in scenes from present and future that convey human connection.
  • The Bite (Spec) Series Premiere, Friday 5/21 – From the Kings comes a satirical drama that tries another take at life in a pandemic, could Covid lead to Zombies, fictionally speaking?
  • In Treatment (HBO) Season Premiere, Sunday 5/23, 10pm – They’re technically calling this a season premiere, but the series is back with a new therapist played by Uzo Aduba, one can only hope it’s as good as the first.

More streaming

  • Blinded – Those Who Kill (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 5/10 – A spinoff of Darkness – Those Who Kill, this Danish language series follows a criminal profiler.
  • Move to Heaven (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 5/14 – This Korean drama delivers the stories of the departed to loved ones.

Returning streaming: Rich and Ruthless (BET+, 5/13), Haunted (Net, 5/14), High School Musical (Dis+, 5/14), Love, Death & Robots (Net, 5/14), Who Killed Sara? (Net, 5/19), Going From Broke (Crack, 5/20), Gomorrah (HBOM, 5/20), Trying (app+, 5/21), Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Net, 5/21), Master of None (Net, 5/23).

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new and noteworthy tv: 4/26-5/9

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GIRLS5EVA

I’ve been chipping away at a few shows and caught Cruel Summer, which was a little disjointed with the multiple timelines but I’ll check again. And the combo of The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker which was sweet but not something I need right now. I’ve been sticking with L&O: OC, Rebel, Home Economics, The Equalizer, Clarice, and Kung Fu to see where things lead and barely hanging in with Debris, which is an interesting premise but I can’t seem to care. Sometimes I do just want to watch tv rather than yet another streaming show for some reason. Dropped Chad as I can’t take another cringeworthy coming of age comedy. Looking ahead I’ll go back in with Mythic Quest while I still have Apple TV. I’ve never started Handmaid’s Tale, I feel like I heard great things about the first season and then never heard about it again.

  • Exposure (Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday 4/26 – Reality spotlight on a photography competition series.
  • The Bad Seed (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/29 – Two brothers’ lives fall apart when one is accused of murder.
  • The Mosquito Coast (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 4/20 – Based on the novel Justin Theroux and Melissa George head the cast who are on the run and uproot their family for Mexico.
  • The Drowning (Acorn/SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/6 – A woman believes she spots her son who she lost eight years ago in this British four-part drama.
  • GILRS5EVA (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 5/6 – A one-hit-wonder girl group from the ’90s tries to give it another go in this comedy with Busy Philipps, Sara Bareilles, and others.
  • Jupiter’s Legacy (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 5/7 – A group of superheroes look to pass the torch to their children in this sci-fi drama.

More streaming:

  • Backstrom (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 4/26 – Dark noir from Sweden based on a Leif GW Persson novel shows the detective tries to get to the bottom of a murder.
  • Fatma (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday 4/27 – A house cleaner embarks on a murderous streak in this Turkish drama.
  • Sexify (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 4/28 – A student explores sexuality to build an app in this Polish dramedy.
  • The Innocent (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 4/30 – An accidental killing brings a man into a nightmare in this Spanish crime drama.
  • Uri and Ella (HBOM) Series Premiere, Sunday 5/2 – An unconventional rom-com this Israeli series follows the rich-people problems of a father and daughter.

Returning streaming: Go! Go! Cory Carson (Net, 4/27), The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 4/28), Creepshow (Shud, 4/29), The Unremarkable Juanquini (Net, 4/30), Trash Truck (Net, 5/4), Legendary (HBOM, 5/6), Stuck With You (Allblk, 5/6), Mythic Quest (App+, 5/7), Girl from Nowhere (Net, 5/7), Top Gear America (Moto, 5/7).

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new and noteworthy tv: 4/12-4/25

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Cruel Summer

I caught up on much-recommended Derry Girls on Netflix which was cute. And though Younger returns this week on Paramount+ I’m going to hold out until it’s found elsewhere (should come back to TV Land later this year) and will tune in for the special ep from Mythic Quest though may hold out until the second season is here. And apparently, the series finale for Queen Sugar is coming down but I have the whole season so far saved, busy busy..

  • Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 4/14 – A single dad’s teen daughter moves in with him, starring Jamie Foxx and David Alan Grier among others.
  • Spy City (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/15 – Six-part series has Dominic Cooper playing an English spy sent to Berlin in the Cold War in this espionage thriller.
  • Frank of Ireland (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 4/16 – Brian Gleeson stars in this comedy as a newly single musician who hasn’t written a song or played a gig in years and lives at home with his mom.
  • Big Shot (Dis+) Series Premiere, Friday 4/16 – John Stamos plays a men’s NCAA basketball coach who moves to girls high school in this David E Kelley drama series.
  • Why Are You Like This (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 4/16 – Three Australian 20-something best friends hijinks.
  • Mare of Easttown (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 4/18, 10pm – Kate Winslet stars as a small-town detective in this seven-part series where she investigates a murder as her life is falling apart.
  • The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker (BYUTV) Series Premiere, Monday 4/19.7/7:30pm – Like Brady Bunch but with 2 kids each, followed by a focus on one of the daughters.
  • Cruel Summer (Free) Series Premiere, Tuesday 4/20, 10pm – When the popular girl goes missing is it wrong to look at the nerdy wannabe turned cool kid?
  • Rutherford Falls (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 4/22 – Two best friends at a crossroads in this comedic look at the residents of a small town and neighboring Native American reservation.
  • The Oscars (ABC) Sunday 4/25, 5pm – Have finally given up on watching even this, though I may tune in for some of the fashion.

Returning streaming: Keeping Faith (Acorn, 4/12), Mighty Express (Net, 4/13), The Circle (Net, 4/14), Earth at Night in Color (App+, 4/16), Tony World (App+, 4/16), Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Net, 4/16), Ghost Brothers (Disc+, 4/17), Midsummer Murders (Acorn, 4/19), Deadliest Catch (Disc+, 4/20), Izzy Koala’s World (Net, 4/20), Bigger (BET+, 4/22). Archibald’s Next Big Thing is Here (Pea, 4/22).

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.

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