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new and noteworthy tv: 2/26-3/10

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I finally kicked out my top tv of 2023 last week. One of the things that was holding me up was that I was trying to finish Succession(HBO) because it was on so many people’s lists. I started it after it ended so that was a chunk of episodes and it’s not a light bingy show. Overall I thought it was good and the performances were great but I don’t love a show where people are all idiots and assholes. I also dabbled with at least starting as many of the one-off shows on various lists. I’m currently rocking a Peacock subscription for a few various items.

  • County Rescue (GAF) Series Premiere, Monday 2/26, 8pm – Great American Family is a network I’m not tracking but apparently this is its first original series, an action-adventure medical drama.
  • Shogun (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 2/27, 10pm – Based on the novel, 1600 Japan and Civil War, early reviews look good.
  • Perimeter (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/29 – Interconnected stories set in 90’s Atlanta.
  • Elsbeth (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/29, 10pm – I loved Carrie Preston as this character in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, two great series so of course I’m tuning in.
  • Dead Hot (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 3/1 – This UK comedy thriller set in Liverpool shows two friends bonded after the trauma of losing someone and new people bringing new drama.
  • The Regime (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 3/3, 9pm – The story of a year in the walls of the European palace with Kate Winslet trying to hold it together.
  • Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Fox) Season Premiere, Tuesday 3/5, 9pm – I’m pretty sure this series wasn’t good when it first came out but maybe it was a slow time, I’ll catch one but although I like a certain amount of procedurals in my repertoire I really would like to stop watching shows that I’m not that into, too much backlog.
  • Animal Control (Fox) Season Premiere, Wednesday 3/6, 9pm – This was another show that I think I wanted to be funnier than it was because it has a good cast, we will see where they start.
  • The Gentlemen (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 3/7 – Guy Ritchie brings us a series about an English aristocrat who inherits an estate to find it is a cannabis empire, set in this world of the movie of the same name.

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.

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procrastinator’s top tv of 2023

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I was honestly thankful for the strike to give me a little breathing room (very sad for the strife of workers and glad they came to a resolution). Standard caveats apply, I haven’t seen everything and this list could look very different depending on the day. But here goes:

  1. Shrinking (App+) – This might have been the right time right place but caught this as I was coming out of having Covid and catching up on some Apple TV and I found the characters and situation sweet and funny and Harrison Ford is Chef’s kiss.
  2. The Bear (Fx/Hulu) – This could easily have done a repeat at one, I thought there was no way they could keep up the quality and pace but not only a great season but some amazing individual episodes (which I don’t normally pay as much attention to) now I’m nervous about doing it again in three.
  3. The Last of Us (HBO) – I have honestly been over post-apocalyptic and zombie shows but I will follow Joel and Ellie wherever they go.
  4. The Diplomat (Net) – I wasn’t sure I’d be as enthusiastic about Kerry Russell in anything after The Americans but was immediately pulled into this and the constant issues and relationships at stake.
  5. Fargo (Fx/Hulu) – I had faded in enthusiasm for this show but they came back in fine form bringing midwestern nice back with lots of fun characters and of course bloodshed.
  6. Poker Face (Pea) – I love a good procedural and Natasha Lyonne running away across the country and having individual murder-solving episodes in new towns each with its own vibe is great fun and I don’t even care about the can tell you’re lying gimmick, though you know too many murders for one person to run across.
  7. Somebody Somewhere (HBO) – Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller show a complicated friendship and their, and everyone else’s, sweet quirks get me.
  8. Gen V (Am) – I was almost giving up on The Boys because of all the brutal violence but I had fun with this new entry into this universe, its supes, and much corruption.
  9. Severance* (App+) – This was technically last year but I did a binge-month subscription, and I certainly don’t know where they’re going with this series but the first season was captivating.
  10. Bad Sisters* (App+) – I don’t know that I want this show to go another season but this unbelievable series of events came to a nice closure.

Last year I added series that had ended in 2022 that may not necessarily have hit the top ten but some are definitely worthwhile so thought I’d do it again (not an exhaustive list) :

  • The Afterparty (App+) – Another binge and again not sure it worked as well from season to season but the multiple POVs and associated styles a fun format for a whodunnit.
  • Barry (HBO) – This show overall was really good, I didn’t love where they went with the final season but I get it.
  • Better Call Saul* (AMC) – Since I was behind on doing Breaking Bad I delayed this but they did a great job of creating a worthwhile prequel and engaging characters, again I didn’t love the final season.
  • The Flight Attendant* (HBO) – The first season of this was a hoot, the second season still intriguing but a little more of a stretch, Kaley Cuoco as a mess really makes it work but also fun supporting cast.
  • Girls* (HBO) – Ugh this show was nearly unwatchable, I don’t need my people to be likable but I kind of want them not to be complete idiots and assholes to everyone.
  • The Great (Hulu) – This was a very fun occasionally true story of Catherine the Great, Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult brought a new side to things, also a fun supporting cast.
  • Happy Valley (BBC) – I was pleasantly surprised to have a third season come back so many years later, I didn’t really remember all the details but a nice conclusion to a terrible story.
  • Lucifer* (Net) – This was a very late pickup for me but what a fun show, they did a surprisingly good job of the story of the devil on earth and various family and implications.
  • The Other Two (Max) – This was a fun sendup of the whole Hollywood thing, great ridiculousness with our two floundering siblings as they try to make it.
  • Reservation Dogs (Fx/Hulu) – This show made my top ten list a number of times, beautifully crafted series following indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma, and ran the spectrum from funny to heartbreaking with wonderful standalone tales.
  • Sex Education (Net) – I didn’t love the final season of this but won’t let that mar the great fun of the earlier seasons as our inept sexpert helps fellow teens with usually helpful advice.
  • Single Drunk Female (Free/Hulu) – A comeback story of a woman trying to rebuild her life after a public flameout, sweet and funny.
  • Succession (HBO) – Well done with great performances but another case of you seeming to be idiots and assholes doesn’t make for my favorite tv or I would think a successful business.
  • Ted Lasso (App+) – You can’t go wrong with Ted, it’s definitely a feel-good show worth watching, it’ll make a soccer/football fan out of most.

* I finished in 2023 but season/series finished earlier

I’d love to hear some of your favorites in the comments.

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/12-2/25

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I watched a couple of the Feud (Fx/Hulu) and while it’s not great there is something appealing about the inside look at society. I cranked through the latest season of Queer Eye (Net) which also isn’t great but is always a nice palette cleanser. Also, the latest Reacher (Prime) which wasn’t as good as the first but still fun enough. The latest season of Lupin (Net) which I still quite enjoy, I am a sucker for a good caper. I delved into the first season of One Piece (Net) because it had gotten some buzz and found myself kind of pulled into the pirate adventure. I also did a little catch-up on Bob’s Burgers (Fox/Hulu) the one animated show that I find endearing. And enjoying the return of regular network tv.

  • The New Look (App+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/14 – Inspired by true events this series focuses on Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and other contemporaries as they launch modern fashion coming out of WWII.
  • Resident Alien (Syfy) Season Premiere, Wednesday 2/14, 10pm – I think this show is a hoot, and Alan Tudyk as an alien passing himself off as a small-town doctor deserves an Emmy.
  • Churchy (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/15 – A son is bypassed for leadership of his father’s megachurch and strikes out on his own with comic results.
  • Far North (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/15 – A drug smuggling dramedy about a New Zealand meth deal gone awry.
  • The Vince Staples Show (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/15 – A rapper and actor navigates everyday life in this comedy.
  • Ghosts/So Help Me Todd (CBS) Season Premieres, Thursday 2/15, 8:30/9 – A fun lineup returns, I’m curious to see what awaits us in the new seasons.
  • The Equalizer (CBS) Season Premiere, Sunday 2/18, 8pm – After watching the latest Denzel flick I’m even more appreciative that they did this Queen Latifa version, I can’t remember what sort of dire straights we left things in.
  • Will Trent (ABC) Season Premiere, Tuesday 2/20, 8pm – I enjoyed this random Louisana ‘cop,’ his surrounding peeps, and his tiny dog.
  • Constellation (App+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 2/21 – An astronaut returns to Earth only to find pieces of her life missing.
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/2 – So I guess more of this.
  • The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/25, 9pm – A spinoff focusing on Rick and Michonne, I stopped watching this ages ago but clearly it still has legs.

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procrastinator’s best books of 2023

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I usually read at least a book a month with book club (*picks) so my goal with books is always to read more than what I’m reading there. This year I also started doing more targeted walking which brought out audio books. It turns out that works better for me with nonfiction than fiction so I jammed through a few more than normal. It’s fun to read stuff that applies to my work world and might recommend to clients. And it’s inspiring me to get back out to my walking. Since the books I read are rarely current (paperbacks for the win) this is my current fave list of what was really out in 2023.

  • The Final Girl Support Group* by Grady Hendrix – A fun start to 2023, a look at ‘80s horror through survivors that was a page-turner with some flaws.
  • Matrix* by Lauren Groff – A weird but engaging one, I could have used a little more plot but intrigued to watch this woman throughout the life she made herself at an abbey.
  • Cloud Cuckoo Land* by Anthony Doerr – A tale told from disparate stories was initially a little hard to connect with but thought it pulled it off quite well.
  • The Overstory by Richard Powers – This was a solo read (others in book club had read it) and also a connection of disparate stories from multiple points of trees, I thought the writing and characters were great and again pulled it off.
  • The Memory Police* by Yoko Ogawa – A lot of small quibbles but overall I was kind of caught up in this surreal look at a small village and what happens when most people lose kinds of memories and their relation to those who didn’t.
  • Luster by Raven Leilani – While I enjoyed the characters and their entanglements as a single woman starts seeing a man in an open marriage I was never totally feeling it.
  • Children’s Bible* by Lydia Millet – A group of families vacation together and we follow along with the children as things take an apocalyptic turn and they must find their way, surprisingly very fun and allegorical.
  • Down the River Unto the Sea* by Walter Mosley – We were looking for a good mystery by a person of color after hating All Her Little Secrets last year, and read a positive review about the second in this relatively new series, while some of the elements are a little tropeish for a detective novel it was engaging and had good potential for development.
  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – This was a book club pick from last year that I missed, they probably liked it more than I did, a decent fun fantasy but also raised my disdain for the first in a trilogy that doesn’t feel like it wraps things up, I won’t do the next.
  • Trust* by Hernan Diaz – The structure of this with different perspectives to the same people/period was really interesting but the book itself didn’t necessarily draw me in so much.
  • Our Country Friends* by Gary Shteyngart – I haven’t loved Shteyngart and this was similar in that it focused on really annoying people who could at times be amusing, and I’m still not totally vibing with pandemic-setting focused books.
  • The Committed* by Viet Thanh Nguyen – Book club loved The Sympathizer and thought this follow-up really worked, it’s a little dense at times but following this narrator is quite the ride.
  • Sea of Tranquility* by Emily St John Madel – Big fan of Emily, really enjoyed this time travel tale and appreciated the nods to previous works without a dependency.
  • The Marriage Portrait* by Maggie O’Farrell – A fictionalized take on a historical story, I appreciated it but was a little bored with this.
  • Buddha in the Attic* by Julie Otsuka – A really interesting stylistic and somewhat poetic choice to tell the story of the time between US arrival and Japanese internment, intrigued but glad it was a little short.

Nonfiction

  • Promotions Made Easy by Stacy Mayer – Knowing that you want to take control over the steps toward a promotion she lays out steps to take, most of which resonated.
  • Smile When They Call You Sleazy by Mary Cravets – I took a course with Mary and appreciate her approach to creating a successful business, this really felt like a collection of short lessons, very quick.
  • The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrom and How to Thrive in Spite of It by Valerie Young – I thought she was very thorough in her analysis of imposter syndrome and very relatable, some tips as well though I think I’ll need to reread this again.
  • The Science of Stuck by Britt Frank – Lots of reasons why we’re stuck and some examples and exercises of how to break that pattern, probably also worth a reread.
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patric Lencioni – A good relatively short scenario where a new CEO works through dysfunctions with the team she inherits, it was nice to see the very specific examples and applications.
  • The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink – A pretty engaging look at regret with lots of science behind it and the ways that we can use it positively to understand and change moving forward.
  • The Joy Diet by Marth Beck – This was a little challenging to read/listen to without kind of practicing each step and while each of the elements make sense I think it might need a little more focused attention to put into practice.
  • Hyper Focus by Chris Bailey – I have enjoyed one of his other books, The Productivity Project, and this was a great insight into really how bad our multitasking and distracted attention is and some tips on both getting into the zone, as well as scatter focusing.
  • Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport – A good complement to the above, I appreciated all the science and realistic look at what tools are working for us and when they aren’t how to scale back, and how to focus on conversations and doing things.
  • Outer Order Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin – I follow Rubin more around her habits and things but a brief but good reminder about some tips and things to keep in mind for clearing of things.
  • 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam – I’ve followed Vanderkam for some time with her time tracking, the book talked about time tracking but also the real work about deciding what’s important to you to decide where to spend your time.
  • Boundaries by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend – I actually only started this but it was a little too over the top with Christian biblical content.
  • Your Brain at Work by Dr David Rock – This was a fun scenario-based book where we go through the science of the thing and what might be a natural inclination and what is a better approach.
  • Your Brain is Always Listening by Daniel G Amen, MD – This wasn’t my fave, a lot of talk about ‘dragons’ similar to gremlins and saboteurs but then felt like a more abstract concept and then dips into brain science and addiction which felt like a couple different books.
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo – I had never read this and always kind of meant to, you get a look more into what a character she is, and while I appreciate the gist of things sparking joy and finding a place for everything, maybe a little too particular for me.
  • Set Boundaries Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab – A less religious slant on boundaries, she went through various kinds of boundaries with exercises though I’m still searching for perhaps another slant or layer more applicable to professional and personal boundaries.
  • Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy – This is one of the concepts that I espouse but another book I’d never actually read, the frog is actually only one of many productivity techniques, a nice collection.
  • The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi – I really liked the perspective here about what is the right amount of time and energy to put into things, a little more focused on home/personal but the principles apply regardless.

Would love to hear any books you loved from the last year in the comments.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/29-2/11

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Finished up Party Down before I canceled my Starz subscription, and I thought they did a good job picking up years later with the characters. I also rewatched the earlier seasons which held up pretty well. I managed to get a look at Wild Cards on CW, which is cute enough since I always like a heist/con show. And Ride on CW which is apparently a previously cancelled Hallmark show, not surprised.

I had intended to do my 2023 book list last week but what are you gonna do? I was also disappointed to find that I can no longer find Metacritic’s great consolidated tv critics’ best of lists. I can only assume they’re not doing that anymore, bummer. Will poke around but not sure I can find something comparable (let me know if you’ve got the magic list).

  • The Claremont Murders (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 1/29 – A 2-part Australian crime drama based on real-life missing women.
  • Feud: Capote vs The Swans (Fx/Hulu) Season Premiere, Wednesday 1/31, 10pm – This Ryan Murphy anthology series picks up with Truman Capote and the society women he befriended and then betrayed by writing about their secrets, a start-studded cast,
  • Mr and Mrs. Smith (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 2/2 – Based loosely on the movie, in this Donald Glover and Maya Erksine’s characters are matched up as spouses via a spy agency as they go on capers, intrigued.
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Season Premiere, Sunday 2/4, 10pm – The 12th and I understand final season returns with I’m sure more cringe.
  • The Conners/Not Dead Yet/Abbott Elementary (ABC) Season Premieres, Wednesday 2/7, 8/8:30/9pm – This amusing lineup is back.
  • One Day (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 2/8 – Based on a David Nicholls’ novel two peeps spend grad night together and although they go their separate ways they remain connected.
  • Tracker (CBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 2/11 – The coveted Superbowl spot goes to this Justin Hartley show where the lone wolf/survivalist helps solve crimes, I don’t know what time this will actually air.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/15-1/28

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I caught the good Minx on my temporary Showtime subscription, pity it was canceled. I have also been rewatching the old Party Down before getting to the current season. I didn’t realize Shining Vale was being pulled after it was canceled but the first couple of episodes were much better than I had initially anticipated. On Netflix, I wrapped up The Diplomat which I thought was great, super compelling characters and situations, and Lockwood & Co which I wanted to like but just couldn’t get into. I also somehow started watching Bookie on Max which was entertaining enough but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

  • Death and Other Details (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/16 – This is kind of being touted as if you liked Murders in the Building (I’m dubious but willing to give it a shot), a murder on an ocean liner with Mandy Patinkin as the detective.
  • Wild Cards (CW) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/17, 8pm – A new crime-solving opposites attract with a by-the-book cop and con woman, paired with the return of Family Law which I’ve been enjoying.
  • Hazbin Hotel (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 1/19 – Animated comedy musical about the princess of Hell trying to rehab demons.
  • The Woman in the Wall (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/21, 9pm – Ruth Wilson stars as a woman who wakes up to find a dead body in this miniseries.
  • Queer Eye (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 1/24 – Another season of makeovers in New Orleans and I believe this is Bobby Berk’s last season before they head to Vegas.
  • Griselda (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/25 – Sofia Vergara steps in as the cartel creator.
  • Sexy Beast (Para+) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/25 – A prequel looking at the start of Gal and Don’s descent into London’s criminal world.
  • Masters of the Air (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 1/26 – A WWII drama based on a real American bomber group, EP’d by Spielberg, Hands, and Goetzman has a pedigree.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/1-1/14

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I’ve been doing some dabbling in shows that were on ‘best’ lists and a few I tried and am not going to do for one reason or another: Cunk on Earth (Net), The Curse (Show), How to with John Wilson (Max), I think You Should Leave (Net), Scott Pilgrim (Net).

I did wrap up the latest season of Upload (Prime) which I find cute though the premise is starting to wear a little thin. And Lucifer (Net) whose premise they did a surprisingly good job stretching out (not without some hiccups) but overall was really fun.

  • Fool Me Once (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 1/1 – A conspiracy when an ex-soldier sees her murdered husband on a secret cam in this British mystery
  • Extended Family (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/2, 8:30pm – They actually snuck in a preview of this which I missed but a good cast with Abigail Spencer, Donald Faison, and John Cryer could help this comedy.
  • The Brothers Sun (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/4 – A Taipei triad member hits LA to protect his mom and brother who don’t know the truth.
  • Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/4 – Based on a book where witches are productive members of society until a death turns things into a witch hunt.
  • Grimsburg (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/7, 9:30pm – A new addition to the ‘animation domination’ lineup, Jon Hamm voices a detective who must find himself, or something.
  • Funny Woman (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/7, 10pm – In 1960s London a beauty queen turns to television comedy.
  • Safe Home (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/9 – A woman fleeing a high-profile law firm turns to helping people escaping domestic violence but can’t escape her own past.
  • ECHO (Hulu/Dis+) Series Premiere, Tuesday 1/9 – Another Marvel, this one about Maya Lopez fleeing Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire.
  • Criminal Record (App+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 1/10 – A London thriller where an anonymous call brings two detectives on a crash course with an old case.
  • TED (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 1/11 – A prequel to the TED films with Seth MacFarlane voicing the stuffed bear.
  • Monsieur Spade (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/14 – Clive Owen stars as hardboiled PI Sam Spade in retirement, until something comes up.
  • True Detective (HBO) Season Premiere, Sunday 1/14, 9pm – I have yet to get caught up enough with my HBO to do these but I understand the seasons are standalone, Jodie Foster and Kali Reis step into the leads.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/18-12/31

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Things are mostly quieting down for the holidays. Though of course holiday specials aplenty. I’m glad because as the end-of-year best-of tv lists come out I’m doing some cramming before I do my list (likely in Feb). Starting Succession (HBO) now might not give me enough time.

I did finish Sex Education (Net) which was a really fun series though the final season was missing a bit of the cohesion. I also finished the much-lauded Beef (Net) which I didn’t like, not because it wasn’t good but I don’t really enjoy the angry. I was totally in for The Last of Us (HBO) and crossing my fingers that they can keep it up in the second season. I also enjoyed enough the latest Frasier (Para+). This week is the finale week for Ink Master so that means I’ll be wrapping up my Paramount+ subscription. I rudely found out that when I dropped the Showtime piece I also lost the commercial-free option.

I couldn’t resist diving into the first of Reacher (Prime) and am enjoying the light fare, though not sure the reuniting with the old gang has the same vibe as the first season. I’m also continuing to enjoy the latest season of Fargo (FX/Hulu).

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/4-12/17

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After I finished the second season of those messy but compelling Yellowjackets on Showtime I called it. I still have Paramount+ for the remainder of Ink Master but with such a backlog I decided not to dive into anything else. I did watch one ep of The Curse which was a little more annoying than entertaining for me. I also finished the season of entertaining Deadloch on Prime, a nice mix of comedy and small-town murder intrigue. And the last of All Rise on OWN which was a nice courtroom drama with a hopefully positive spin.

The best of lists should start rolling out so I may prioritize a bit differently to get my list done within a reasonable amount of time. Of this week’s options, I’ll certainly grab Reacher when I have some time. I am also enjoying the latest season of Fargo some typical brutality but also some fun characters. I sampled but didn’t stick with NCIS: Sydney, I’m not a watcher of the rest of that so if that’s your bag it might be a good one.

  • Archie (Britbox) Series Premiere, Thursday 12/7 – Jason Isaacs as Cary Grant in this four-part drama
  • The Lovers (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 12/7 – Opposites clash/attract with this supermarket checkout gal and political broadcaster meet.
  • Culprits (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 12/8 – An assassin is targeting the crew of elite criminals who pulled off a big heist.
  • Reacher (Prime) Season Premiere, Friday 12/15 – I feel like everyone ripped through the first season of this show and he’s back, the first few eps available and then weekly through Jan.
  • Such Brave Girls (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday 12/15 – An English comedy about a mother and two daughters after their husband/father leaves.

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new and noteworthy tv: 11/20-12/3

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My Showtime subscription led me to the first season of Uncoupled which honestly I thought was the only season. I had remembered hearing it was cancelled but apparently Showtime picked it up. As a Darren Starr production not surprising it has kind of a sex in the city vibe. I also had a little sick day time to wrap up Never Have I Ever which was cute enough though not so compelling that I didn’t debate dropping it. And enjoyed the second season of Bosch: Legacy and intrigued by possible additional Bosch spinoffs.

Oh and the holiday specials are hitting. Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Obituary (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 11/12 – Does getting paid per obituary compel you to create more deaths?
  • Fargo (Fx) Season Premiere, Tuesday 11/12, 10pm – The previous season of this wasn’t my fave but there is something about these brutal in the world of Fargo stories.
  • Squid Game: The Challenge (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/22 – Why wouldn’t Netflix capitalize on the success of this show by making it an actual competition, one can only assume it’s less deadly.
  • Faraway Downs (Hulu) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/26 – Baz Luhrman helms this Australian tale with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman striving to save a cattle ranch.
  • The Artful Dodger (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/29 – A follow-up to Oliver Twist we follow Jack Dawkins to his later life being pulled back into crime.
  • Bookie (Max) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/30 – Sebastian Maniscalco stars as a veteran bookie and hijinks ensue.
  • Obliterated (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/20 – A special forces team has to sober up and save Vegas.

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