I wrapped up Deadwood which didn’t immediately grab me but by the time the series wrapped I realized I’d be missing that crew, what’s the deal with the movie? Though this does now leave me with an opening, looks like HBO series with full seasons available on Prime are Boardwalk Empire (5 seasons), Rome (2 seasons), The Newsroom (3 seasons), Oz (6 seasons), Big Love (5 seasons), Family Tree (1 season), How to Make it in America (2 seasons), Treme (4 seasons)… what’s good?

• Strokes of Genius (CW) Tuesday, 8pm – Can’t get enough tennis? Get a look at this in depth look at the Federer/Nadal 2008 Wimbledon final.
• 4th of July Specials, Wednesday, 8pm: Fourth of July at the White House (Hall), Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC), A Capital Fourth (PBS)
• Anne with an E (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – The green gables return though this series isn’t high on my to do list.
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I do really enjoy this show, though I’ve started over with s1 because I couldn’t remember where I left off and they all still seem fresh so it will take me a while to get up to the current season.
• Sacred Games (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Netflix’s first original Indian series uncovers the underbelly of Mumbai.
• Sharp Objects (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – I remember this book as being kind of a weird unreliable narrator sort of situation that I’m not sure how they’ll do in a series but starring Amy Adams as the reporter returning home to look at crime is getting some good buzz.

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

Still cranking through Mr Robot, Assassination of Versace, and added Enlightened to my Amazon repertoire to balance out Deadwood and In Treatment. I also dabbled with Pose but while I liked the premise I didn’t really find myself that interested in the characters.

• Love is ___ (OWN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – A romantic drama set in ’90s Black Hollywood a couple looks back on how they came together and their lives at the time.
• Yellowstone (Para) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 9pm – Kevin Costner hits the small screen as the largest ranch owner.
• Next of Kin (Sund Now) Series Premiere, Thursday – A six part international thriller with Archie Panjabi drawn into murder and buried family secrets.
• Take Two (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Eddie Cibrian and Rachel Bilson start a new take on the Castle concept with Bilson as a former star of a cop series, this looks to be the fluffiest of summer fare but Bilson is always likable.
• Marvel’s Luke Cage (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I vowed to sign off these as they always seem to just drag.

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

I’ve managed to crank out a few streaming series including the always enjoyable Bosch and tried the limited crime series Collateral (which honestly I found a little confusing) and in hopes of adding some fluff to the dark went with another season of Arrested Development (meh, maybe stick to the originals of this) and the sweet but not exemplary ’90s set Freaks and Geeks-ish Everything Sucks, and I’ve finally returned to the gym so I am allowing myself to start tackling light faves like One Day at a Time and Santa Clarita Diet.

And I’m happy to see The Bold Type return to Freeform, I didn’t initially stick with this show last season but on a later binge found it to fit a nice young fashionable niche, new showrunner this season so we’ll see how the sophomore season goes. And for those of you who are fans The Profit and Alone also return this week.

• Strange Angel (CBS AA) Thursday – Based on a book of the same name, something about a janitor and rocket science in the dark underbelly of ’30s LA, not a lot of good buzz in couple early reviews.
• Goliath (Am) Season Premiere, Friday – The second season returns, do I need to be watching this?
• Queer Eye (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I did binge the first return season of this and while I found the makeovers a little less significant and the focus on the heartwarming stories a little schmaltzy it still works.
• The Ranch (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I tuned out of this one pretty quickly.
• Deep State (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday, 9pm – This espionage drama drags a former spy back in to avenge his son’s death and of course he uncovers more, perhaps.

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

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.