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new and noteworthy tv: 2/26-3/4

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With the closing of the Olympics comes the starting of a few more shows. I’ve had a little bit of a lull and started to dip back into things like Agents of SHIELD and Queen Sugar as well as keeping trucking on some streaming.

  • iZombie (CW) Season Premiere, Monday, 9pm – I find this show very fun as our Zombie gal helps solve crimes, and now that Zombies are more exposed what will happen to her friends and foes?
  • Living Biblically (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday, 9:30pm – This sitcom lands its protagonist in an effort to live the good life by the ways of the bible, though not a lot of strong reports.
  • Good Girls (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Good cast and what sounds like an iffy execution are still worth a watch as good moms go bad aka start robbing.
  • McMafia (AMC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Drama, suspense, family… as we see how this Russian exile trying to live the straight and narrow get drawn into global crime, supposedly a good POV.
  • Shoot the Messenger (WGN) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Another crime drama this one starting with a reporter heading to meet a source, no report on the quality of this one.
  • UnReal (Life) Season Premiere, Monday, 10pm – The first season of this was great but the second was a train-wreck of disappointment so I’ll give this one a look but I’m not all that hopeful.
  • Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious BIG (USA) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – One reports indicates that this true crime drama is a cut above Menendez but not quite American Crime Story.
  • The Looming Tower (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday – A fictional look based on the nonfiction book about the lack of sharing of info between CIA and FBI and the possible impact on the rise of Bin Laden, led by Peter Sarsgaard and getting some good buzz.
  • Glam Masters (Life) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A friend of mine was just saying she might need a makeup reality show to supplement ANTM and Runway perhaps this might fit the bill.
  • Atlanta (Fx) Season Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – This irregularly toned Donald Glover helmed look at his life in Atlanta was one of my faves though it’s been a while since it wrapped toward the end of 2016.
  • B: The Beginning (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A new anime has characters in a world of advanced technology, crime, and action.
  • The Good Fight (CBSAA) Season Premiere, Sunday – As a big fan of The Good Wife I still couldn’t buy into the model of paying for more individual channels but hoping this spinoff is still bringing some good.
  • Oscars (ABC) Sunday, 5pm – Following an hour+ of arrivals it’s time to see who wears what, says what, and takes home the statues.

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/19-2/25

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The Olympics continue so new shows are still a bit light. And while I’ve been trying to get a few best movies of the year in under my belt I need to commit to getting my best tv list out.

  • Marseille (Net) Friday, Season Premiere – Not rave reviews around this one but this battle for the control of the city keeps some entertained.
  • Seven Seconds (Net) Friday, Series Premiere – A Jersey City anthology crime drama starts with a black teen being hit by the car of a white officer and the cover up that follows looks like it has potential.
  • The Tick (Am) Friday, Mid Season Premiere – I got hooked on the quick six ep opener of this latest superhero show with a unique POV and am looking forward to seeing the next set of episodes hit.
  • Ugly Delicious (Net) Friday, Series Premiere – Chef brings friends along on a hunt for food.

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/12-2/18

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I’m leaning away from the Olympics in hopes that I’ll get a little way through my backlog or at least my to do list, but we’ll see.

  • Olympics (NBC+) – Let the games continue.
  • The Bachelor Winter Games (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday – I don’t even know about this franchise but here’s another outing.
  • The Close (SundNow) Series Premiere, Wednesday – Created and performed by two deaf is said to bring a new perspective to familiar stories.
  • Everything Sucks! (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A new 90s set show looks at the mix of a/v and drama in a high school in Oregon is getting some good buzz.
  • Mozart in the Jungle (Am) Season Premiere, Friday – Based on some reccos I’ve recently upped this on my list of shows to sample.
  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday – A weekly comedy show looking at news and pop culture.

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/5-2/11

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This always brings up the question for me as to how much Olympics I want to watch, sometimes if I dabble too little I don’t have enough context to care, but I just don’t have the time to dedicate the following I might want, but with most shows taking a little hiatus maybe I do.

  • Olympics (NBC+) – We start the week off on Monday with a preview of the games featuring stories of the people that at this point they think we should watch, with prime time coverage kicking off on Thursday with the opening ceremony on Friday, check your local and extended channel listings for your faves, let the games begin!
  • Queer Eye (Net) Wednesday – We’re getting another round with a new Fab 5 and intrigued to see if this still captures the fun of the first.
  • Here & Now (HBO) Sunday, 9pm – Holy Hunter and Tim Robbins head up the family at the center of this new Alan Ball dramedy and sounds like it has some good ingredients but initially isn’t quite there yet.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/29-2/4

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Not a ton coming in which is good because the backlog is getting deep.

  • State of the Union (Various) Tuesday, 6pm – Public address.
  • A.P. Bio (NBC) Thursday, 9:30 – Glenn Howerton stars in a role of failed philosophy scholar as rogue teacher.
  • Absentia (Am) Friday – The woman from Castle is now an FBI agent missing for 6 years to return to her life moved on without her and to become a suspect in new murders.
  • Altered Carbon (Net) Friday – Based on the cyberpunk noir futuristic novel
  • Kitten Bowl (Hall)/Puppy Bowl (AnPl)/Super Bowl (NBC) Sunday, 9am, 3pm – Something for everyone and the note here is This is Us holds the post slot so give your DVRs significant padding, though I’m about to break up with this show.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/22-1/28

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I’m getting ready to do my best tv of 2017 and knowing that I can’t watch everything people love wondering what I’m missing and could cram in. And the new stuff keeps coming…

  • Mosaic (HBO) Series Premiere, Monday, 8pm – This drama is first shown via the Mosaic app as a sort of choose your own adventure then hits as a six-part linear miniseries about a disappearance of a woman, Sharon Stone, and two men in her life.
  • The Alienist (TNT) Series Premiere, Monday, 9pm – Based on the book a look at late 1800s murder investigation with Dakota Fanning, I’m already over these previews.
  • Baskets (Fx) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – This charming, kooky show returns.
  • Bellevue (WGN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – Anna Paquin stars as a detective looking into a disappearance that may be linked to a murder 20 years ago.
  • Prison Playbook (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – This Korean show had an about to be major league baseball player landing in prison and navigating that world.
  • Let’s Get Physical (POP) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 8:30pm – In this comedy a man inherits the family gym and must compete against another gym.
  • Waco (Para) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – This six-part series looks at the events leading up to the standoff.
  • Breathe (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – This Indian psychological drama follows a Mumbai cop tracking seemingly unrelated deaths.
  • Britannia (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – 43AD the Roman Imperial Army heads to conquer Britannia.
  • One Day at a Time (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – This revisit to the series actually worked well for a fun and thoughtful comedy.
  • Australian Open (ESPN) Saturday/Sunday, 12:30am – Who will take the first major of the year?
  • Grammy Awards (CBS) Sunday, 7:30pm – A little song, a little award.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/15-1/21

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Well I finally finished The Wire! And it was well worth watching, although it does hold the test of time it would have been nice to see some of the technology elements in real time. And now I’m continuing on with Deadwood and the rest of the roundup but starting to eye what missed series to visit next.

  • Australian Open (ESPN2) – First week play.
  • Black Lightening (CW) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – A superhero is drawn back into his old persona getting some initial good buzz.
  • The Paynes (OWN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – A spinoff from Tyler Perry’s House of Payne starts with a road trip to Florida.
  • The Path (Hulu) Season Premiere, Wednesday – This cult show returns.
  • The Assassination of Gianni Versace (Fx) Season Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – It’s reportedly not another OJ but still worth a look.
  • Corporate (Com) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A new comic look work looking at two downtrodden employees of a multinational corporation.
  • Grace & Frankie (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – Though not earth shattering I have still be finding this show amusing.
  • Counterpart (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8pm – Espionage, intrigue, and government conspiracies oh and a parallel dimension J.K. Simmons
  • SAG Awards (TNT) Sunday, 8pm – Kristen Bell hosts.
  • The Resident (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday, 10pm – This look from the POV of three different doctors at three different stages looks annoying from the previews but with some good talent I’ll still check it out.

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new and noteworthy tv: 1/8-1/14

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The first week and I’m already behind. Though happy to see some new reality coming back I’ll definitely have to limit the tennis watching.

  • End of the F***ing World (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 1/5 – I missed this on last week’s list and it’s getting some good buzz so wanted to call it out
  • ANTM (VH1) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 8pm – Yes, Tyra is back and looking at women of all (relatively) ages.
  • Ink Master (Spike) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – This season they’re bringing three ‘masters’ back to act as team leaders to coach competitors.
  • Alone Together (Free) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 8:30pm – Millennial platonic couple navigates the world of LA, comedically.
  • The Critics’ Choice Awards (CW) Thursday, 8pm – Another awards show I won’t watch but am mildly interested in the results, though this year I am further behind on movies than ever.
  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Letterman is back doing interviews in a more focused form and starts with Obama.
  • Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – A new sci-fi anthology series based on Dick’s work and featuring some good talent, I’m only on season 2 of Black Mirror.
  • Australian Open (ESPN2) Sunday, 4pm – Let the first Grand Slam of the year begin.

Some season premieres of shows to check for dvr recording if you’re watching this sort of thing: The Magicians (Syfy) Wednesday, 9pm; Taken (NBC) Friday, 9pm; Victoria (PBS) Saturday, 9pm; Divorce/Crashing (HBO) Sunday, 10/10:30pm.

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

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I’ve culled some of the backlog but need to do something about the full seasons of Mr. Robot and Queen Sugar and things are starting to kick back off again. Happy New Year!

  • Lovesick (Net) Season Premiere, Monday – The comedy of a man recalling his former encounters while pining for one of his best friends has its moments.
  • LA to Vegas (Fox) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – Dylan McDermott leads a cast of the airline crew and their passengers planning to hit big in Vegas, doesn’t look all that promising.
  • grown-ish (Free) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 8pm – black-ish never quite made my list so not sure this spin off of daughter heading to college will be my bag.
  • The X-Files (Fox) Season Premiere, Wednesday, 8pm – Picking up where last season left off which is likely a very uneven season.
  • 9-1-1 (Fox) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 9pm – Touching on emergency responders with some top talent including Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, and Connie Britton
  • Project Runway All Stars (Life) Season Premiere, Thursday, 9pm – Time for me to catch up on the last season of Runway.
  • Golden Globes (NBC) Sunday, 8pm – And the winner is…
  • The Chi (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday, 10pm – A look at the South Side of Chicago.

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new and noteworthy tv: 12/25-12/31

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Can you believe 2017 is wrapping up? I’ve been whittling away on Longmire, Orange is the New Black, Punisher, In Treatment, Deadwood, and yes The Wire (I only have 2 more episodes!). And hoping to dive into a few backed up streaming including Mindhunter and Mrs. Maisel. And catch up on the last seasons of Mr Robot, Top of the Lake, Underground, and Queen Sugar. All before I do my best tv of 2017… Something else is going to have to go. And of course there are more holiday specials this week, check your local listings.

  • Las Chicas Del Cable (Cable Girls) (Net) Season Premiere, Monday – I haven’t caught this Spanish series to vote whether the chicas are worth checking.
  • Travelers (Net) Season Premiere, Tuesday – Another show I haven’t tuned into, I have heard some notes that it was entertaining enough.
  • Black Mirror (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – I think I’ve only watched the first season of this one and think the future seasons are similar in that there are some gems but it’s a bit uneven.

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