Trying to do a little damage to my list of shows on other people’s top tv lists and should continue over the holidays when new selections are low. There’s plenty of holiday fare and some specials. I wrapped up Dead to Me which was an odd and interesting journey about these two unlikely friends. The Patient might have been good but the subject matter (serial killer holding his therapist hostage) ended up a bit too dark for me. And Reboot with a cute enough premise and cast to make it work. The procrastinator wishes you lots of celebration and connection and lots of good things to watch.

• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Am) Season Premiere, Wednesday 12/21 – Is anyone watching this show, seems like it might be entertaining in a formulaic sort of way but I haven’t tried it?
• Emily in Paris (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 12/21 – I don’t like this series but it’s one of the few series I find myself doing a quick binge on.
• The Snap (Allblk) Series Premiere, Thursday 12/22 – Not to be confused with “The Slap,” a ‘god’ challenges peeps to see situations in a new light, it’s a comedy?
• Pinata Masters! (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 12/23 – Reality spotlight, there is no area we can’t make a competition out of, will the kids like them?
• The Witcher: Blood Origin (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 12/25 – If you’ve always wondered about the story behind the Witcher.
• Treason (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 12/26 – The past catches up with an MI6 agent, will secrets be exposed?
• Kaleidoscope (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/1 – Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega among others are part of a crew looking to pull off a big ass heist.
• Paul T. Goldman (Pea) Series Premiere, Sunday 1/1 – A mix of real life and dramatized scenes in the style of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

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.

Nothing much to see here. Which is allowing me to play some catchup. Wrapped up the oddly compelling Yellowjackets (Show), not sure how those girls are dealing with things and all the secrets from the past but I’m in. Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu) which was like a real-life Ted Lasso for those of us who don’t follow football aka soccer, they did a good job weaving the stories of the players, the town, and the big purchase by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. Grace & Frankie (Net) which felt like kind of a throwback sitcom but you can’t go wrong with hijinks with this cast headed by Jane Fond and Lily Tomlin. Reservation Dogs (Hulu) continued to bring it in season 2 with engaging and offbeat stories of four indigenous teens in Oklahoma. And Mind Your Manners one of the latest reality fare from Netflix, I try to limit my reality but the combo of learning new things and heartwarming stories sometimes slips through, this was fine enough.

And I start to look at all the series folks are starting to say are the best of the year. While I used to be able to do my top tv of the year posts at year close, now I always try to do a little catchup. Target Feb (because then I need to move on to movies). Until then I’ve got a busy slate. Still working through The Good Fight and Better Call Saul. Just started High School on Freevee and This Fool on Hulu, and while both had moments they didn’t immediately grab me.

But we can’t get away without anything new:

• Kindred (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 12/13 – Adapted from the novel, a woman relocating her family to LA starts being pulled through time.
• The Recruit (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 12/16 – New to the FBI and into big secrets.
• 1923 (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 12/18 – If you haven’t gotten enough of Yellowstone here’s Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in a pre-prequel?

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.

Well other than the election coverage on Tuesday we’re just clicking along. I took a break from my Better Call Saul viewing to try Yellowjackets in case I let my Paramount+ subscription go sooner rather than later. I enjoyed the season of InkMaster and have some work to do on The Good Fight (which is wrapping up) and Evil. Let’s see if we get any traction on Tulsa King and want to consider that. I’ve also slacked on my in-apartment exercise bike so my streaming comedies have dwindled but I’ll want to dive into Dead to Me, good exercise motivation.

• The Crown (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/9 – I dropped off on this earlier (not with a specific decision to do so) but folks are more attentive now to the more recent timeline and with the passing of the crown.
• The Calling (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/10 – An NYPD detective ‘questions his own humanity.’
• The Good Fight (Para+) Series Finale, Thursday 11/10 – I’m still on the previous season but clicking on this very fun and well-done series.
• Reasonable Doubt (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/10, 10 pm – A broadcast premiere of a Hulu show to give you a look-see, if you couldn’t tell from the title it’s a legal show.
• The English (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 11/11 – I just did a quick scan yesterday trying to find out when this was coming available after some folks shared an excellent review of this Emily Blunt Western.
• Tulsa King (Para+) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/13 – Sylvester Stallone as a mafia guy out of prison and ending up in Tulsa, I think two episodes at the premiere and then weekly.
• Rogue Heroes (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/13, 9 pm – Does anyone get Epix? If so you can tune in to this dramatized account of ‘the world’s greatest Special Forces unit.’
• Leverage: Redemption (Free) Season Premiere, Wednesday 11/16 – I find this con-job-an-episode to be pretty entertaining.
• Mind Your Manners (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 11/16 – Reality spotlight: I’m kind of intrigued to see what this etiquette teacher works with her clients on.
• Fleishman is in Trouble (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/17 – I didn’t love this book, some protagonists are just annoying, but a little intrigued as to what they’ll do with the series with Jesse Eisenberg and Clair Danes among others.
• Dead to Me (Net) Series Finale. Thursday 11/17 – We’re ready for the final season of this fun series with Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate as unexpected friends, and thinking healthy thoughts for Applegate who managed to complete this while battling MS.

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.

I’m generally behind in streaming since I’ve been trying to catch up broadcast and cable fall tv, thought I did crank through Queer Eye: Brazil for some good feels that require little attention. I don’t think I caught the last season of Big Mouth but a new one is coming. The Ink Master finale is coming up on 11/2. Which means I should be almost done with my Paramount + subscription but I’m not caught up on Evil or The Good Fight yet (though have been watching an episode weekly when Ink Master comes out).

For more of what’s new that I will also likely ignore (at least for now):

• Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday 10/25 – A collection of sinister stories.
• The Devil’s Hour (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 10/28 – A woman who repeatedly wakes in the middle of the night’s finds strange things and gets involved in a series of murders
• The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 10/28 – Son of a notorious witch is caught between to clans.
• Inside Man (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 10/31 – An American death row prisoner helps a British journalist search for a friend.
• Blockbuster (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/3 – A workplace comedy set in the last Blockbuster, a good enough cast including Melissa Fumero and Randall Park, to be curious.
• The Suspect (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 11/3 – A psychologist gets caught up in a murder.
• Lopez vs Lopez (NBC) Series Premeiere, Friday 11/4 – George Lopez and his daughter are giving comedy a go together, as I believe a father and daughter.
• Mood (BBCA) Series Premiere, Sunday 11/6, 10pm – Based on a play, a woman trying to make it as a singer ends up giving the influencer journey a go.
• Dangerous Liaisons (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday, 11/6, 8pm – This one’s a prequel telling the origin story.

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.

Some new fall options and I’ll tune back in for The Equalizer, Coroner, and Ghosts. And I guess another look at Call Me Kat and La Brea. Plus on streaming the latest/final seasons of Ramy and Derry Girls.

• Panhandle (Spec) Series Premiere, Monday 9/26 – Set in the Florida panhandle, this dramedy pairs an agoraphobic wannabe detective with a traffic cop.
• Reasonable Doubt (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/27 – Who doesn’t want a defense attorney who will do what it takes?
• The Rookie: Feds (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/27 – Niecy Nash as the new kid on the FBI block.
• Zatima (BET+, 9/29) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/29 – Another Tyler Perry joint based on a previous series, follows a couple and the ups and downs of their relationship.
• So Help Me Todd (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/29, 9pm – The mother son legal drama with Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin.
• Entergalactic (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/30 – This adult animated anthology is based on Kid Cudi’s concept album.
• Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/2, 10pm – Another trip with this vampire ‘family.’
• Family Law (CW) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/2, 8pm – Abby’s a mess and the only way she can keep practicing law is with the help of her estranged father and his new family members.
• East New York (CBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/2, 9pm – Newly promoted head of the 74th precinct tries to make creative changes.
• Reginald the Vampire (Syfy) Series Premiere, Wednesday 10/5, 10pm – Based on a series of novels, this unlikely vampire finds his own path.
• A Friend of the Family (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/6 – Based on the true story of a girl kidnapped multiple times by a family friend.
• Walker Independence (CW) Series Premiere, Thursday 10/6, 9pm – The Walker legacy in prequel form.
• Alaska Daily (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10/6, 10pm – Hilary Swank tries to break the story on an Indigenous case.
• Fire Country (CBS) Series Premiere, Friday 10/7, 9pm – A convict firefighter heads home.
• Let The Right One In (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 10/9, 10pm – Based on the novel and film(s) we follow a father and his vampire daughter.
• The Midnight Club (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 10/7 – Terminally ill teens make a pact to send signs from beyond.

Streaming around the globe:

• The Empress (German political drama – Net, 9/29)
• Jungle (UK drama – Am, 9/30)
• High Water (Polish political drama – Net, 10/5)
• Glitch (Australian mystery drama – Net, 10/7)

Returning streaming: Mystery Road (Acorn, 9/26), The D’Amelio Show (Hulu, 9/28), Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons (Net, 9/28), The Mighty Ducks (Dis+, 9/28), Too Hot to Handle: Brazil (Net, 9/28), Get Rolling with Otis (App+, 9/30), Luxe Listings Sydney (Am, 9/20), Ramy (Hulu, 9/30), An Unknown Enemy (Am, 9/30), Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (App+, 9/30), Floor is Lava (Net, 9/30), The Wall (Crack, 10/1), Blood & Treasure (Para+, 10/2), Bling Empire (Net, 10/5), Nailed It (Net, 10/5), The Hype (HBOM, 10/6), Pennyworth (HBOM, 10/6) Wahl Street (HBOM, 10/6), Hello Jack! (App+, 10/7), The Problem with John Stewart (App+, 10/7), Batman: Audio Adventures (HBOM, 10/7), Derry Girls (Net, 10/7).

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.

I finished catching up on the series finale of Motherland: Fort Salem, and while it had its moments it was a little too uneven for a solid recco. I’m getting started on some new streaming, both Better Call Saul and Lucifer. I’ve been looking for a new light show after I finished The OC, my polling turned me toward Jane the Virgin, but while light and pretty well done, a little too overtly soapy for me.

I did end up throwing down for Paramount+ and started the new season of Ink Master. The format is pretty much the same with new hosts, judges, and guest appearances by Dave Navarro, with returning competitors and tattoos still at the center I’m in. I am also starting to catch up on Evil and The Good Fight.

We’re getting into fall, check out my last post to see what I’m looking forward to returning. And for this phase, I’ll check out the new Quantum Leap. I will also preview more new fall tv next week.

• The Light in the Hall (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/15 – Psychological thriller where a man is released 18 years after confessing to murder.
• Vampire Academy (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/15 – Teen drama and vampires are might not be a bad combination.
• Quantum Leap (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday 9/19, 10pm – A reboot of the Scott Bakula series where a new guy gets swept up in different lives at different times, I vaguely remember this but can’t recall the logic.
• Reboot (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/20 – A comedy about the rebooting of a sitcom and the dysfunctional cast.
• Andor (Dis+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/21 – Another Star Wars thing.
• Thai Cave Rescue (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/22 – I get this was a dramatic moment but can’t they draw straws or something so we don’t get all these at once?
• Finding Happy (Bounce) Series Premiere, Saturday 9/24, 8pm – A dramedy starting with one woman’s unhappy 36th birthday

Streaming around the globe:

• El Rey, Vicente Fernandez (Mexican drama – Net, 9/14)
• Heartbreak High (Australian drama – Net, 9/14)
• The Lorenskog Disappearance (Scandinavian drama – Net, 9/14)
• The Brave Ones (South African drama – Net, 9/16)
• Santo (Spanish drama – Net, 9/16)
• Only for Love (Brazilian romantic drama – Net, 9/21)
• The Cage (Arabic drama – Net, 9/23)
• The Girls at the Back (Spanish drama – Net, 9/23)

Returning streaming: Ada Twist: Scientist (Net, 9/12), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Net, 9/13), Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 9/14), Dogs in Space (Net, 9/15), The Grand Tour (Am, 9/16), Fate: The Winx Saga (Net, 9/16), The Great British Baking Show (Net, 9/16), Seal Team (Para+, 9/18), Backstrom (Acorn, 9/19), Go Dog Go (Net, 9/19), The Kardashians (Hulu, 9/22), The Hype (HBOM, 9/22), Karma’s World (Net, 9/22), Snabba Cash (Net, 9/22), September Mornings (Am, 9/23), Jamtara (Net, 9/23), Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace (HBOM, 9/23).

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.

I caught up with Bob’s Burgers and caught the movie last weekend. It’s one of the few animated series I tend to find pretty amusing. I did catch Little Demon (Fxx) this last week which was cute enough, but not sure I’d stick with it. I also finished my rewatch of The OC, which was pretty fun, even if the first season was really the best. I polled for a new ‘light’ show to pick up. The votes leaned to Jane the Virgin which I got about 4 through. It’s really cute but maybe a little too soapy in style for me (I know The OC was super soapy but teen drama for me hits differently). I also started riding my inside bike again so finished off the amusing This Way Up (Hulu). I also dabbled in The Golden Palace, the Golden Girls sequel because Hulu seemed to really think I should watch it. Didn’t quite capture the original’s charm. I also caught the first Leonardo (CW) and big pass but I might tune in for another Welcome to Wrexham (Fx/Hulu) to see where it’s going.

Ink Master is hitting Paramount + on 9/7 which looks like it’s rolling out weekly through November so I need to decide whether I’m going to do a Paramount + binge now or wait til it’s all done, 7 days free, and then $5/mo for the cheapest version. Yes, I’m picking channels based on a reality show. I found the old version of this really fun though not knowing if the reboot (this is technically season 14) will be the same, judging by the last season it would be $20 to purchase the SD version so comparable to 4 months of viewing. Plus I’ve bought a couple of seasons of The Good Fight which I’m behind on (because I was awaiting this decision). It is also dropping its final season starting 9/8 to wrap in early November. I would plan to not get caught up in anything new so I could cut bait, but I could catch up on Evil too while I’m there. Shoot I wonder what else is on there.

Ok, what’s next:

• US Open Tennis (ESPN) – First round starting Monday 8/29.
• The Patient (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 8/30 – Steve Carell as a therapist held hostage by a murderous patient, can he unravel both of their issues, by the makers of The Americans, yes, please.
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Am) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/1 – More Lord of the Rings action, set before the films.
• Life by Ella (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 9/2 – A 13-year-old after a life-changing experience.
• Recipes for Love and Murder (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 9/5 – Based on a Tannie Maria Mystery this follows a recipe advice columnist who also helps investigate crimes in her small town.
• Tell Me Lies (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/7 – A relationship over the course of 8 years, from college to consequences.
• Wedding Season (Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/8 – Is an affair reason for murder, two suspects try to prove their innocence.
• Last Light (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/8 – Based on the novel, a family deals with an oil crisis that leaves them separated and in danger.
• Monarch (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/11, 8pm – Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins head up a country music dynasty in what looks like a very soapy drama.
• The Serpent Queen (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/11, 8pm – A period drama about the life of Catherine de’Medici.
• American Gigolo (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/11, 9pm – John Bernthal picks up the present-day version of the ’80s movie, which I’m not sure I’ve ever seen.

Streaming around the globe:

• Family Secrets (Net, 8/31 – Polish drama)
• Off the Hook (Net, 9/1 – French comedy)
• You’re Nothing Special (Net, 9/2 – Spanish drama)
• Little Women (Net, 9/3 – Korean drama)
• Once Upon a Small Town (Net, 9/5 – Korean drama)
• Grid (Hulu, 9/7 – drama)
• Entrapped (Net, 9/8 – Scandanavian drama)
• Narco Saints (Net, 9/9 – Korean drama)

Returning streaming: Mighty Express (Net, 8/29), I Am A Killer (Net, 8/30), The Croods (Hulu/Pea, 8/31), Bloods (Hulu, 9/1), The Mighty Ones (Hulu/Pea, 9/1), It Couldn’t Happen Here (AMC+, 9/1), Samurai Rabbit (Net, 9/1), The Secrets She Keeps (SundN, 9/1), Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Lives (Net, 9/2), Ink Master (Para+, 9/7), The Good Fight (Para+, 9/8), Central Park (App+, 9/9), Cobra Kai (Net, 9/9), Merli (Net, 9/9).

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.

I tried Bump which for me was a pass. I wrapped the latest season of The Boys which I guess has always been brutal but it might be getting to be too much for me. And Deutschland 83 before moving on to Deutschland 86/89, it’s got kind of an Americans feel but intrigued by the time jump and new scenarios layered in with ongoing characters.

The series finale of Better Call Saul is coming up so I’m ready to start diving in (for some reason if I’m not current with a show I prefer it to be complete). I’ll also be checking out the new season of Making the Cut on Amazon on Friday, the finale of Only Murders on 8/23, and the series finales of Animal Kingdom and Motherland: Fort Salem, caught up with the former (not looking good for our boys) but not the latter.

• Leonardo (CW) Series Premiere, Tuesday 8/6, 8pm – I don’t have high hopes for this da Vinci historical drama.
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Dis+) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/18 – Tatiana Maslany is great in general so hope this is a good one, though I cannot keep up with Marvel at this point.
• The Undeclared War (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/18 – In the near future, the clock is ticking with online enemies.
• Bad Sisters (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 8/19 – A dark comedy by Sharon Horgan about sisters under suspicion after brother-in-law’s death, looks promising.
• Sprung (Free) Series Premiere, Friday 8/19 – A new comedy by Greg Garcia, returning with some of his Raising Hope cast, following formerly incarcerated peeps using their expertise for good.
• Surfside Girls (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 8/19 – Besties investigate supernatural mysteries.
• Echoes (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/19 – Michelle Monaghan plays identical twins who have switched places and one disappears.
• House of the Dragon (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8/21, 9pm – Based on the George RR Martin book “Fire & Blood” focuses on House Targaryen 200 years before “Game of Thrones,” which I never saw.
• Anne (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 8/22 – A mother works to prove the death of her son wasn’t accidental, sounded kind of snores but early reviews are positive.
• Queer Eye: Brazil (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/24 – Reality spotlight, I mean there’s something about random countries having their own Fab Five that kind of intrigues me
• Welcome to Wrexham (Fx) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/24 – Reality spotlight, have to admit I’m kind of intrigued by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds buying a 5th-tier Welsh football club and rooting for their success.
• Mo (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/24 – Struggling between cultures in Texas while hosting to support his Palestinian family in this heartfelt comedy.
• Mike (Hulu) Series Premiere, 8/25 – The story of Mike Tyson gets a look in this limited series drama.
• Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons (BET) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/25 – Looks like we talked about this for 7/1 but didn’t happen.
• Everything I Know About Love (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/25 – Post uni friends deal with work and relationships in London in memoir adaptation.
• Little Demon (Fxx) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/25, 10pm – Animated comedy about the devil’s spawn trying to live a normal life.
• Partner Track (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/26 – Can she make partner at her elite NYC law firm while balancing a life and be true to herself?

Streaming around the globe:

• High Heat (Net, 8/17 – Mexican drama)
• Unsuspicious (Net, 8/17 – Brazilian quirky mystery)
• The Girl in the Mirror (Net, 8/19 – Spanish drama)
• Kleo (Net, 8/19 – German thriller)
• Under Fire (Net, 8/24 – Belgian drama)
• Ludik (Net, 8/26 – South African crime drama)

Returning streaming: Dragons (Hulu, 8/18), Blinded (SundN, 8/18), He-Man (Net, 8/18), In the Vault (Crack, 8/18), Selena + Chef (HBOM, 8/18), Sweet Life: Lost Angeles (HBOM, 8/18), The Cuphead Show (Net, 8/19), Glow Up (Net, 8/19), Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC+, 8/22), Angry Birds (Net, 8/25), History 101 (Net, 8/25), House of Ho (HBOM, 8/25), Star Trek: Lower Decks (Para+, 8/25), See (App+, 8/26), Delhi Crime (Net, 8/26).

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.