Friday, September 1, 2023

TQ's (2nd thirdly checkin for 2023's) Year of TV

Trying something new this year.
If people are like me, they use year-end TV Show lists to build their watchlist, but by the times these lists are posted - there's no time left to watch. It's also a lot easier to rembember the shows I watched if I write a couple checkin posts before December. (the 1st thrirdly checkin)
PAST YEARS AWARDS
[2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 LT / 2014 NLT / 2013 / 2012 / 2011]

THIS YEAR's EARLY RETURNS
I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) - Best two sketches were "Egg Game" & "Pay It Forward"
Succession (HBO) - It's awesome when great shows have a great final season
The Bear (Hulu) - The second season is worth it's hype
Justified: City Primeval (Hulu) - A much welcome return all fans of the 1st series should watch
The Other Two (HBO) - Saw most of it before the reality of how truly lifelike it was for the creators
Barry (HBO) - A show that started fun weird and ended scary fun
Ted Lasso (Apple) - Whatever this "final" season tried to accomplish, IMO, failed
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) - The true Cal Ripkin Jr of comedy
Class of '09 (Hulu) - A single season mini-series that nobody else saw, but should consider
Beef (Netflix)  - A "single?" season mini-series that everybody saw, for great reasons
Yellowjackets (Sho) - A sophomore slump
Silo (Apple) - Give me any Future Sci-Fi World Builder and I'll watch it 
Black Mirror (Netflix) - Only one episode qualified as a "Black Mirror Ep"
Full Swing (Netflix) - I'm not sure I'll watch the second season
Extrapolations (Apple) - Worst show I completed
Lucky Hank (AMC) - Couldn't even finish the first season (sorry, Bob)


Winning Time (HBO)  - watching now
Billions (Sho)  - watching now


2022 Corrections, Omissions, and shows from older years got might have been award snubs
Atlanta (Hulu)
I agree that s3 & s4 should've been flipped, but all seasons were great
The Offer (Paramount)
Who knows how much of that was true, but still very enjoyable if you like The Godfather
Drive to Survive (Netflix)
I watched all the seasons of this show and got caught up in these past few months


STILL IN THE QUEUE: (order of wife-approved wife priority)
Reservation Dogs (Hulu)
This Fool (Hulu)
Foundation (Apple)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Mrs. Davis (Peacock)
Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu)
The Old Man (Hulu)
Rami (Hulu)
and there might be another season of Jack Ryan out there somehow?

See it soon,
TQ