Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

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This appears to have been the thread where The Circle got discussed so on the eve of the final I'll mention this year's edition.

The last two nights have had EVERYTHING and we still have the Felix reveal to come which will knock Alex/Kate into a cocked hat. Manrika will totally lose her shit and could go all Fight Night. The order they go to dinner could be the most important thing.

I think ultimately putting two players in sufficiently late that only one of them can get blocked could be good work by the producers, it'll give an impression as least that coming in late doesn't exclude you from the final (even though the public will probably rate them bottom because both this pair are dicks).

Andy will block Alice, which will lead to hilarity when everyone else works out who Pippa & Femi are. From the bottom in the final then will be Father Tom, Manrika, Felix, Andy and Syed. Andy is *nice* but Syed had been funny which is more likely to play to a voting audience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxeLrtk7tk

Anyone else watching Wellington Paranormal?

Low budget WWDITS spin off that doesn't quite hit the highs of WWDITS but is still very funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxbN3Bp6f4

what in the nsfw world...
https://peepoodo.bobbypills.com/

What are you watching Wellington Paranormal on?

xp ugh, never mind: i watched one and it's not worth noting.

It's on Season 3 in NZ but only just aired in UK (all 3 seasons on Sky) and is coming to the US soon on The CW/HBO Max xp

Based on the first episode, Pause with Sam Jay is looking suspiciously like it is going to be one of my new favorite shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zPy0VLxBM

i saw her in a little club in London and she was absolutely amaaazing. she gave us all shit for not laughing loud enough

https://i.imgur.com/nrXoEiz.jpg

she's sharp as a razor. Ziwe is playing with fire, Sam Jay is just taking headshots.

dang, six months huh. i went on a 2000's british sitcom kick. This isn't complete but anyway.

Top Ten TV Right Now
Only Connect s16, s17- BBC 2
Hajime No Ippo s1 (2000) - Crunchyroll
Desus and Mero s3 - Showtime
Reservation Dogs s1 - FX
Ted Lasso s2 - Apple
Ghosts s3 - BBC1
Phoneshop s1 s2 s3 (2010-2013) - E4 (mostly done with s2, this is good stuff)

Also Currently in Play
Rosehaven s5 - ABC Aussie
Back on the Record with Bob Costas s1 - HBO
Let's Make a Mug Too s1 - Crunchyroll
Rick and Morty s5 - Adult Swim

Probably the two best shows of 2021
Last Chance U Basketball s1 - Netflix
Mr In-Between s3 - FX

Other Very Very Good Stuff Watched Over the Past Half Year
Chad s1 - TBS
Why Are You Like This? s1 - ABC Aussie
Giri/Haji s1 (2019) - Netflix
Pui Pui Molcar s1 - Netflix
The Real World Homecoming: New York - Paramount
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun s1 - Netflix
Fisk s1 - ABC Aussie
Hospital s7 - BBC2
Pause with Sam Jay s1 - HBO
Motherland s3 - BBC2
Friday Night Dinner s1-s6 (2011 to 2020) - Channel 4
This Time with Alan Partridge s2 - BBC1
Peter Kay's Car Share s1, s2 (2015-2018) - BBC1
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace s1 (2004) - Channel 4
A Touch of Cloth s1-3 (2012-2014) - Sky1

And Some Mostly to Pretty Good Stuff
Plebs s4 (2018), s5 (2019) - iTV
The Baby-Sitters Club s1 (2020) - Netflix
So I'm a Spider So What s1 - Crunchyroll
I Think You Should Leave s2 - Netflix
Flatbush Misdemeanors s1 - Showtime (this show gives me anxiety)
Secrets of the Museum s2 - BBC2
Loki s1 - Disney
Last Week Tonight s8 - HBO
Chickens s1 (2013) - Sky1

And This Was Flawed but Okay
WandaVision s1 - Disney (we interrupt this carefully structured pastiche for a magic fight in the sky)
How to Be Bohemian s1 (2015) - BBC4 (Coren-Mitchell is often interesting but what a snob)
Kim's Convenience s5 - Netflix (boy did they ever fuck up the ending here)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier s1 - Disney (i barely even remember what the plot was here)
Kid Cosmic s1 - Netflix (I tapped out after five episodes but it's not bad)
Starstruck s1 - BBC3 (3 good episodes and then 3 lame ones)
Mythic Quest s2 - Apple (I wish this had a bit more of the Always Sunny gonzo quality, it's a bit too tame)
Ziwe s1 - Showtime (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/28/ziwe-is-trapped-in-an-interminable-dance-with-whiteness)
Home Economics s1 - ABC (promising concept, trite execution)
Hacks s1 - HBO (really wanted this to be better but at least Jean Smart is fun in it)
Trollies s1-s3 (2011-2013) - Sky1 (okay comfort food but the returns began to sharply diminish as the cast evacuated)
All That Glitters s1 - Netflix (great reality show, good work and THE WORST HOST EVER. Bad judges too.)

Nope
The White Lotus s1 - HBO
Schmigadoon s1 - Apple +
Centaurworld s1 - Netflix
Ultra City Smiths s1 - AMC

Immediate On Deck
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff s1 (2011) - BBC2
Jam and Jerusalem s1 (2006) - BBC1
Black Books s1 (2000) - Channel 4
Heels s1 - Starz
The Newsreader s1 - ABC Aussie
Brand New Cherry Flavor s1 - Netflix
The North Water s1 - AMC (by the creator of Looking!)
What If s1 - Disney
Mr Corman s1 - Disney
Uprising s1 - BBC1
The Investigation s1 - TV2
Jellystone s1 - HBO

omg forks Black Books is going to restore your faith in humanity, one of my alltime faves

there's like another 20 britcoms hanging on behind this batch too.

The first two episodes of the second season of Work in Progress premiered last night, and I can confirm that it is still the best series currently on television.

AHHH awesome

it's right up there! Reservation Dogs is neck and neck.

ALSO! What We Do in The Shadows and Joe Pera are back shortly.

Slight Revision for the Moment:

Only Connect s16, s17- BBC 2
Reservation Dogs s1 - FX
Ted Lasso s2 - Apple
PEN15 s2 - Hulu
Work in Progress s2 - Showtime
Desus and Mero s3 - Showtime
The Other Two - Comedy Central/HBO
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens - Comedy Central/HBO
Rosehaven s5 - ABC Aussie

What We Do in the Shadows and AP Bio (which I think is the better of Always Sunny breakup shows) both come back this week but I'm short maybe one other show. I could likely use a darkish drama to balance out all the half hour comedies but I"m not wedded to that idea. Help me pick between:

Heels (Starz)
The North Water (AMC)
The Chair (Netflix)
The Investigation (TV2 DK)
The Expanse (Amazon)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon)

Oh and thanks for Agua Donkeys m@tt, that was great! Only wish it ran longer.

I loved the first episode of The Chair but have put off watching the rest because my husband wants to watch it, so I'm waiting for him.

I'm glad I watched The Underground Railroad, but I didn't enjoy it very much.

yeah, that's why i'm holding off on a number of series. My life is pretty bleak and painful as it is right now.

the expanse is the greatest thing. compulsive, schlocky, prestige, wildly ambitious, action-oriented. something about it just works.

the chair was v good

Love the expanse. Just gotta give it some time.

The Chair was 50% good (everything with Sandra Oh) and 50% pretty bad (everything else)

EXPANSE
EXPANSE
EXPANSE

and another vote for EXPANSE EXPANSE EXPANSE

the first couple eps from S1 are a bit confusing - but if you like space operas, it quickly becomes awesome and stays that way for all the seasons (5) that have been released to date

i agree with that apart from your description of the expanse as a “space opera” but then again i’m not quite sure what that means so you may will be right!

always wild to go back to the beginning of this thread and see everyone posting some variation of the same 15 shows

i'm still trying to catch up on all that

space opera makes it sound like flash gordon

it starts out as detective-noir in space & then becomes like, idk, “Risk but make it space”…

it definitely rules much harder if you dont think of it as a space opera

I was thinking space opera was positive - fun, lots of action, lots of drama, obv set in space. But I see it has negative connotations so … that definitely was the intent lol.

^not the intent …

:)

The Expanse gets better once the focus moves away from Miller. I wasn't fully on board until the end of the first season. Also, don't be turned off by the first episode's gratuitous (but PG-13) sex scene -- the show never does this again.

how dare u

i wanted more space sex tbh

I liked Miller! But I seventh the notion that you should watch the Expanse

Hated Miller at first but once you realize he isn't the focus, and that he (and the writers) have a sort of fun with the character, it's improved. That first episode is a real disservice. Took me 3 times to get through it and stick with the series.

that's some real XO shit

We blasted through all of The Expanse earlier this year. Definitely recommended. I wish there were more big and (ahem) expansive sci-fi shows like this being made.

the problem with the expanse for me is that my girl will not watch it with me but maybe that's a feature not a bug.

My gf is not much for straight sci-fi but she watched The Expanse and seemed to enjoy it at least as much as I did, surprisingly. It's multivalent.

Eye Candy on the roku channel is silly fluff. Like nailed it but without the baking.

it's been a month. I am watching a lot of television lately.

Top 10:
Y the Last Man s1 - Hulu
Ted Lasso - s2 - Apple
A House Through Time - s4 - BBC2
The Other Two - s2 - HBO
Reservations Dogs - s1 - Hulu
Buffering - s1 - iTV
What We Do in the Shadows - s3 - Hulu
Only Connect - s17 - BBC2
Work in Progress - s2 - Showtime
Great British Bake Off - s12 - Channel 4 (UK)

Also:
Dug Days - s1 - Disney
Star Wars Visions - s1 - Disney
Awkwafina is Nora from Queens - s2 - Comedy Central

On the Way before November:
Bluey - s3 - Disney
Foundation - s1 - Amazon
Succession - s3 - HBO
The Problem with Jon Stewart - s1 - Apple
Ghosts - s1 - CBS
Dopesick - s1 - Hulu
Day of the Dead - s1 - Syfy (this will probably suck but the start of zombie shows is always fun and this has Ken Marino)
Queens - s1 - ABC (mostly for Brandy)
Inside Job - s1 - Netflix (it's the gravity falls people so i'm willing to try)
Invasion - s1 - Disney
Insecure - s5 - HBO
muthafucking ENN BEE AYYYYYYY Action, which is fan-tastic

Saving to watch after my shoulder surgery in November
The Expanse

Reservation Dogs blew me away, what an excellent, beautiful show

Recommend the Last Man show? i am on the fence but dont know much abt it… just weary of end of the world shows

i am PSYCHED for Foundation i hope it doesnt suck

First two eps of Y are pretty good, third ep feels like it's about to go full on "do you see it is TRUMPS AMERIKKKA" and i am sorta scared to watch ep4 but will give it a chance.

Res Dogs is pretty wonderful. S2 greenlit!