Your Ten Favorite Shows Currently on Television

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!

Ep 4 is not encouraging on the Amerikkka front.

i am PSYCHED for Foundation i hope it doesnt suck

Feel exactly the same as vg on Foundation AND Wheel of Time

Enjoyed Res Dogs and glad they're sponsoring a number of Indian podcasts. They did both Red nation and This land recently.
Half hoping part of the happy ending doesn't work out so the group is still together in season 2

JUst getting Foundation down so will check that out shortly.
Also just saw episode 1 of Y the Last Man yesterday and enjoyed taht. Was thinking the girl who was a medic might be the same actress as the vampire in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night but no it's someone else.

Res Dogs is about as good as TV (or filmed entertainment in general) gets.

No one’s watching Britannia? It’s not top shelf but better than A Game of Thrones. (Not saying much in my book but Britannia is watchable.)

Bailed after a couple of episodes of the first season. Have a couple of friends who still watch it though and reckon it's really good so might give it another go.

( and both friends *hated* Game of Thrones)

‘Really good’ is quite generous. It’s lurid, it’s not realistic at all with a fair bit of straight fantasy and Druidic woo. It generally doesn’t take itself too seriously and is mostly reality based afaik.

Of course I also think Vikings is better than GoT so take that for what it’s worth.

foundation ep 1
loooks SO good and has great actors who i love but omg if this post 9/11 “DO U SEEEEE” signposting continues at the current level of heavyhandedness i may scream

i understand that it’s a modern remix but ffs

Hey the Wonder Years reboot seems like it’s going to be really good. I just wish it were on a streaming channel so the episodes could run a little longer.

I have been enjoying Tawny Newsome on the Yo! Is This Racist podcast for the last while too. Her being about teh main lead in Star Trek Lower Decks.

Current Ongoing:
Succession - S3 HBO
Curb Your Enthusiasm - S11 HBO
Only Connect - S17 BBC2
Joe Pera Talks With You - S3 Adult Swim
Desus and Mero - S3 Showtime
Insecure - S6 HBO
South Side - S2 HBO
Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker - S1 Channel 4
Stath Lets Flats - S3 Channel 4
British Bake Off - S12

Tried and can't get excited about:
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Ghosts (US)
Dopesick
Hello Jack!

I also knocked out a full series run of both The Sopranos and of the phenomenally mean spirited BBC3 comedy This Country, somewhat different flavors and levels of commitment shall we say.

Jo Firestone's "Good Timing" on Peacock is one of the year's best comedy specials and reason enough to get the app.

I cannot get the gumption to get started on the expanse but this is my first day in weeks not actively wishing for the rapture so maybe eventually?

> Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker

i figured myself for the only person in the country watching this. i would be surprised if it has a series 2

it's great! absolutely no complaints about the selection process, judging, host, filming, general vibe. does exactly what you want it to do. looking forward to the final.

New watches since last go-round:

How To with John Wilson S2 - HBO (until something changes, this is a top ten show)
Bluey S3 - Disney/ABC Aussie (still maybe the best show on television but I'm hitting a few uninspired episodes)
PEN15 S2.2 - Hulu (only halfway through the first ep of the new half season; i want to savor this)
It's Always Sunny S15 - FX (first couple of episodes are good!)
Blue Period S1 - Crunchyroll (an anime about a kid who wants to become a painter)

Blown Away Christmas was a bummer unfortunately.
I can't get into Hawkeye based on one episode, but I will likely try again.
Started watching Jeopardy again; the episodes with Ken are entirely enjoyable!

nobody watching yellowjackets?

i got about five minutes into the first episode and it just felt... cheap?

I'm watching and liking Yellowjackets.