Monday, October 26, 2015

10/26/15

  1. Fargo
  2. Red Oaks
  3. You’re the Worst
  4. Nathan For You
  5. The Mindy Project
  6. Brooklyn 99
  7. Blackish
  8. Billy on the Street
  9. The Grinder
  10. You, Me, and the Apocalypse
  11. South Park
  12. Fresh off The Boat
  13. Bob’s Burgers
  14. Last Man on Earth
  15. Modern Family
  16. The Muppets
  17. Grandfathered
  18. The League
  19. Adam Ruins Everything
  20. Masters of Sex
  21. Orange is the New Black
  22. The 100(Season 1)
  23. Survivor’s Remorse(Season 1)


Well, the two shows I was most looking forward to are here and at the top of my list. Fargo is the clear best show on TV, it's the only Drama I'm planning on watching for the foreseeable future. I don't have a great feel for what's on the horizon though; most of my favorite TV podcasts have been dissolved. Red Oaks didn't disappoint and took about 4 days to get through, which for me was savoring it. 

The other sitcoms on the list are about what I expect from them. Blackish is really made a decent jump--it's just so sharply written and the kids are phenomenal. It's the new Cosby Show, now that that other Cosby show has become problematic. You're the Worst has been good, but not as strong as last year, they just aired though what was probably the best episode of the series. Nathan For You has managed to stay strong in it's third season and is one of the few shows(maybe I'm exaggerating) that surprises me and makes me actually laugh out loud. Last Man on Earth I've returned to after bailing on it last season, good so far, but we'll see. 

South Park, I should mention, is having one of it's best overall seasons in a while. It's a show that I've watched every episode of since it started. It's obviously had some great years, but recently I haven't really expected much of it--extremely topical episodes with maybe one standout per season. This year's been really consistent, and I could be forgetting, but it feels more thematically unified than ever before.

TruTV has shows I watch on it now, so that's something. Adam Ruins everything was something I really liked as a 5 minute internet video, and it's transitioned well into a full fledged TV show, but it's not essential viewing for me. You think Billy Eichner accosting strangers in New York can only stay fresh and interesting for so long, and then you hear lines like:  "I'll give you 10 million dollars if you can tell me who Taylor Schilling is" and you realize what a fool you were.

The shows at the bottom of my list are still going unwatched. Since my last post I've watched one episode of Masters of Sex. It was good. I think I've finally let go of Comedy Bang Bang after about 3 years of very mildly entertaining me. It seems like they produce 80 episodes a year now. I might still check in if I see an A on the AV club or something.


Thursday, October 1, 2015

10/2/15

Rick & Morty
Review
You’re the Worst
The Mindy Project
Brooklyn 99
Fresh off The Boat
Bob’s Burgers
Blackish

Married
Modern Family
South Park
The Muppets
The Grinder
Grandfathered
The League

Continuum
Masters of Sex
The 100(Season 1)
Orange is the New Black
Survivor’s Remorse(Season 1)


It's fall, which I remember being a exciting time for new TV shows, but it's been a dismal offering this year and maybe that's part of a trend. I don't know if there's an overall lack of quality or if networks are just holding off the good stuff until mid-season. The Grinder and Grandfathered had pleasant pilots. The Muppets has been okay, but kind of disappointing after what I thought was a stellar preview over the summer.   

I'm seeing in my list mostly sitcoms, and the few dramas that I do watch have slipped to the bottom of because I can't bring myself to watch them. It's not entirely my tastes. If there were truly great drama's I'd rush to watch them and I imagine that will be the case once Fargo comes back. Master's of Sex hasn't dipped in quality a ton, I think I'll continue to enjoy it quite a bit, I'm just not into it at the moment. I have managed to watch one episode of OitNB since I last mentioned it. The 100 has been serviceable laundry folding TV. I may never get to survivor's remorse. Besides Fargo, the only thing on the horizon that I'm looking forward to is Red Oaks, starting next week on Amazon. I saw the pilot almost a year ago, and have been excited for it ever since.




9/14/15

  1. Rick & Morty
  2. You’re the Worst
  3. The Mindy Project
  4. Review
  5. Difficult People
  6. Key and Peele
  7. Documentary Now!
  8. WILTY
  9. Dark Matter
  10. Married
  11. Continuum
  12. Masters of Sex
  13. Orange is the New Black
  14. Survivor’s Remorse(Season 1)
  15. The 100(Season 1)
  16. Comedy Bang Bang




Forgot to post this one.