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.