Favorite things I watched in 2021; for the first time in forever I didn’t watch a single show on any major network.
Perfect terrible people: The White Lotus, Succession
An oddly great watch amidst a forever extended pandemic: Station Eleven
So good I forgive that terrible subplot: For All Mankind
Suddenly obsessed with a sport I knew nothing about: Formula 1: Drive to Survive
So many nice comedies: Hacks, The Other Two, The Chair, Only Murders in the Building
The best of the Marvel BS: Loki
Prestige sci-fi / fantasy
Impeachment: American Crime Story
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay
What We Do in the Shadows
Top Chef: always excellent.
Hard Knocks: unprecedented two seasons this year; pre-season with Dallas wasn’t traditionally “good”, but I appreciated the Jerry Jones as a Succession character element; in-season with the Colts has been less drama, more insight.
Below Deck, Below Deck Med, Below Deck Sailing Yacht: these boat shows are such good food for brain worms.
I like watching all of these but they’re not exactly good.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Still Watching / Unfinished:
The Sopranos Season 1: hot take, but this was a good show.
Nine Perfect Strangers: Deceptive title, none were perfect, few were strangers
The Bureau: S1 was good but I let my AMC+ promotional subscription run for months without watching the rest
The Mosquito Coast: seemed like this family was going to be making bad decisions forever
Can’t believe I watched all of this: