I don’t know why I still write “This is what I am currently watching on TV” since the only thing I really watch on TV is sports and Alone. Everything else is on a computer screen, but hey, that is practically a TV yeah? Anyway, this is what I have been into lately.
=== FINISHED ===
A friend recommended Inside Job, which is a good thing because it really was not on my radar. I watched it pretty quickly, not paying attention to how few episodes there were and it abruptly ended on me last week. Thoroughly enjoyable look at how conspiracy theories really work. It was also nice to hear the voice of the always wonderful Lizzy Caplan again. She also stared in season 2 of Castle Rock which I also recently finished off. I did not realize that the two seasons were (almost) completely separate story lines. But Castle Rock hit me in my happy, horror, mystic, Stephen King happy place. Please make more!
Speaking of happy mystic shows, I watched Outer Range a few weeks ago. Josh Brolin is great and this was another enjoyable take on small town, family politics wrapped in a magic mystery.
=== WATCHING ===
A coworker recommended Hacks to me. I went into it warily and was greatly surprised. I usually wait until a season (or series) is completely done before I watch but the third season of Hacks started and I just couldn’t wait, it is so much fun. Less fun but in the same “I can’t wait” category is Barry. I don’t have a lot to write about Barry, I can’t say it is my favorite show, it is a weird juxtaposition of “nice guy actor is also an assassin”, which should be a win, and it generally is which is what keeps me watching.
I really don’t want to be that guy, but I’m going to go ahead and be that guy. I watched the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and I do not like it. I was not a huge fan of The Book of Boba Fett either, but I did like The Mandalorian. So, the theme for me for Star Wars shows is probably: new characters, new stories, stop messing with the old characters (see Rogue One the best of all the current Star Wars movies). Anyway, I don’t like what they did with the character of Obi-Wan; the antagonists are, to a person bad actors with terrible dialogue; and some of the cinematography is suspect as well. I will watch it all at some point but have been disappointed with the last two Star Wars live action shows.
Lastly, I am about halfway through the first season of The Exorcist television series and it is hitting all the happy horror spots for me.
=== WAITING ===
And finally, on my list of things to watch but I am waiting for season/series finales, or just time to watch them: True Detective, Better call Saul, Stranger Things, Picard, and Orville: New Horizons. We started Ozark before but stopped at some point. Now that it is over, I’ll go back and start over and watch the whole thing, vacation is coming next month!