Brett Seybert

📺 Through 2 episodes, I absolutely adore Shrinking.

1. Andor, Disney+
2. Severance, Apple TV+
3. Station Eleven, HBO Max
4. Only Murders in the Building, Hulu
5. House of the Dragon, HBO Max
6. The Bear, Hulu
7. Barry, HBO Max
8. For All Mankind, Apple TV+
9. 1899, Netflix
10. The White Lotus, HBO Max

I added the streaming services where I accessed each both as a reminder and because I was interested to see the distribution. It’s interesting to me that Disney+ and Netflix each only had one entry in my top ten, despite the fact that those are easily the two most-watched services in my household (I have two children five and under so Disney is a given, and Netflix has become the de facto basic cable for us like so many other cord cutters).

Other notes

• Hulu: I think I only watched three complete seasons on Hulu this year, one of which (Bob’s Burgers) is technically a network show that I was watching the day after air. Not sure whether The Bear should technically fall into that category since it’s an FX thing, but, anyway…
• Apple TV+: Several other series on Apple TV+ were on my extended list (Slow Horses, The Afterparty, Mythic Quest, Black Bird). I’ve come to the realization this year that, while Apple TV+ doesn’t have as many shows that interest me, an extremely high percentage of shows that I watch on this service really make an impact. I think they’ve got to do better in terms of marketing because I still don’t feel like these shows are talked about as much as shows on other services (with the exception of Ted Lasso and, to an extent, Severance). Several other shows on this platfrom deserve a wider audience than it seems like they’ve found thus far.

• The Leftovers
• Halt and Catch Fire
• Battlestar Galactica
• Bob’s Burgers
• Magnum, P.I. (80s version)

…via Jarrod Blundy