Before I get into my overview of TV, I have an addition to make to my publication list for 2021. Today is publication day for the anthology Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 6, which contains my story “The House of Sad Sounds.” The paperback edition is available now from Amazon and the eBook edition will follow shortly.
I watched a lot of TV this year. Usually it was in the evening with my wife, or in the early morning while I was burning off some calories on the elliptical trainer. Some of it was on weekend afternoons after I’d put in the hours on whatever I was writing.
I revisited some old, familiar, favorite series this year. I watched all six seasons of Lost and the same number of seasons of Justified and I am currently on season 3 of my rewatch of Fringe. There are several broadcast series I always watch, including The Rookie, NCIS, Survivor and Grey’s Anatomy.
My wife and I watched all three seasons of Ashes to Ashes, which I’d seen previously, and I caught up on two seasons of Shetland, bringing me current. I’d also somehow managed to not see the final season of The Deuce, but I rectified that.
My wife and I enjoy PBS series like All Creatures Great and Small, Atlantic Crossing, Miss Scarlett and the Duke and Call the Midwife. We also watched The Mandalorian, the original The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the latest season of Last Tango in Halifax, The Good Fight, 63 Up, all three seasons of The Kominsky Method and both seasons of Staged. We watched the first three seasons of Mozart in the Jungle, but got distracted. We just finished the latest (and last) season of Lost in Space and are keeping up with Star Trek: Discovery. We also enjoyed Bridgerton, Behind Her Eyes, Mare of Easttown and Hacks and got a great kick out of Only Murders in the Building.
My favorite discovery of the year was the British crime show Line of Duty. Watched all six seasons of that one. Liked the final season of Bosch and loved the final two-part season of Money Heist. The final season of Goliath was also very good. I was taken by surprise to discover there was a new CSI: Vegas, which was decent. Not groundbreaking in any way, but it was good to see some old characters again.
Although I am not terribly well educated in the Marvel universe, I liked WandaVision. I was intrigued by Midnight Mass–it was such an inspired concept, well executed. A series that took me by surprise was Chapelwaite, inspired by the King story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” I went into it not expecting much and was very pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
We still have the rest of Doctor Who to watch, as well as season 2 of The Morning Show.
There were other shows and series. You can find the whole list here if you’re interested.
