I have never been a huge TV guy. At least now until I met my wife. Give me a two hour piece of cinema over something episodic any day.
Life changes, especially after marriage. Here are five shows that I’m into currently.
Silo
This is one that I watch on my own but I bet my wife will eventually get into it. Silo is considered too dark and too slow by some online but the pacing is part of the enjoyment for me. I found the show on Apple TV while searching around the app after finishing the first season of another show later on this list. I haven’t read the books yet (although I have them downloaded onto my tablet ready to go), because I love the reveals of the show. It’s intriguing, tense, and thought-provoking sci-fi.
The Rookie
The Rookie is not the kind of program that will change how you look at life. The writers are often using silly ways to get out of situations. But it is fun. It’s popcorn watching that my wife and I can always easily be in the mood for. I was interested because of Captain Mal, Nathan Fillion. She was brought in by a clip from the show hitting her social feed.
Severance
Man, what a breath of fresh air was this show and yet how frustrating the long wait was for season 2. If you haven’t seen the show, employees at Lumon get a chip implanted in their brain that severs their work self and off of work self so they never know what is happening on the other side of each. As viewers we’re kept mostly in the dark but slowly get more pieces of the puzzle. It’s great. Aubree and I did a podcast on it for Junction Point during season 2.
Ted Lasso
Another Apple TV product and it’s the one that caused me and a lot of others to sign up in the first place. The first season especially is incredible TV, making you laugh and cry. I am a little skeptical of this fourth season after a bit of a rocky ending to season 3, but I’m staying curious.
Pluribus
The last entry on the list is yet another Apple TV product. I have never seen Breaking Bad, the show that Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan became a massive success with. I have heard only good about it but the premise made me feel like I’d only end up depressed watching it. Pluribus fits in my sci-fi wheelhouse, with the main character Carol running into some out of this world challenges that I think should be experienced watching the pilot before hearing about. I wasn’t as strong on parts later in the season but the subsequent seasons have a lot of interesting avenues to go down.
What are you watching lately?
Junction Point 