As I did monthly posts throughout the year, I mentioned some of what I was watching ... but it wasn't a complete collection. To keep everything easily tagged (as "Television") and together, I figured I'd make a single post about what I was watching TV/Series wise (there is a separate Movie 2021 post).
For the first few months, my monthly posts would mention what I was watching at times,
but didn't include any images.
I remember "Bridgerton" was getting quite the buzz ... I liked it fine. Haven't read the books it's based on yet. I'd really liked "The Haunting of Hill House" so I thought I'd like "The Haunting of Bly Manor". I did NOT. It had several of the same actors, but the story wasn't there, and I despised the main girl and the 80s dress (high waisted jeans, the hair). Really had to push to finish. We got Disney+ to watch The Mandalorian (first two seasons, Hubs and I upstairs) ... I know we were slow to jump on the bandwagon, but it actually might have been watched in 2020? Writing this up in retrospect, I'm not sure. But while we didn't keep Disney+ all the time, we got it again and I watched WandaVision (and then I did watch The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, forgot to grab an image of that), and The Right Stuff. Another one that Hubs and I watched together upstairs was Peaky Blinders (S1). At some point, HBO Max was again included with our AT&T phone, so that opened up more possibilities ... West World (S3) was top on my list ... it had been so long, I had to watch recaps of S1 & S2 before watching S3. His Dark Materials, The Undoing, True Detective (S3) and The Head (murder mystery in the arctic, liked it but the ending was too out there). Dickenson was on AppleTV. Just okay for me, finished the first season but didn't feel like continuing on.
In Summer (May, June, July, August) ...
Watching on a variety of streaming services ... Bloom was interesting, reminded me a little of Glitch (coming back to life rather than just returning to youth). I liked Devs. For All Mankind was one that really ended up catching my interest. I watched S1 and will continue on but took a break for now. On Disney ... Big Shot. Cute enough. The Watchmen ... Hubs and I had started it a while back but hadn't finished. I restarted. Weird, but interesting. Mare of Eastown was good. The Girlfriend Experience was just ehh, and I actually disliked The Mosquito Coast on AppleTV. Also on AppleTV, Physical ... which was crazy and fun. I was okay with the 80s hair here, and it was interesting from a Zumba standpoint. I'd watched the first few episodes, then we finished up our free AppleTV trial. Later on in the year, when Ted Lasso came on with new episodes, we re-subscribed and I finished up the season. Finally ... CougarTown. I'd watched Seasons 1-4 ages ago on DVD. I'd seen there were more seasons, but wasn't sure where they were available. When they hit AmazonPrime, I started watching again, but this was my "weight workout" show, which means I'd only get in one episode or so a week. So to get through the final two seasons (13 episodes each) took a while, but the show made me laugh.
For the rest of the year ...
Continuing on with some series I was already invested in ... Season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale. It kept me coming back to the gym! My son (on my Amazon account) signed up for Paramount+, so I got back to The Good Fight (S4). I'd taken a break from Grey'sAnatomy after Covid became a storyline (I was living it, didn't need to see it in my show at the same time). Enough time had passed that I got back to it. Loved some of the cameos in Season 16. Also on Hulu ... The Hot Zone (liked it), Nine Perfect Strangers (didn't like it), The Split (it was good), and Only Murders in the Building (a little ... maybe a LOT too corny). Hubs wanted to see the second season of The Morning Show so we got AppleTV again and watched it. I'd already seen the first season of Ted Lasso, but I got Hubs to watch, and then we watched the second season together. Love Lasso! I also adored Schmigadoon! Hubs and I also watched The White Lotus (that was weird!), The Boys (S1 & S2), and Cobra Kai (S1 & S2).
So while I may have spotlighted some of these series in the monthly recaps ... I wanted an annual look at the television series that kept me entertained and exercising throughout the year. All in one place for quick review. #JenBsTV
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