2021 Year-In-Review: TV I Watched
In terms of TV shows, I had a decent spread across streaming services, with a decent number of seasons of shows on Netflix, but also entries from Hulu, Amazon, HBOMax and Disney+. I also watched a lot of movies with a similar spread (22 that I logged, but I know I missed a few) and haven’t seen the inside of a theater all year.
Things that stood out included:
Cartoons: The second season of Harley Quinn and the first season of Invincible were both terrific “dark” superhero comedy. Young Justice Outsiders was excellent. Disenchantment stayed pretty decent. I also started The Way of the Househusband, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom. I’m not sure if I’ll necessarily continue watching them.
Superheroes: I watched two seasons of Black Lightning; and one season each of: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Titans, Doom Patrol, Superman & Lois, and Jupiter's Legacy. I also watched WandaVision and Loki. Jupiter's Legacy was a clunker, The Flash has gotten pretty dumb and Titans is uneven; but overall “superhero TV” was a pretty strong category this year.
Comedy: I finished out Brooklyn 99 and watched the second seasons of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and What We Do in the Shadows. I watched all three seasons of The Santa Clarita Diet. I watched the first seasons of Schitt's Creek, Fleabag and The Sex Lives of College Girls. I may need to find myself some new sitcoms going forward.
The only thing outside those major categories was Shadow and Bone (medieval fantasy), which was particularly interesting because Jethrien was tracking where the show and the books diverged.
I’m coming into 2022 with three more seasons of superhero shows and several Star Trek spinoffs on my backlog. I changed phone plans so I’m losing my free Hulu subscription, so I’ll have to decide whether to let it lapse, maintain it or bundle it and get Disney+ (which I’ve only been watching when visiting various relatives). And yes, I’ve heard about Ted Lasso.
(In ARR’s limited Youtube time he watches a lot of Among Us gameplay. He watched a lot of Pokemon, Captain Underpants, Storybots, and Larva on Netflix; plus Pinky and the Brain on Hulu. We also watched more Avatar: The Last Airbender as a family but stalled out again mid third season.)
Things that stood out included:
Cartoons: The second season of Harley Quinn and the first season of Invincible were both terrific “dark” superhero comedy. Young Justice Outsiders was excellent. Disenchantment stayed pretty decent. I also started The Way of the Househusband, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom. I’m not sure if I’ll necessarily continue watching them.
Superheroes: I watched two seasons of Black Lightning; and one season each of: DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Titans, Doom Patrol, Superman & Lois, and Jupiter's Legacy. I also watched WandaVision and Loki. Jupiter's Legacy was a clunker, The Flash has gotten pretty dumb and Titans is uneven; but overall “superhero TV” was a pretty strong category this year.
Comedy: I finished out Brooklyn 99 and watched the second seasons of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and What We Do in the Shadows. I watched all three seasons of The Santa Clarita Diet. I watched the first seasons of Schitt's Creek, Fleabag and The Sex Lives of College Girls. I may need to find myself some new sitcoms going forward.
The only thing outside those major categories was Shadow and Bone (medieval fantasy), which was particularly interesting because Jethrien was tracking where the show and the books diverged.
I’m coming into 2022 with three more seasons of superhero shows and several Star Trek spinoffs on my backlog. I changed phone plans so I’m losing my free Hulu subscription, so I’ll have to decide whether to let it lapse, maintain it or bundle it and get Disney+ (which I’ve only been watching when visiting various relatives). And yes, I’ve heard about Ted Lasso.
(In ARR’s limited Youtube time he watches a lot of Among Us gameplay. He watched a lot of Pokemon, Captain Underpants, Storybots, and Larva on Netflix; plus Pinky and the Brain on Hulu. We also watched more Avatar: The Last Airbender as a family but stalled out again mid third season.)