I liked the first couple of seasons, but the last 2 seasons, with the exception of the finale, were just awful.
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That’s fair. I don’t think I even watched the last season TBH.
A newer network show we have enjoyed is Brooklyn 99. Comedy set in a police precinct. 8 seasons (2013-21; Fox and then NBC.) Our D introduced us to it while she was living with us during the pandemic. Older S watches it as well.
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I’ve been rewatching (I did it originally by netflix too) NCIS. Way too many to do marathon binge watching, but if I do 5-8 per week I can keep track of what’s happening.
I find the technology amusing. Pagers, flip phones, still using pay phones occasionally. When they type on a keyboard, it is like they are playing chopsticks on a piano with two fingers. Oh how things have changed in 20 years.
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Having an over-the-air antenna is all you need to see the old classics. I watch MTM, Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnet, Bob Newhart, Taxi and Cheers, as well as many others, on Decades. They also have a weekend binge, where they air one series the whole weekend. This past weekend was WKRP in Cincinnati so I caught a couple of episodes of that. Rewind has all 80’s and 90’s sitcoms, which is where I watch Murphy Brown. It’s not available to stream anywhere (because of music licensing?), so I was so happy to find it on Rewind. Love that show!
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If we’re firing up the Way Back Machine I’ve got to put in a vote for Barney Miller. Every episode is a tightly written little play and it features an amazingingly diverse cast for the era (mid-70s.) Every character is fully drawn. Except for the technology (desk phones and typewriters) it hardly seems dated.
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I enjoyed 24 for a few seasons, but the it also jumped the shark somewhere along the line. I’d like to revisit the series in the future.
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Are you sure “Designated Survivor” didn’t help feed the shark?
Not sure I understand your question.
24’s final season was in 2014, if you count “Live Another Day.” Designated Survivor premiered in 2016. For me, 24 jumped the shark in the mid-2000’s, well before Designated Survivor premiered.
I actually never really liked Designated Survivor, because Sutherland’s character seemed very weak to me, at least in the beginning of the series.
I won’t repeat any that have been mentioned, so I’ll add:
The Middle - really really underrated!
Brooklyn 99
Derry Girls
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Maybe that’s where I got lost. I thought Sutherland was supposedly playing the same character he did in 24.
In 24, Sutherland was a government counter terrorist agent. In Designated Survivor, he was the Secretary of HUD, who became President. I don’t believe there was any connection between the two series, but I’m not a TV expert. Could be, I don’t know.
I watched 24 for several seasons, but after an episode or two of Designated Survivor, I quickly moved on.
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Kiefer Sutherland was definitely playing different characters in 24 and Designated Survivor.
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One old series that popped into my head was Remington Steele. It was a fun show. I don’t think it’s free to stream, but our library system has the DVD’s so that would be a way to watch.
Another old and unusual show is The Prisoner. Once when I was being released from the hospital after surgery on a broken ankle, one staff member yelled out, #4 (my room) is leaving. I called back, I am not a number, I am a free woman. They didn’t get it.
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Worst career move since Pernell Roberts was cast as the post-MASH “Trapper John”.
The Americans
Grantchester
Line of Duty
Shetland
The Good Wife
The Crown
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@Joblue Where are you watching the Americans? I missed most of it the first time around and so would definitely like to watch it.
ER is on a cable station here and I rewatched it during the Pandemic. Very enjoyable, especially the early shows with the original cast and the middle to late shows. Last 2 seasons not so much.
Also FNL is great for a re-watch. Not sure I could do Lost again, although I loved it.
Thanks for these suggestions. Looking forward to some summer TV viewing.
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Amazon Prime. Really, REALLY good.
Yes, I’m watching on Amazon Prime and getting even more out of it the second time around. This show is criminally underrated, IMO.
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