TV Party Tonight!

 

In case you need recommendations or want to exchange notes, here are a few things off the top of my head that we’ve been watching lately ...

“The Couple Next Door”: Season 2 is every bit as juicy as the first, and new man Sam Palladio somehow manages to fill Sam Heughan's gigantic shoes. 

“I’m Sorry”: We discovered Andrea Savage on the brilliant “Episodes,” and her move to center stage might be one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever witnessed … we had to constantly rewind because we were laughing so hard we kept missing half the thing! (And Tom Everett Scott is sublime as her straight-man hubby.)

“Platonic”: Season 2 is just as awkwardly hilarious as the first.

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”: Why didn’t anyone tell me 20 year ago that this is the best show of all time? It’s like a funnier version of "Seinfeld" if the gang had even less character.

“I Love L.A.”: A smart and witty send-up of influencer culture.

“Nobody Wants This”: My solo show that Damian cannot stop eavesdropping on.

“Malice”: Just started, but Jack Whitehall is deliciously evil.

“Shameless”: Ancient, I know, but something I never considered watching until Damian finally gave it a look and now we're into it. Remains to be seen if we'll stick around for all 208 seasons.

“The Studio”: We’ve been slogging our way through this for months. One episode left ... not my fave, but usually just enough to keep it worthwhile-ish.

“New Girl”: We always joked that we’d probably have to watch the seven(!) seasons of this show if a second administration of you-know-who ever happened ... and sadly, it has. Unlike "Baby Daddy" -- Damian’s coping mechanism during the first term, which I later watched and he happily rewatched in full -- "New Girl" is much more uneven. But I like all the actors involved, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Rob Reiner popping up as Zooey Deschanel’s parents is always a treat.

Previously: My 2024 list is HERE.