Shows or Specials You’ve Seen in 2025
Cunk On Life
The Equalizer
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic
Severance
Going Dutch
Frozen Planet II
Man on the Inside
The Norwood Builder
One of my favorite Sherlock Holmes episodes starring the late great Jeremy Brett.
Rebo
January 16, 2025, 2:49pm
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Shows or Specials You’ve Seen in 2025
Cunk On Life
The Equalizer
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic
Severance
Going Dutch
Frozen Planet II
Man on the Inside
The Norwood Builder
Jimmy Fallon’s 10th Anniversary special
It was from 2024, but I just saw it.
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
About Chicago Bears player Brian Piccolo, and his friendship with Gale Sayers.
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
Bayaker
January 16, 2025, 3:07pm
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Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
I think it was the first time I watched a BBC show, or anything on a public TV station.
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
About the Chicago Bulls Jordan Era. It was the first docuseries I watched after the Covid lockdown took place.
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Shogun (1980)
Nonsuch
January 16, 2025, 6:33pm
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Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Shogun (1980)
Shōgun (2024)
Spoons
January 16, 2025, 9:07pm
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Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Shogun (1980)
Shōgun (2024)
Duel (1971)
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Shogun (1980)
Shōgun (2024)
Duel (1971)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Renewing it for a second season was a big mistake.
Stand-out made for TV movies or mini-series
Brian’s Song (1971)
Roots (1977)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971 in the US)
The Last Dance (2020)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Shogun (1980)
Shōgun (2024)
Duel (1971)
Twin Peaks (1990)
The Stand (1994)
pass
Remakes
The Golden Girls
Upcoming: the new cast stars Tina Fey, Lisa Kudrow, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler.
Remakes
The Golden Girls
Quantum Leap
They should have left it alone.
Remakes
The Golden Girls
Quantum Leap
Night Court
The Odd Couple
Hawaii Five-O
Grimm
A remake/reboot/continuation was announced earlier this month (it will stream on Peacock) . Little else is known at this time. We shall see if it lives up to the original.
-“BB”-
O RLY? The last episode of the original had a future glimpse of the main characters’ children taking up their roles.