# What shows have you either begun to watch or are looking forward to watching (Feb. 2022 Edition)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 2, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799 "2022-02-02T14:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/1 "2022-02-02T14:02:28Z")
We’re always looking for something to keep the cold grip of cabin fever at bay, now that we’re smack-dab in the dreaded DOW (Dead Of Winter). Just started watching: **’The Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window’, Netflix** Had high hopes for this one, with Kristen Bell starring. But it’s been a disappointmnet so far (we’re about halfway through; S1 is only 8 episodes, 1/2 hour each, so it’s at least a quick binge). It’s sort of a murder mystery parody, but the ridiculous title is the most amusing thing about it. The show seems to be trying to be both a parody and an actual murder-mystery, and failing to be either, very well. There’s also an unreliable narrator thing going on that is just annoying. Going to watch: **’Murderville’, Netflix** (coming out Feb. 4?) Cautiously looking forward to this one. A Will Arnett project. Another crime show parody, but with an interesting twist: the show is mostly scripted, but it features a different celeb guest host every week who does not have access to the script, so must improv reactions to what they hear. I have mixed experiences with my enjoyment of improv. Could be funny, could be awful. **Reacher, Amazon** (Feb. 4) I saw a one-minute preview on Amazon. If you were disappointed in Cruise’s tiny Reacher, this new guy definitely looks the part. From what I could see in the short trailer, it seems like it will be faithful to its source material, so I have cautious high hopes for some straight-up ass-kicking action. **’Pam & Tommy’, Hulu** (Premieres tonight?) Just hoping for some dumb fun with this one. Some interesting casting choices, like Nick Offerman, who’s always great in whatever he’s in. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/2 "2022-02-02T14:22:17Z")
If you have a VPN and can point it toward Australia, I highly recommend the miniseries “Jack Irish,” starring Guy Pearce. > **[Jack Irish (TV Series 2016–2021) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4905554/)** > > Jack Irish: Created by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron, Andrew Knight, Elise McCredie. With Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Damien Garvey. Jack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly... It’s an investigative-crime dramedy. The dialogue is very witty, and the situations often break with the usual formulas of the genre. There are three seasons of six episodes each. There are also feature-length movies (unseen by me). The Internet Movie Database gives it a very high rating of 7.8 out of 10. It plays for free on the streaming service ABC Iview. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/3 "2022-02-02T14:40:20Z")
> [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > If you have a VPN and can point it toward Australia, I highly recommend the miniseries “Jack Irish,” starring Guy Pearce. Thanks, will keep an eye out for it! From your description it sort of reminds me of ‘Harrow’, another 3-season Australian investigative-crime dramedy, also starring an accomplished actor ( Ioan Gruffudd), which found its way to Hulu. My wife and I enjoyed it. > **[Harrow (TV Series 2018–2021) ⭐ 7.6 | Crime, Drama, Mystery](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7242816/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)** > > 1h | Not Rated ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/4 "2022-02-02T17:25:30Z")
I watched the first episode of [The Afterparty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Afterparty_(TV_series)) on Apple TV+ and it’s gotten good reviews; 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/5 "2022-02-02T17:50:27Z")
I can’t say enough good things about **1883** on Paramount. Best western since Unforgiven, best western series since Gunsmoke. Tim McGraw and Sam Elliot lead a stellar cast. Oh, and you don’t have to know anything or even like the show Yellowstone to enjoy it. Although the first 3 seasons of Yellowstone are pretty good too. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/6 "2022-02-02T18:34:08Z")
> [@solost](#): > > **’Murderville’, Netflix** (coming out Feb. 4?) > Cautiously looking forward to this one. A Will Arnett project. Another crime show parody, but with an interesting twist: the show is mostly scripted, but it features a different celeb guest host every week who does not have access to the script, so must improv reactions to what they hear. I have mixed experiences with my enjoyment of improv. Could be funny, could be awful. “Could be funny, could be awful” is a good description of the original UK “[Murder in Successville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Successville)” series. Episodes ran the gamut from cringeworthy to sidesplitting, often depending on the celebrity guest of the week, and you were never quite sure which it was going to be (I mean, I’m not a particular Chris Kamara fan but his episode absolutely floored me). So my recommendation is: if it’s anything like the British series, be prepared for wild quality swings but the potential for great moments is definitely there. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/7 "2022-02-03T12:50:46Z")
> [@solost](#): > > **’Pam & Tommy’, Hulu** (Premieres tonight?) > Just hoping for some dumb fun with this one. Some interesting casting choices, like Nick Offerman, who’s always great in whatever he’s in. Wife and I watched ep.1. So far, so good. The casting of the actors playing Pam & Tommy is spot-on. The ‘Tommy’ actor plays Lee as every bit as much of a crazy asshole dirtbag as I would have expected. You didn’t see much of the Pamela character in ep.1, but she certainly looks the part. Seth Rogan, as the contractor that Lee screwed over, who stole the tape, and Nick Offerman, as the porn producer who Seth’s character brought the tape to, were both great. Dumb fun was had watching this, for sure. Plenty of 90’s nostalgia too. The scene where Rogan’s character pulls off the safe heist to get back at Tommy Lee for screwing him over and stealing his tools was so ridiculous and outlandish I thought for sure that it was all pure fiction played for laughs, but according to [this article](https://www.distractify.com/p/how-accurate-is-pam-and-tommy) at least, it was actually pretty accurate, other than some minor details. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/8 "2022-02-03T15:47:13Z")
I’m just waiting for ‘Killing Eve’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ to come back and finish up. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/9 "2022-02-04T13:14:59Z")
> [@solost](#): > > ’The Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window’, Netflix Finished it. Again, this show is supposed to be a parody of a murder-mystery (I …think?) but the parody elements are so weak and weird, and fall so flat, that they just become annoying. The last episode (I don’t think this is much of a spoiler, so I won’t blur it, but be warned) solves the S1 mystery and sets up a S2 mystery, but I don’t think I will be on board for it if it gets picked up. > [@solost](#): > > **’Murderville’, Netflix** > …crime show parody, but with an interesting twist: the show is mostly scripted, but it features a different celeb guest host every week who does not have access to the script, so must improv reactions to what they hear. Watched ep1, with Conan O’Brien as the guest host. I don’t know if Conan has any improv experience, but I do know he’s very witty and mentally quick, so I expected this to be a strong one out of the gate. It was OK, a few chuckles. Conan seemed a little nervous and off his game. Upcoming episodes with people who have no comedy experience, like Marshwan Lynch and Sharon Stone I expect will likely be awful. The one with Kumail Nanjiani could be really good-- I’ve heard him as a guest on podcasts and he has a very sharp and dangerous wit. > [@solost](#): > > ’Pam & Tommy’, Hulu Ep.1 was about the heist that led to the sex tape release, Ep2 was a flashback to P&T’s meetup and romance. A tale as old as time: Boy meets girl at club when she buys the whole club shots of tequila, boy stalks girl, pursuing her to Cancun against her wishes, boy and girl get married on the beach 4 days later. So heartwarming, it brought a tear to my eye. I know tough times are ahead for these crazy kids, but for now it’s just good to know that love and romance is still alive (or was at least, as of the mid-90s). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/10 "2022-02-04T15:02:35Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Upcoming episodes with people who have no comedy experience, like Marshwan Lynch and Sharon Stone I expect will likely be awful. Again, don’t jump to conclusions. I suspect Lynch particularly could be comedy gold. It’s the celebs who are game for anything but unskilled rather than the polished improv people who are the funniest in this setting, ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/11 "2022-02-04T15:51:42Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Again, don’t jump to conclusions… Yeah, good points, and I won’t. As I said, ep.1 wasn’t ‘ROTFL’ funny, but I did have a few solid chuckles, and I see potential. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/12 "2022-02-04T16:20:49Z")
I didn’t watch _Downton Abbey_ but I saw Christine Baranski on The Late Show and decided to check out **The Gilded Age** on HBO Max. It’s the new show from the guy who did Downton Abbey. It takes place just after the Civil War in New York City. Lately I’ve been exhausted watching movies and shows about rich people doing rich people things (even though I watched _Succession_, which exhausted me) but I really like this damn show. Like, a LOT. Mainly because one of the main characters is doing a lot of observing how absurd all of this Rich People Stuff is. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/13 "2022-02-04T16:41:39Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I didn’t watch _Downton Abbey_ but I saw Christine Baranski on The Late Show and decided to check out **The Gilded Age** on HBO Max. It’s the new show from the guy who did Downton Abbey. It takes place just after the Civil War in New York City. We had HBO Max for a few months for the first-run movies they were showing the same date as their theater premier. But that sort of petered out, and we didn’t see much else we hadn’t already seen of HBO Max, so we canceled it and picked up Showtime (in addition to our other streaming channels: Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video). But I’m kind of regretting not having HBO Max anymore…this sounds pretty good, as does Station Eleven. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/14 "2022-02-04T16:43:57Z")
_Marveous Mrs. Masel_ is about to drop a new season and I’m really stoked about it. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/15 "2022-02-04T18:44:23Z")
I know it’s not a new show, I started watching “[The Witcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(TV_series))” about 3 weeks ago. I like it so far. It’s interesting, well acted, etc… especially for a TV fantasy show. We watched the first 2-3 episodes of the second season of Tiger King, but it was really just too extra, so we haven’t picked it back up yet. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/16 "2022-02-04T18:56:10Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Upcoming episodes with people who have no comedy experience, like Marshwan Lynch and Sharon Stone I expect will likely be awful. Apparently the UK version used people that weren’t even actors, and that was the funny part. > **[Murderville review – almost every scene is torturous cringe](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/03/murderville-review-almost-every-scene-is-torturous-cringe)** > > Will Arnett stars in this Netflix remake of the hilarious British improv show Murder in Successville, which takes all the things that made it great and flings them in the bin ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/17 "2022-02-04T19:35:01Z")
Ouch, pretty brutal review 😬 ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/18 "2022-02-04T22:32:29Z")
> [@solost](#): > > **Reacher, Amazon** (Feb. 4) I’ve read several of the books years ago and liked them well enough, but they became so formulaic I just quit. I just watched the first three episodes of this and it’s well worth the time. The guy that plays Reacher is totally spot on. They’ve also added small bits of humor that I don’t remember from the books. I could see myself watching 8 episodes of this every year. Recommend you give it a try. > [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > If you have a VPN and can point it toward Australia, I highly recommend the miniseries “Jack Irish,” starring Guy Pearce. This is available thru Amazon on Acorn TV. If you like UK, Australia and NZ shows, this is worth the $5.99 a month. Yes, it’s a good show, but I had to keep telling myself that wasn’t Brad Pitt starring. Great humor also. > [@solost](#): > > Finished it. Again, this show is supposed to be a parody of a murder-mystery (I …think?) but the parody elements are so weak and weird, and fall so flat, that they just become annoying. Well, crap! I was looking forward to this one. Kristen Bell usually nails this type of show. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/19 "2022-02-04T22:53:16Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Well, crap! I was looking forward to this one. Kristen Bell usually nails this type of show. Kristen Bell was good in it. I mean, she did the best she could with a promising but IMO badly executed concept. Who knows, you might like it. There’s only 8 eps at less than 1/2 hour each— binge it this weekend and report back what you thought of it! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799/20 "2022-02-05T01:55:26Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Finished it. Again, this show is supposed to be a parody of a murder-mystery (I …think?) but the parody elements are so weak and weird, and fall so flat, that they just become annoying. In the other thread: > [@Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/939): > > Watched The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (starring Kristen Bell). It is supposed to be parody, and it does have some moments of humor, but they are so few and far between that the show mostly plays like a straight very dull, very clichéd mystery/thriller. (Up until the end, and I guessed that was a possibility several episodes back.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-have-you-either-begun-to-watch-or-are-looking-forward-to-watching-feb-2022-edition/958799.md?page=2)