Television Series I Am Watching In 2017
This is a list of shows I started watching in 2016 or plan to watch in 2017. Hello, hellooo! WOW it is so quiet around here without the message boards. Well, at least they left the vending machines, chock full I may add.
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- CreatorJohn RidleyStarsFelicity HuffmanRegina KingTimothy HuttonSeasonal anthology series. Season 1: The lives of the participants in a trial with significant racial motives are forever changed during the legal process.Season one was good, but season two was exceptional.
Season 3 premieres Sunday, March 12th at 10 pm on ABC.
Another exceptional season, but with only eight episodes dealing with such important subjects as human trafficking and illegal labor it was not enough to cover everything. The acting, writing and directing is excellent, as usual, and the stories are powerful, but I wish there had been five more episodes to really incorporate the subject matter fully. - CreatorBryan FullerMichael GreenStarsRicky WhittleEmily BrowningYetide BadakiA recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.Just when you think the "Golden Age of Television" is over, along comes a show like AMERICAN GODS to renew your faith in quality, original television at its best. The cast is outstanding, the story intriguing and, as usual with Bryan Fuller, you have some incredible cinematography with his unique artistic flair. Kudos to Gillian Anderson for upping her game with every new series she is a part of.
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.Season 5 Premiere
Tue, Mar 07 at 10:00 PM on FX - CreatorJonathan LiscoStarsShawn HatosyBen RobsonJake WearyCenters on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.
- CreatorDonald GloverStarsDonald GloverBrian Tyree HenryLaKeith StanfieldEarn and his cousin, Alfred, try to make their way in the world through Atlanta's rap scene. Along the way they come face-to-face with social and economic issues touching on race, relationships, poverty, status and parenthood.Sad to say I have to wait until 2018 to watch season 2.
- CreatorAnthony CiprianoCarlton CuseKerry EhrinStarsVera FarmigaFreddie HighmoreMax ThieriotA contemporary prequel to Psycho, giving a portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.Final season/season 5 begins February 20th.
I am having a tough time watching season 5. I think the writers should have had this season set ten years in the future so it would coincide with the film PSYCHO. This season's mother/son relationship doesn't work for me and the rest of the cast seem superfluous. - CreatorVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan BanksThe trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.Another great season full of surprises for each and every character. BETTER CALL SAUL is now my favorite television series and I thank Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould every day for making this prequel to BREAKING BAD and making it just as good, some would say better. How many people can create one of the best television series of all times and then, within a year, make another outstanding series that is completely original even though it has many of the same characters.
Season three was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs for each character, ending in a finale that makes it so frustrating that I have to wait almost an entire year to see what happens next. I am a huge fan of the character Kim Wexler and I have to say that you don't see enough complex female characters on television today. We know she isn't in BREAKING BAD so there is always a huge (?) in front of her whenever you think about where she will end up at the end of the show. Well, not with Jimmy that we know for sure. - CreatorPamela AdlonLouis C.K.StarsPamela AdlonMikey MadisonHannah RileyAn actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.Season Two begins in September, 2017 on FX.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsReese WitherspoonNicole KidmanShailene WoodleyThe apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.I cannot wait to see what this show is really all about. So far I am clueless.
After watching the premiere episode I am not impressed. This series is supposed to be about five "strong" women and, so far, they come across as five very insecure women minus one, maybe two. Of course, they are upper middle class women, with one exception. They are addicted to creating drama to the point where ultimately someone gets murdered.
I give the finale high marks and it really brings the entire series together. If you had mixed feelings watching this show, I think the ending may make it all worth your time. It still came across a bit too melodramatic for my taste. - CreatorCharlie BrookerStarsWunmi MosakuMonica DolanDaniel LapaineFeaturing stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.My new favorite show on television. Smart, sophisticated, well-written and acted by various performers. It's the 21st century TWILIGHT ZONE.
Kudos to Jon Hamm for his remarkable contribution to the exceptional Christmas Special Edition.
I hope another six episodes are coming out in 2017. - CreatorChris ChibnallStarsDavid TennantOlivia ColmanJodie WhittakerThe murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.Season 3/final U.K. season will air on BBC America, Wednesday, June 28th at 10 p.m.
Just finished watching season 2 and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. It started out a bit confusing by combining two stories in one season, but the new story was quite good and the trial added just enough entertainment value to continue to make this show another great British crime drama. It is also always nice to see David Tennant in anything. I was hoping he would pop up again in the latest season of Doctor Who, but maybe next year. - CreatorRachel BloomAline Brosh McKennaStarsRachel BloomDonna Lynne ChamplinVincent Rodriguez IIIA young woman abandons a choice job at a law firm and her life in New York in an attempt to find happiness in the unlikely locale of West Covina, California.Season 3 Premiere
Friday, October 13 - CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda StauntonFollows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.THE CROWN won "Best Dramatic Series" Emmy for 2016 and it absolutely deserved it. It is available for watching and streaming on Netflix at this time. Great ensemble cast with my favorite John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, wonderful direction and incredible cinematography that recreates the era of post WWII London impeccably.
- CreatorDouglas PetrieMarco RamirezStarsCharlie CoxKrysten RitterMike ColterSet a few months after the events of the second season of Daredevil, and a month after the events of Iron Fist, the vigilantes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist team up in New York City to fight a common enemy: The Hand.
- CreatorLarry DavidStarsLarry DavidCheryl HinesJeff GarlinLarry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.Season 9 Premiere
Sunday, October 1 - CreatorSydney NewmanStarsJodie WhittakerPeter CapaldiPearl MackieThe further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.Season 10 premieres in the U.S. on BBC America on 15 Apr. 2017.
The final three episodes of season 10 are my favourites this season. They are intense and actually quite original after all these years. Just when you think every aspect of time has been covered by this show they come up with something new. I guess Peter Capaldi's last episode will be the Christmas Special 2017, but then there will be more seasons so I am looking forward to seeing who the new Doctor will be.
I also have to say that since 2005 the casting directors have done a great job by making every Doctor completely unique, but absolutely "Doctor-like". I have to say the same for his companions. We all have our favorites, but they have all been wonderful in their own way.
I do wish there had been at least one more season of David Tennant and Billie Piper traveling time and space together. - CreatorSamm HodgesMichael KillenStarsAllison TolmanSamm HodgesLucas NeffA lonely dog navigates the complexity of 21st century relationships.I absolutely adore this show!. Just when I was thinking to myself, sadly, that year after year all my favorite television series are coming to an end, along comes this great, original and hilarious show called DOWNWARD DOG. It took me a while to actually watch it because at first I thought it was a show about a woman who owns a yoga studio, but when I finally watched it and learned it was actually a show about a woman who owns this super cool and highly philosophical dog named Martin I was all in. The cast is also wonderful. Alison Tolman who was so great in season one of FARGO plays Nan, Martin's owner, and Lucas Neff of RAISING HOPE plays her sympathetic and always helpful, on and off again boyfriend as well as one of the creators of the show.
Martin is so profound in a very straightforward and uncomplicated way. Here is a dog that understands people and life better that we do Awesome. Now I can relax a bit knowing there are still creators and great writers out there who truly want to give the audience a small moment of levity, wit and escapism from the daily stresses of life.
ABC recently cancelled this show. I guess they only want reality programming now and not quality, originally series such as this one. - CreatorDaniel AbrahamMark FergusTy FranckStarsSteven StraitDominique TipperWes ChathamThe disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
- StarsMcKenzie WestmoreGlenn HetrickVe NeillSpecial effects make up artists compete in challenges.This is my favorite reality/contest show on television today. I enjoy it because the people are very talented and they act like adults and don't start silly, inane arguments with one another. They always seem to root for each other and help each other out if necessary. Humanity, kindness and reality working together is a wonderful thing.
Season 11 airing now on Tuesdays at 9 pm on SyFy. - CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison TolmanVarious chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.Season 3 will begin Wednesday, April 19th at 10 pm on FX. I am planning on binge-watching the series some time this month.
- CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.Season 7 Premieres
Sunday, July 16 at 9 pm on HBO. - CreatorLiz FlahiveCarly MenschStarsAlison BrieMarc MaronBetty GilpinA look at the personal and professional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in Los Angeles during the 1980s.Series premiere is Friday, June 23rd on Netflix. I am hoping it will take over for weakening "Orange Is the New Black". Netflix needs a new all women ensemble show to replace that waning series.
This show is quite entertaining, but not as great as I thought it might be. I am hoping with all the positive feedback that season two will be more honest about the real women that were GLOW. As with ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, I found the supporting cast more interesting than main characters so hopefully their stories will be explored in more detail in the next season. - CreatorDavid ShoreStarsFreddie HighmoreRichard SchiffHill HarperShaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.Series premiere October 2017. Starring Freddie Highmore.
- CreatorMichelle KingRobert KingPhil Alden RobinsonStarsChristine BaranskiSarah SteeleNyambi NyambiWhen Diane Lockhart's life savings are lost, she must start from scratch at a new firm.Thanks lbalb9. I am going to give this show a try. I had not even heard about it until I saw your updated list.
- CreatorDaisy CoulamStarsRobson GreenTessa Peake-JonesAl WeaverA Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.Season 3 begins on Sunday, June 17th on PBS in the U.S.. This is my new favorite British crime drama starring James Norton and Robson Green.