Week 374 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2024-12-24.
As ever, we have watched quite a lot of TV over the past year. Below are some of the TV shows and movies that I enjoyed:
TV shows and movies on Netflix
- Mr. McMahon
- The Umbrella Academy
- Tires
- Baby Reindeer
- Trevor Noah: Where Was I
- Inside Man
- Never Have I Ever
- One Day
Mr. McMahon was a real walk down memory lane for me, well worth a watch if you're vaguely aware of any wrestling over the past 30-40 years.
The Umbrella Academy came to an end, fairly satisfyingly. Both Inside Man and Tires have been renewed for a second season.
TV shows and movies on AppleTV+
- Shrinking
- Bad Monkey
- Big Door Prize
- Severance
- Loot
Shrinking and Bad Monkey are both Bill Lawrence shows and both fantastic. Loads of great characters in Shrinking and Vince Vaughan is brilliant in Bad Monkey. More seasons please!
I really liked Big Door Prize, so it's a shame that I discovered it was not getting a third season. Loot is fun, but the first season is better than the second.
TV shows and movies on Prime Video
- The Grand Tour
- The Boys
- Invincible
After a long break from watching Top Gear and The Grand Tour, I decided to catch with the latter and realised I'd missed the chemistry between the three. It's all very obviously scripted but still good fun and it's a shame it's all come to an end.
TV shows and movies on other services (UK)
- Starstruck (BBC)
- Only Child (BBC)
- Ghosts (BBC)
- Ghosts US (BBC)
- Swiped (Channel 4)
- Dinosaur (BBC)
- Late Bloomer (Crave Canada)
Starstruck and Ghosts (UK) are complete, but Ghosts US has been a good watch. Late Bloomer got picked up for a second season which I'm really pleased about as a big fan of the star, Jasmeet Reina.
Other movies I watched this year
- Nope
- Carry-On
- That Christmas
- Moana 2
- Deadpool & Wolverine
I had wanted to see Nope for ages and it was really good. Carry-On was better than I expected, and That Christmas is a new film we can add to our Christmas rotation.
Moana 2 was also better than expected. What looked like it was going to be a Disney+ show eventually made it to the big screen and it's a good story to continue on a few years after the last... and it looks like there will be a third instalment.
Deadpool & Wolverine was really good fun. Maybe even the best of the three movies.
It's been a good year for TV but my list for 2025 is already growing!
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