WhachaWatchin?

[susandennis]

I do not have a good system for keeping track of stuff I want to watch on TV. I've tried this app and that. This website and that one. And they all suck. So I have a text based list.

My TiVo keeps track of the network shows - ABC,CBS,NBC,PBS,FOX,HGTV - but the rest I watch via Roku apps. I get titles from this website and that one and Twitter and even TV Guide which I get in paper form in the mail just like in the olden days.

Wanna see my current list?

These are shows that sound interesting enough to check out. I don't have all these services now. But, I keep their shows on the list anyway. I might get a subscription for a month or Amazon might have one of their specials. I want to be ready!





HBO
we own this city
made for love
black lady sketch show
winning time
legendary

Apple+
slow horses
pachinko
home
for all mankind
loot (starts 6/24)

britbox
kate and koji

prime
goliath - season 3

IMDB
alex rider
troppo

HULU
rules of the game
the girl from plainville
dropout
trigger point
conversations with friends
the accident
the bear - june 23 (all eps)
the split (season 1) nicola walker
why the heck did I buy that house
under the banner of heaven

SUNDANCE
the split (season 2 and 3)
10 Percent

Netflix
ozark netflix
worst roomate ever
pieces of her
patsy and loretta netflix
white hot (abercrombie and fitch)
chloe
sex education
you don't know me
keep sweet pray and survive jun 7 - 4 episodes
the future of
god's favorite idiot

acorn
dead lucky
single handed
the outlaw
the savoy
10 percent
London Kills

paramount+
Jerry and Marge at Large

Showtime
First Lady
Super Pumped
I love that for you

AMC+
This is going to hurt
Chloe
TriggerPoint

Comments

[jo]

I keep a list too, here on DW (https://jo.dreamwidth.org/2697806.html) that I add to when something comes to my attention. I mostly learn of new/upcoming shows via The Guardian. Every month they do a "what's on this month" for various streaming services (this is June's https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/ng-interactive/2022/jun/01/whats-on-netflix-and-amazon-this-month-june) and I make a note of anything that sounds potentially interesting. And every day, they have a "What to watch tonight" piece (like this: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/09/tv-tonight-a-magnetic-colin-firth-gears-up-for-the-finale-of-the-staircase), which of course is sometimes just shows airing in the UK, but if it's something that sounds interesting, I'll torrent it.

ETA: I also have a separate list of shows I have actually watched / have started this year (and books read): https://jo.dreamwidth.org/2723852.html

[susandennis]

good system

[bill_schubert]

I've got a notepad. Physical. Dead tree. By my keyboard. Now I've got yours in Google Keep too.

[susandennis]

i keep trying stuff and not liking any of it - physical dead tree, however, is not one i've tried. that could work!

[adafrog]

lol god's favorite idiot.

[sleepybadger]

Nice idea! Also means that you could decide to pull the trigger on getting a subscription (or not) based on what you want to watch! I was getting a deal on a couple of subscriptions thanks to school (yes, I absolutely took advantage of student-based discounts even though I'm 48!) and so I'll have to figure out soon what to keep and what to get rid of. We recently got rid of HBO Max and I"m seeing all these things I want to watch on it so I might have to bring it back.

[susandennis]

I have some services that I get for a month and then drop for several and then get again another month cuz I have the exact same thing. As soon as I drop them I see a million things I want to watch.

[low_delta]

I don't think there's a show on your lists that I've heard of.

[susandennis]

Ha ha wild.

[lostincandyrain]

I am currently watching Pieces of Her. I love Toni Collette, and I like the first couple of episodes, but it is now feeling like I'm slogging through it...

[ranawinter]

One of my collegues was at medical school with Adam Kay, and I very much enjoyed the book 'This is Going to Hurt'. I have not seen the show yet though.

[rsc]

I didn't realize that there was any information of value left in the print version of TV Guide. We let our subscription lapse years ago, and I thought awe were among the last holdouts at the time.

[susandennis]

nope - still here - still getting it. the tv listings are of no value to me but the announcements and articles are still of intest. i got through and read about new shows and shows i haven't heard of before and check them out and, nearly as importantly, cull out those that sound horrible. it only comes ever other week now. so not a chore.

[desdemonaspace]

That's some list! I just go by "What do I feel like watching right now?" plus, I have a completion fetish, so right now it's "all Buffy, all the time." I have an author alert at the library, so whenever they purchase something I want to see, I get an email and get on a waiting list. It works pretty well for me.

[christopher575]

I dig your list! We use a spreadsheet with statuses and color coding. It's ridiculous.

[susandennis]

been there. all the details - which episodes, etc. died on the vine without maintenance