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The best new (and old) shows of 2019
My TV for every occasion infographic includes a mix of old and new shows for a wide range of genres and occasions. You can find the full infographic here, and capsule summaries for older shows here. This post contains the capsule summaries for the shows I’ve added to my watch list in the past year or two.
9–1–1 If your frustration with shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order is that there isn’t enough blood, gore or shock value, this is the show for you! A ridiculously talented cast (Peter Krause, Angela Bassett and in season 1, an oddly annoying Connie Britton) gets wasted on poorly written material — but sustained by over-the-top emergency situations. Imagine the craziest, most disgusting reasons for calling 911, and then double the craziness because you’re not constrained by reality. So terrible. SO MUCH FUN.
Alexa & Katie My 12-year-old watches an endless stream of made-for-tween shows like The Haunted Hathaways, Some Assembly Required and Best Friends Whenever. All of these shows are deeply terrible — with the exception of Netflix’s Alexa and Katie, a sweet comedy about how two best friends navigate high school when one of them is recovering from cancer. If you have a child who insists on watching tween sitcoms, this is the show that is least likely to make you gouge your eyes out.
