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My TV Shows of 2024

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I thought I would do a yearly version of this article. Below are the TV shows I started watching in 2024, TV shows I stopped watching in 2024 and TV shows I tried to watch but couldn’t. Also, TV shows I continued to watch this year.

Shows I tried but couldn’t get into

  1. Futurama (Hulu) <– Lame
  2. Frasier (Paramount+) <– Lame
  3. Modern Family (Disney+Hotstar) <–Liked initially, but got bored and abandoned after a few seasons

TV Shows I started watching

  1. Severance (Apple TV+) <–The best show I saw in recent years
  2. Avatar the Last Airbender (Netflix) <–Above average
  3. 3 Body Problem (Netflix) <–Excellent
  4. Fallout (Amazon Prime) <–Excellent
  5. Constellation (Apple TV+) <–Average
  6. Dark Matter (Apple TV+) <–Above average
  7. Shrinking (Apple TV+) <–Excellent

Shows I continued to watch

  1. True Detective (HBO) <–Excellent
  2. For all Mankind (Apple TV+) <–Average
  3. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) <–Average
  4. Fargo (FX) <–Above average
  5. Young Sheldon (CBS) <–Excellent
  6. Curb your enthusiasm (HBO) <–Average
  7. Aspirants (Amazon Prime) <–Above average
  8. Silo (Apple TV+) <–Excellent
  9. The Boys (Amazon Prime) <–Excellent
  10. Mirzapur (Amazon Prime) <–Above average

TV Shows I re-watched

  1. Michael Palin’s New Europe (BBC)
  2. Brazil with Michael Palin (BBC)

TV Shows I stopped watching

  1. Tulsa King (Paramount+)

Overall, I feel I discovered many great TV shows this year. 2 shows (Severance & Shrinking) that I tried, but couldn’t get into last year, turned out to be some of the best ever.

Overall, I feel Apple TV+ is coming out with a lot of great content suitable to my tastes.

PS: I use trakt to track my TV show viewings.

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My TV Shows of 2023

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I thought I would do a yearly version of this article. Below are the TV shows I started watching in 2023, TV shows I stopped watching in 2023 and TV shows I tried to watch but couldn’t. Also TV shows I continued to watch this year.

TV Shows I stopped watching

  1. Servant (Apple TV+) – Didn’t find interesting anymore
  2. Invasion (Apple TV+) – Didn’t like Season 1, really
  3. Futurama (Hulu) – Not available in Thailand
  4. Loki (Disney+) – Too much work to follow MCU now.
  5. Aspirants (Prime) – Not available in Thailand
  6. Fargo (FX) – Not available in Thailand

Shows I tried but couldn’t get into

  1. The Last of Us (HBO) – Didn’t like it
  2. The Bear (FX) – Too busy and stressful
  3. Made in heaven (Amazon Prime) – Too much drama
  4. Platonic (Apple TV+) – Didn’t like it
  5. Extrapolations (Apple TV+) – Quite average
  6. Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+) – Couldn’t get into
  7. Scam 2003 (Sony Liv) – Didn’t want to pay again for the second half of the series
  8. Grey’s Anatomy (Disney+)

TV Shows I started watching

  1. Rana Naidu (Netflix) – Average
  2. Silo (Apple TV+) – Really good
  3. Hijack (Apple TV+) – Average
  4. Gen V (Amazon Prime) – Surprisingly good

Shows I continued to watch

  1. Young Sheldon (Amazon Prime/CBS)
  2. Tulsa King (Paramount+)
  3. Little America (Apple TV+)
  4. The Mandalorian (Disney+)
  5. Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
  6. Black Mirror (Netflix)
  7. Hostel Daze (Amazon Prime)
  8. Sex Education (Netflix)
  9. For all Mankind (Apple TV+)

TV Shows I re-watched

  1. Raja, Rasoi aur Anya Kahaniya (EpicOn) – Really really good

PS: I use trakt to track my TV show viewings.

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TV Shows I stopped watching

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As life goes on & we all move one step closer to death, I realise time is precious. There’s not enough time in this lifetime to watch TV shows which are “just average”. As such, in the last few months, I have cut out many shows from my life. Consider this article an addendum to this one. Below is the list

  1. Derry Girls (Channel 4, Netflix)
  2. Avenue 5 (HBO, Disney+Hotstar)
  3. Ms Marvel (Disney+Hotstar)
  4. Shantaram (Apple TV+)
  5. Upload (Amazon Prime)
  6. Hawkeye (Disney+Hotstar)
  7. The Shrink Next Door (Apple TV+)
  8. Ray (Netflix)
  9. Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)
  10. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+Hotstar)

Going forward, I will be more careful in choosing the TV shows that I start watching.

PS: I use trakt to track my TV show viewings.

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My Favourite TV shows

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Below is a list of my top-25 favourite TV shows of all time, in descending order:

  1. Seinfeld (NBC)
  2. Sacred Games (Netflix)
  3. Better Call Saul (AMC, Netflix)
  4. Californication (Showtime)
  5. Better Things (FX, Disney+Hotstar)
  6. Breaking Bad (AMC, Netflix)
  7. The Family Man (Amazon Prime Video)
  8. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, Disney+Hotstar)
  9. Louie (FX, Disney+Hotstar)
  10. Young Sheldon (CBS, Amazon Prime Video)
  11. Silicon Valley (HBO, Disney+Hotstar)
  12. The Wire (HBO, Disney+Hotstar)
  13. Mirzapur (Amazon Prime Video)
  14. The Mandalorian (Disney+Hotstar)
  15. Michael Palin’s New Europe (BBC One)
  16. The Office (India) (Disney+Hotstar)
  17. Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniya (Epic Channel)
  18. Servant (Apple TV+)
  19. Waterfront Cities of the World (Knowledge Network)
  20. Goliath (Amazon Prime Video)
  21. The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
  22. Black Mirror (Netflix)
  23. Derry Girls (Channel 4, Netflix)
  24. Mad Men (AMC)
  25. Amazing Stories (Apple TV+)

PS: I use trakt to track my TV show viewings.

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My Worst Purchases-Airtel Internet TV

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Continuing with my series, the next entry in the list is Airtel Internet TV DTH set top box.

Airtel Internet TV Set Top Box
Airtel Internet TV Set Top Box

I used to have a regular Airtel DTH connection at my place; the non-smart ones where the Set Top Box connects to an external satellite dish antenna and you watch TV. One day the set top box straight up and died so I contacted Airtel for a replacement. They told me that they have an offer where if I pay a years’ worth of subscription fee at once, they will upgrade me to the new Airtel Internet TV set top box. The set top box was supposed to combine the best of DTH TV viewing and App based streaming along with:

  • 1G Ethernet and WiFi connectivity
  • 4K output with 4K Netflix capability (Along with Prime, Hotstar etc.)
  • Voice activated remote with touch sensitive surface
  • Internet enabled programme guide
  • DVR capabilities with storage on external USB devices

I bought it mostly for 4K Netflix capabilities. I was sceptical about getting it because it ran Android TV (Fagdroid), but decided to keep an open mind and give it a try.

It would be safe to say that this was the worst product (across all categories) I ever bought in my life & realised it the same day. Android TV (Fagdroid) is the worst OS ever to power any gadget in the world, period. Some of the complaints that I faced (On day 1) were:

  • Slow as fuck interface (Even with things like quad-core Qualcomm processor etc.). I blame this part entirely on the Android TV (Fagdroid) OS. Even changing channels took 2-3 seconds.
  • Apps crashing all the time. Even the TV app which showed content from satellite crashed regularly with no apparent triggers.
  • The smart Bluetooth remote control froze from time-to-time. The only way to recover it was to remove the batteries and insert them back again.
  • Doing a factory reset was not a straight forward job. After the reset, half of the channels would disappear and would require going into settings and entering some satellite related parameters manually.
  • Advertisements showing up randomly on the UI & also a perpetual, huge Airtel Logo on the corner of the screen
  • Software updates would fix some issues and introduce others.

After tolerating this for a few months, I had had enough & even with 8/9 months of subscription remaining, I threw it in the trash. When I asked Airtel to move me back to the old (non-smart) set top box, they told me that was no longer possible. Eventually, this brought to an end the era of DTH in my house forever & I moved to streaming services permanently; also cementing my resolve to never buy anything Android (Fagdroid) powered ever again.