Question: Now that the regular season is done, I have time to catch up on streaming shows on Netflix. I plan to watch Person of Interest, Orphan Black and Gilmore Girls, among many, many other shows. I never got around to watching Telenovela, Houdini & Doyle, Containment, Season 2 of True Detective, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow or Supergirl. I’ve already deleted Angie Tribeca because it’s just too dumb. Also trying to figure out making time for Mr. Robot which just became available on Amazon Prime. I’ve set up a calendar on the website Sidereel and have 341 shows on my tracker. Should I purge these and move on to better shows? Could you just curate my tracker for me?
– Catherine
Matt Roush: You can’t go wrong with Person of Interest, Orphan Black (which probably benefits from binge- watching) and Gilmore Girls, and since it sadly only lasted one season, checking out the campy Telenovela wouldn’t be such a waste of time. Mr. Robot is a must. As for the others, though not knowing your predilections, I’d still favor Supergirl over Legends (if only because of the uneven ensemble work on the latter), while I had a negative critical reaction to Houdini, Containment and most especially, the insufferably pretentious second season of True Detective. Seriously, though, 341 shows? That’s just terrifying.
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