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2023, the “No Netflix” year in TV

Although… Has it been a year since I cancelled Netflix? Not really sure.

Been a while, though. Long enough that I’m completely behind on recent seasons of Stranger Things, The Crown, Ginny and Georgia, Sex Education, Derry Girls… And I have yet to see the Glass Onion movie, or the Shania Twain documentary.

The plan at the time was to cancel it for a few months and try out another service, then cancel that one and try another, then maybe back to Netflix, and so on. Only it didn’t quite work at that way. Shortly after cancelling Netflix, I got a several months free offer for Apple TV, which I then kept afterwards (as it was quite cheap at the time). Soon after that, I got a similar free offer for Disney+. That was so many new TV options at once (along with Prime and Crave and even cable), that I did not end up circling back to Netflix.

Hence a completely Netflix-free list of TV shows I particularly enjoyed in 2023.

  1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Crave)
  2. Drops of God (Apple)
  3. Fleishman Is In Trouble (Disney)
  4. The White Lotus (Crave)
  5. Sort of (CBC)
  6. Schmigadoon / Schmicago (Apple)
  7. Poker Face (City TV)
  8. Shrinking (Apple)
  9. Only Murders in the Building (Disney)
  10. I Have Nothing (Crave)

With honourable mentions Jack Ryan (Prime), Our Flag Means Death (Crave), Platonic (Apple), Extraordinary (Disney), Good Omens (Prime), and Upload (Prime).

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Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

Once in a while we go see a blockbuster…

Star Trek Into Darkness poster*** Star Trek Into Darkness (May 2013) – Theatre

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana. The second movie in the Star Trek reboo. The Federation itself is attacked, and the Enterprise is sent on a mission of vengeance that doesn’t sit well with all the crew.

She says: Not quite as good as the first in this series, I don’t think, but I still enjoyed this outing. The characters, plotting, and ethical issues are richer than in many action movies, making it more enjoyable to me—even though at least one plot twist was just too easy to guess, kinda ruining one dramatic moment for me (though I won’t spoil it, regardless). I still find it funny that much of the action in this a sci fi series just involves fisticuffs—shouldn’t there be light sabers or something? :-)—but I guess that’s an homage to the original Star Trek.

As for the change from the original in how the villain was handled; well, I don’t remember at all what the original story was (although I know I saw that movie, but it’s been years), so gotta say that it didn’t bother me in the least.

He says: That was good; I enjoyed it. It wasn’t terribly intellectual or anything, but it kept me entertained.