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Well, we’re finally here.
I’m finally revealing my picks for the best shows of 2024.
And I watcheda lotof shows to get here.
As the end of the year approaches, the count now reads 53 shows watched so far.
Thankfully, most of the shows I watched were at least decent if not downright good.
So without further ado, here are my seven best and seven worst TV shows of 2024.
He saw 105 movies this year so believe me when I say it’s a comprehensive list.
My 7 favorite shows of 2024
7.
And while you’d think that’d be the focus of this comedy-drama, it’s not.
The show is much too clever for that.
It isn’t preachy and takes care to skewer both the left and the right on the political spectrum.
Nor is the show afraid to touch just about any subject.
Don’t sleep on this show.
Stream now onHulu
6.
But I have to ding it for the first two and a half episodes of the show.
I understand that these are set-up episodes, and therefore somewhat necessary, but they weren’t arguably boring.
The good news is that oncethemoment of the show happens in episode 3 (no spoilers!)
the remaining five-and-a-half episodes will have you on the edge of your seat the rest of the way.
Stream now onNetflix
5.
Stream now onPeacock
4.
But this crime drama is excellent and I binged the whole series within two weeks.
Ayumi Tanida though, is the star of the show.
He plays Shinzo Tozawa, leader of the Tozawa yakuza.
Stream now onMax
3.
Stream now onApple TV Plus
2.
This show is addicting, and once you start watching you won’t be able to stop.
The verbal jousting, scheming characters and world-building are top-tier.
That said, there is still combat in “Shogun” season 1 and it’s also well-executed.
It’s tough to knock the show for anything of substance.
It’s the best episode of TV I’ve seen all year.
Watch it now, then get ready forseason 2in 2026 (hopefully).
Or at least, there haven’t been any that I’ve seen.
That’s not to say everything has been amazing.
Some shows have been funny but left me unconvinced that they were actually good.
like “Tires.”
So the blurbs below are largely unchanged from my most recent rankings, which you might check outhere.
Just know that I still very much think these shows are not worth your time to watch.
I like that it tried to potentially do new things in terms of storytelling.
But for all the talk of this being disconnected from the Skywalker Saga, it isn’t.
The first few episodes did show some promise.
There were great action sequences of aerial combat.
But subsequent episodes diverted from this.
Some storylines didn’t properly resolve and entire episodes lacked any sort of aerial combat.
If they had just actually madethatshow instead, I might have really liked it.
And there might not be a bigger example of this than “The Sympathizer.”
This show is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book and starred Robert Downey Jr. in multiple roles.
But by the end, I was watching it just to get to the end of it.
The show just never found its footing.
That said some episodes were good, particularly episodes 4-5.
But for the most part, the show was discordant, confusing and worst of all boring.
By the end, I wasn’t entirely sure what I had even watched.
As I’ve sat with this choice more, it bothers me even more, not less.
If you don’t want to know, skip on to the next show in the list.
Here’s alinkto the show in case you still want to watch it.
Final spoiler warning for “Sugar”
OK, ready?
Oh, and he’s an alien.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Now here’s the thing: either of these premises could work.
This show wasn’t nearly as clever as it thought it was.
And yet, inexplicably, it has beenrenewed for a second season.
But it’s also completely bonkers and not in a good way.
There’s a CGI whale in episode 8 and a season finale that frustratingly ended on a cliffhanger.
In fairness, I don’t have a problem with many of the show’s 11 Emmy nominations.
They’re for costumes, makeup, music, etc.
and all are well deserved.
Burnett doesn’t even talk for the majority of the season.
Ricky Martin is actually pretty good though, for what it’s worth.
Ultimately, my disdain for this show may be my most polarizing selection here.
But despite all this, I still couldn’t stand watching most of it.
I would not recommend it to anyone, for any reason.
Well, if you watch “The Regime,” you’ll no longer need to ask that question.
Winslet is one of many talented actors on this show, none of whose performances I enjoyed.
Instead, it just portrayed the sad reality of life in an authoritarian state with an unqualified leader.
Regardless, I watched the first two episodes and I still can’t convince myself to watch a third.
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