Favorite At-Home Media: September, 2025 Edition

 Favorite At-Home Media: September 2025 Edition

Can't believe I've been doing this for fifteen years straight, now.

Previously on...

Current-ish TV Shows That I've Watched In The Past Year...

A Man on the Inside (a fun one)

Crime Scene Kitchen (love it! when's the next season??)

Only Murders In The Building (rest of season 1) (...meh)

What this list looked like last year...

Claim To Fame

LEGO Masters (season 4)

Only Murders In The Building (first few episodes)

Jeopardy (but not a lot)

Older TV Shows (Or Episodes) I've Watched In The Past Year...

Lois & Clark - season 1 rewatch

Full House - misc. episodes

Call The Midwife - seasons 6-7 rewatch

Columbo - season 5

Little House on the Prairie (random episodes)

Sherlock (British version) - series 1 and 2

7 Up - full series rewatch

Community - season 1 rewatch

Some Of My Favorite YouTube/Video Channels:

Smosh Pit, Special Books By Special Kids, Emma Cruises, Jeenie.Weenie, @kendahllandreth, @uyenninh, @lau_ramoso, @americanhighshorts, @c.b.3, Jaime French, adhd_love, alexiadox, Mercury Stardust, troyhawk, The Slappable Jerk, Bobby Finn, amishinspiration, Dinosaur Dinner Theater, weirdpaulp, phatcarriebradshaw, jbrix_art, Gem Turner, Make That Magic & lots more

Some Of My Favorite Podcasts:

Blank Check with Griffin & David, How Rude Tanneritos!, Manners & Madness, Cool Kids Club, Advent Calendar House, Stuck in Stoneybrook, The Blume Saloon, Lois & Clark'd, The Good Place: The Podcast, and (though I may be biased) FOLCs Forever!

Video Games I've Played:

Dr. Mario, Mario Kart 8, Mini Metro, Sims 4, Sim City 2

Favorite At-Home Media: August, 2024 Edition (Formerly Favorite TV Shows)

 Favorite At-Home Media: August 2024 Edition

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019, June 2020, June 2021, June 2022, August 2023)

I've done it. I've finally taken the word "TV" out of the post title. TV shows are such a small part of my life anymore. My 17-year-old self would not recognize me.

Current TV Shows That I've Watched In The Past Year...

Claim To Fame

LEGO Masters (season 4)

Only Murders In The Building (first few episodes)

Jeopardy (but not a lot)

What this list looked like last year...

Jeopardy

Queer Eye

Claim To Fame

LEGO Masters (season 3)

Pretty Baby (the Brooke Shields documentary)

Muscles & Mayhem (the American Gladiators documentary)

Older TV Shows (Or Episodes) I've Watched In The Past Year...

The Good Place (ANOTHER series rewatch)

Rick Steves' Europe

Full House - misc. episodes

Call The Midwife - seasons 2-4

Columbo - seasons 2-5ish

The Love Boat

Little House on the Prairie

Brooklyn Nine Nine (first few episodes)

Frontier House (series rewatch)

Cadfael

Some Of My Favorite YouTube/Tiktok/Video Channels:

Smosh Pit, Special Books By Special Kids, Emma Cruises, Jeenie.Weenie, @kendahllandreth, @uyenninh, @lau_ramoso, @americanhighshorts, @c.b.3, Jaime French

Some Of My Favorite Podcasts:

Blank Check with Griffin & David, First Impressions, How Rude Tanneritos!, Manners & Madness, Cool Kids Club, Advent Calendar House, Stuck in Stoneybrook, The Battlegorilla LEGO Podcast, RomComathon, The Blume Saloon, Lois & Clark'd, The Good Place: The Podcast

Video Games I've Played:

Dr. Mario, Mario Kart 8, Harvest Moon: Story of Seasons (3DS), Mario Maker, Paper Mario: The Origami King, Mini Metro, Mini Motorways, Sims 4, Sim City 2

Things I'm Interested In Checking Out:

Derry Girls, Sanditon

Favorite TV Shows: August, 2023 Edition

  

Favorite Shows: August 2023 Edition

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019, June 2020, June 2021, June 2022)

So I usually write up this annual list in May or June, but it got away from me this year. And no wonder -- I barely watch live TV anymore, so it's hardly a priority. Still, it is tradition, so here it goes....

Current Shows That I've Watched In The Past Year...

Jeopardy

Queer Eye

Claim To Fame

Jury Duty

LEGO Masters (season 3)

Pretty Baby (the Brooke Shields documentary)

Muscles & Mayhem (the American Gladiators documentary)

What this list looked like last year...

Jeopardy

Call The Midwife Christmas Special

The Baby-Sitters Club, season 2 (Netflix)

Good Bones (HGTV)

LEGO Masters, season 2 (FOX)

Abbott Elementary (1 ep so far)

This Is Us (season 1)

Squid Game (Netflix) -- one watch was enough

Never Have I Ever (Netflix) -- I liked season 1 more than 2

Notes:

I've dropped off watching Call The Midwife, but I may come back to it someday. 

I didn't watch Never Have I Ever season 3 and probably won't, since I didn't really care for season 2. 

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Are A Bit (Or A Lot) Older...

Parks and Rec (rewatch of seasons 4-7)

The Good Place (another series rewatch)

Rick Steves Europe

The Queen's Gambit (rewatch)

Lois & Clark

I Am Not Okay With This (I started watching this back when it debuted in 2020 but only finished it within the past year. This show definitely wins the award for "most shocking series finale cliffhanger ever." I mean, ever. Just... holy crap.)

Full House - select episodes

The Facts Of Life - random episodes

Columbo, season 1

The Partridge Family, season 1

The Love Boat

The Price Is Right - retro all the way

Star Trek: TNG

Some Of My Favorite YouTube/Tiktok Channels:

Call Me Kris, Emma Cruises, Kelsey Impicciche, Be Kind Rewind, Say Goodnight Kevin, Simply Nailogical, Jessica Kobeissi, Special Books By Special Kids, TheOnlyCB3, Jaime French

Some Of My Favorite Podcasts:

The Blume Saloon, Stuck in Stoneybrook, First Impressions, Manners & Madness, Advent Calendar House, Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman, The Cool Kids Club

On My To-Watch List:

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (still)

Loki (still)

Favorite TV Shows: June, 2022 Edition

 

Favorite Shows: June, 2022 Edition

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019, June 2020, June 2021)

I barely watch actual TV anymore. I think the only "appointment" TV I've watched in the last year has been Jeopardy, the Call The Midwife Christmas special, LEGO Masters, and a couple of awards shows. Oh, and that one reenactment episode of The Facts Of Life. That was good.

Everything else I either watch on demand, on Youtube, or with a streaming service. I hop around to a lot of different places (and TVs) via housesitting gigs, so I'm able to watch a lot of different networks. And I rent lots of DVDs via Netflix.

So, anyway....

Current Shows That I've Watched In The Past Year...

Jeopardy

Call The Midwife Christmas Special

The Baby-Sitters Club, season 2 (Netflix)

Good Bones (HGTV)

LEGO Masters, season 2 (FOX)

Abbott Elementary (1 ep so far)

This Is Us (season 1)

Squid Game (Netflix) -- one watch was enough

Never Have I Ever (Netflix) -- I liked season 1 more than 2

What this list looked like last year...

Jeopardy (R.I.P. Alex)

Call The Midwife (PBS)

The Good Place (via Netflix)

The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)

Wandavision (Disney+)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Cruel Summer (Freeform/Hulu)

Superman & Lois (CW)

LEGO Masters (FOX)

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Are A Bit Older...

The Pretender (Rewatch of seasons 1-4; I still need to rewatch the movies)

The Love Boat

The Partridge Family

M*A*S*H

Lois & Clark (rewatch)

Road To Avonlea (eventual series rewatch)

Parks & Rec (misc. episodes rewatch)

Community (misc. episodes rewatch)

Merlin (full series rewatch)

Rick Steves Europe

Superstore 

Grimm (misc. episode rewatch)

The Queen's Gambit (rewatch)

Family Ties (season 2, mostly)

Some Of My Favorite YouTube/Tiktok Channels:

Call Me Kris, Emma Cruises, Kelsey Impicciche, Be Kind Rewind, Say Goodnight Kevin, Simply Nailogical, Jessica Kobeissi, Special Books By Special Kids, Beauty Inside A Box

Favorite Podcasts

The Blume Saloon, Stuck in Stoneybrook, First Impressions, Manners & Madness, Advent Calendar House, Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman, Blank Check (JUST started this one)

On My To-Watch List:

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Loki

The Good Place (time for another rewatch)

Favorite Shows: June, 2021 Edition

Favorite Shows: June, 2021 Edition

I watched a lot of shows this year. I may have broken a record, not to mention my brain. I'm probably forgetting a few of them, but here's my annual list, per tradition. Enjoy... or don't!

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019, June 2020)

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Have Released New Episodes In The Past Year:

Jeopardy (R.I.P. Alex)

Call The Midwife (PBS)

The Good Place (via Netflix)

The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)

Wandavision (Disney+)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Cruel Summer (Freeform/Hulu)

Superman & Lois (CW)

LEGO Masters (FOX)

What This List Looked Like Last Year...

 Jeopardy (Syndicated)

We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network)

Call The Midwife (PBS)

LEGO Masters (Fox)

I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix)

Money For Nothing (British show, via Netflix)

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Are A Bit Older...

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Murphy Brown

Road To Avonlea (I'm finally doing a re-watch! The last time I watched the early episodes was in 2006 or 2007.)

Back In Time - The High Street

Some Of My Favorite YouTube Channels:

I still subscribe to all these, though I tend to have more random watching patterns on Youtube nowadays.

Gray Still Plays
Simply Nailogical
Be Kind Rewind
Say Goodnight Kevin
Boone Builds

Favorite Podcasts (They're kind of like shows!)

The Blume Saloon

First Impressions

Klickitcast

Advent Calendar House

Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman

Stuck in Stoneybrook

On My To-Watch List:

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Loki

Last year, I vowed to continue with Anne With An E. I made good on that, but ultimately realized I didn't really care for the vibe of the show, and gave it up. 

Favorite TV Shows: June, 2020 Edition

 Favorite Shows: June, 2020 Edition 

Here I am in Year 10 of doing this little survey, and for the second year in a row, most of my visual entertainment has been courtesy of Youtube, Netflix, etc., rather than traditional TV.

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Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Have Produced New Episodes In The Past Year:

 Jeopardy (Syndicated)

We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network)

Call The Midwife (PBS) (I actually went back and watched the entire series this past year!)

LEGO Masters (Fox)

I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix)

Money For Nothing (British show, via Netflix)

What This List Looked Like Last Year:

 Jeopardy (Syndicated)

We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network)

Call The Midwife (PBS)

The 100 Baby Sims Challenge (Youtube/Buzzfeed)

Be Kind Rewind (Youtube)

Rick Steves' Europe (PBS)

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Have NOT Produced New Episodes In The Past Year:

The Office (Revisited seasons 3-7)

Friends (seasons 1-5)

America's Next Top Model (Cycles 4, 5, 11, 13, 19-22)

A few episodes each of Full House, The Golden Girls, Merlin, Raising Hope, Lois & Clark, and others I may be forgetting

Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits (Netflix)

Favorite YouTube Channels:

Gray Still Plays
Simply Nailogical
Mama Doctor Jones
Be Kind Rewind
Roomie Official
Say Goodnight Kevin
Boone Builds
Buzzfeed Multiplayer

On My "To-Watch" List:

Continue watching the most recent season of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Anne With An E, series 2

The Pretender (Series revisit)

Road To Avonlea (Series revisit)

Ru Paul's Drag Show

Same as last year. I am really hopeless.

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019)

Favorite TV Shows: June, 2019 Edition

 Favorite TV Shows: June, 2019 Edition 

Welp. My days of watching traditional TV are just about over. Whether I'm watching something on Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Youtube, it's usually being viewed on my computer or iPod rather than a television. And while I still revisit old favorites every now and then, a lot of what I watch these days isn't exactly a "TV show" in the traditional sense. 

And so, with my changing viewing habits comes the changing of the format of this annual post... again.

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Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Have Produced New Episodes In The Past Year:

 Jeopardy (Syndicated)

We Bare Bears (Cartoon Network)

Call The Midwife (PBS)

The 100 Baby Sims Challenge (Youtube/Buzzfeed)

Be Kind Rewind (Youtube)

Rick Steves' Europe (PBS)

Shows I've Recently Enjoyed That Have NOT Produced New Episodes In The Past Year:

Parks & Recreation (All seasons)

Reign (Revisited S1)

Lois & Clark (Revisited S2)

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (All)

Quantum Leap (Revisited S1)

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (Misc. episodes)

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

Shows involving antiques, ie Flea Market Flip & Salvage Dawgs

Shows involving house renovations, ie Good Bones & Love It Or List It

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver



Misc. Other Things I've Consumed:

Be Good And Rewatch It - 1995's Pride & Prejudice (Waypoint Podcast)

Honest Trailers (Youtube)

How It Should Have Ended (Youtube)

Vids By Lindsay Ellis (Youtube)

On My "To-Watch" List:

Continue watching the most recent season of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Anne With An E, series 2

The Pretender (Series revisit)

Road To Avonlea (Series revisit)

Ru Paul's Drag Show

(Previously: January 2011, May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017, June 2018)

Favorite TV Shows: June, 2018 Edition

 Favorite TV Shows: June, 2018 Edition

Tradition: It's what provokes me to update this list every year, though sometimes I wonder how much longer I will do so. I don't even know half of what is on "regular TV" anymore, not to even mention Prime, Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, and the rest. There's just so much.

But, for the record -- for my silly little life record -- here's my list of favorite shows for 2018, such as it is.

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My Top 5 Shows That Are Currently Airing (Or Have Aired Within The Past 6 Months), Regardless Of Whether Or Not I'm Caught Up With All The Episodes...

In No Particular Order...

Jeopardy

We Bear Bears

Last Week Tonight

Call The Midwife

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Rick Steves' Europe

What The Above List Looked Like Last Year (June 2017):

1. We Bare Bears

2. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
3. Call The Midwife
4. Jeopardy
5. Flea Market Flip

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

In No Particular Order...

Flea Market Flip

Salvage Dawgs

Barnwood Builders

Good Bones

Love It Or List It

Shows I've Been Watching Via Prime, YouTube or on DVD Lately:

America's Next Top Model (Cycles 3-14)

Beverly Hills 90210 (Season 1)

Toddlers & Tiaras

Pioneer House

Klondike: The Quest For Gold
Pan Am

Sabrina The Teenage Witch (Season 1)
The Cosby Show (Season 8)

Show I Need To Catch Up On:

The current season of Kimmy Schmidt (I don't have Netflix streaming at the moment, but when I do...)

Shows I'm Considering Watching/Re-Watching:

The Pretender (re-watch)
The Lizzie Bennett Diaries (re-watch)

Shows I'd Like To Check Out. Eventually:

I've seen one episode of the Great British Baking Show. But I enjoyed it, so I may pursue that.



(Previously: January, 2011, May, 2012, May, 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016, June 2017)

Favorite TV Shows: June, 2017 Edition

 Favorite TV Shows: June, 2017 Edition

 (Previously: January, 2011, May, 2012, May, 2013, May 2014, May 2015, May 2016)

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My Top 5 Shows That Are Currently Airing (Or Have Aired Within The Past 6 Months), Regardless Of Whether Or Not I'm Caught Up With All The Episodes...

1. We Bare Bears

2. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
3. Call The Midwife
4. Jeopardy
5. Flea Market Flip

What The Above List Looked Like Last Year (May 2016):

1. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2. Call The Midwife
3. Rick Steves' Europe
4. Jeopardy
5. The Goldbergs

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

1. Flea Market Flip

2. Salvage Dawgs

3. Endless Yard Sale

4. Barnwood Builders

5. Any random renovation show

Shows I've Been Watching Via Netflix, YouTube or on DVD Lately:

1. Friends (Season 3)
2. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Season 2-3)

3. MST3K (New series)
4. Anne With An E
5. Switched At Birth (Season 1)
6. Abstract: The Art Of Design
7.  Once Upon A Time (Season 1)
8. Community (Season 5)

Shows I Need To Catch Up On/Finish Watching:

1. MST3K
2. Call The Midwife
3. Switched At Birth

Shows I'd Like To Check Out:

1. ???

Shows I Said I'd Like To Check Out Last Year:

1. Firefly (Still haven't watched it! Oh well.)

Favorite TV Shows: May, 2016 Edition

 Favorite TV Shows: May, 2016 Edition

 (Previously: January, 2011, May, 2012, May, 2013, May 2014, May 2015)

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My Top 5 Shows That Are Currently Airing (Or Have Aired Within The Past 6 Months), Regardless Of Whether Or Not I'm Caught Up With All The Episodes...

1. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2. Call The Midwife
3. Rick Steves' Europe
4. Jeopardy
5. The Goldbergs

Honorable Mention: Dancing With The Stars (I'm generally not a fan, but with Nyle DiMarco and Jodie Sweetin on this season....)

What The Above List Looked Like Last Year (May 2015):

1. Community

2. Call The Midwife

3. Reign

4. Jeopardy

5. Rick Steves' Europe
Honorary Mention: Grimm

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

1. Flea Market Flip

2. Salvage Dawgs

3. Endless Yard Sale

4. Barnwood Builders

5. Property Brothers

Shows I've Been Watching Via Netflix, YouTube or on DVD Lately:

1. Lois & Clark
2. Lark Rise To Candleford

3. The Office (re-watched every episode in 2015/16)
4. Back In Time For Dinner (British documentary show)
5. When Calls The Heart
6. Friends
7. Genevieve's Renovation
8. Fuller House

Shows I Need To Catch Up On/Finish Watching:

1. Fuller House...
2. When Calls The Heart

Shows I'd Like To Check Out:

1. Firefly

Shows I Said I'd Like To Check Out Last Year:

1. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (watched it; liked it!)

2. Firefly (Still haven't watched it!)

Favorite TV Shows: May, 2015 Edition

Favorite TV Shows: May, 2015 Edition

 (Previously: January, 2011, May, 2012, May, 2013, May 2014)

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My Top 5 Shows That Are Currently Airing (Or Have Aired Within The Past 6 Months), Regardless Of Whether Or Not I'm Caught Up With All The Episodes...

1. Community (thanks Yahoo!)

2. Call The Midwife

3. Reign

4. Jeopardy

5. Rick Steves' Europe
Honorary Mention: Grimm

What The Above List Looked Like Last Year (May 2014):

1. Community (-TIE-) Call The Midwife

2. Jeopardy

3. Rick Steves' Europe

4. Antiques Roadshow

5. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

1. Love It Or List It Too

2. American Pickers

3. Property Brothers

4. Flip Or Flop

5. Love It Or List It

Shows I've Been Watching Via Netflix Lately:

1. Community (Seasons 1-4 in the past two months)

2. ANTM Cycle 1 (oh, the good old days!)
3. Rick Steves' Europe
4. Merlin (finally finished the series!)
5. Reign (season 1)

Shows I Need To Catch Up On/Finish Watching:

1. Call The Midwife (I've been ignoring it this season, but I plan to binge-watch it on DVD at some near point.)
2. Reign -- I haven't seen the last two episodes of the season.

Shows I'd Like To Check Out:

1. Firefly
2. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (I guess because everyone says it's so great?)

Shows I Said I'd Like To Check Out Last Year:

1. The Tudors (Tried it; didn't care for it.)

2. Reign (Tried it; enjoyed it in all its crazy splendor.)

3. Firefly (Still haven't watched it!)

Favorite TV Shows: May, 2014 Edition

Favorite TV Shows: May, 2014 Edition

 (Previously: January, 2011, May, 2012, May, 2013)

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My Top 5 Shows That Are Currently Airing (Or Have Aired Within The Past 6 Months), Regardless Of Whether Or Not I'm Caught Up With All The Episodes...

1. Community (-TIE-) Call The Midwife

2. Jeopardy

3. Rick Steves' Europe

4. Antiques Roadshow

5. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

What The Above List Looked Like Last Year (May 2013):

1. Community

2. Call The Midwife

3. Jeopardy

4. Auction Kings

5. Antiques Roadshow

Guilty Pleasures I Like To Watch On Cable When I'm Housesitting:

1. Love It Or List It

2. Auction Hunters

3. American Pickers

4. House Hunters International

5. Little House On The Prairie

Shows I've Been Watching Via Netflix Lately:

1. Merlin

2. MST3K

3. Little House On The Prairie

4. Veep

Shows I Need To Catch Up On/Finish Watching:

1. Merlin

2. Raising Hope

3. Burn Notice

4. Robin Hood (seriously, I've never seen the last handful of episodes and it's been roughly 5 6 years since they aired)

5. Road To Avonlea (kind of hit a snag in season 6)

Shows I'd Like To Check Out:

1. The Tudors

2. Reign

3. Firefly