TV Tuesday: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot

[yourlibrarian]

What show that was still putting out new episodes in 2023 are you sorry to see go? Are there any you'd like to see come back?

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[jo]

Two Apple+ shows come to mind: Truth be Told and Ted Lasso. I was also going to put The Peripheral on the list, but the last ep dropped in Dec 2022 -- I only finished watching the series in 2023, hence why I thought it was still putting out eps in 2023. The Peripheral definitely needs more seasons as they barely made a dent in the source material. I would totally watch further antics of the Richmond AFC squad under Roy Kent -- even if Ted Lasso was no longer part of the picture. They could just rename the series AFC Richmond or something.

[yourlibrarian]

Oh good call that. I also enjoyed Truth Be Told and there was so much more that could have been explored. And yes, a Lasso spinoff would be totally doable, lots of great characters in that show.

I haven't seen discussion of The Peripheral around, maybe because it was a single season show? Shame that it suffered from one of those "Renewed but now dropped" announcements that seem to have been so widespread this year.

[jo]

I haven't seen discussion of The Peripheral around, maybe because it was a single season show?

Or maybe because it was on Prime? I have the impression that Prime shows just aren't talked about much in general. I don't know if that's accurate, but I certainly feel that they fly under the radar a lot more than say, Netflix or Disney+ offerings.

[yourlibrarian]

I think that could be true. Certainly Disney+ is packed with offerings that have a history of fandoms attached.