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Murderbot
I enjoyed a lot of TV shows this year but looking back at my list, Murderbot stands head and shoulders above most others as a fantastically quirky, funny, and touching new sci-fi show.
This City Is Ours
Having just moved to Liverpool, I really enjoyed seeing all the familiar locations around the city in Liverpool's answer to Love/Hate, This City Is Ours. Drug gang rivalry is a well-worn TV genre at this point, but This City Is Ours manages to refresh the core themes and sprinkle them with a few twists (as well as a Derry Girls connection).
The Residence
Once you reach a certain age, you become attracted to good murder-mysteries. I don't know what age that is, but it appears that I've reached it and I really enjoyed The Residence, a complex & quirky murder-mystery set in The White House (No, not like that, unfortunately).
Andor S02
Andor as a commentary on fascism comes to a superb end in Season 2. It's so good you almost forget it is based in the Star Wars franchise. Mon Mothma's speech in episode 9 about our post-truth era really hits hard.
Foundation S03
The latest season of Foundation continues the tradition of previous seasons as being almost like a show in itself, however lots of long-running arcs get concluded in the excellent season 03. It also delivers possibly one of the best lines of contextual dialogue via Dusk: "Certain dramatic events have transpired"
Leonard and Hungry Paul
I was surprised at how beautiful Leonard and Hungry Paul is. Pure innocent joy in TV form (which also has a Derry Girls connection).
The War Between the Land and the Sea
As well as being a very good Whoniverse show, The War Between the Land and the Sea is an extremely powerful commentary on our failure to address the climate crisis. The post credit scene in the last episode is a perfect representation of how I feel about the lack of urgency.
Honourable Mentions
Alien:Earth did a great job at capturing the aesthetic of 1979 Alien in a modern TV show.
Death By Lightning for the beards.
Great to see Charlie Cox back in Daredevil: Born Again.
The Bondsman is simple and fun.
