The Best TV Of 2022
Some of you will hate parts of this list. Probably many of you. It'll make you mad. It will drive you to the comment section with a fist full of "Hey dumbass, whatabouts?" and "How could you have not watcheds?"
Do I care?
I do not.
I'm not a professional TV critic. I can't get Sam Esmail or Rian Johnson or Tony Gilroy on the blower to get their thoughts on shows they created or just admired. I am just a 'umble watcher of TV shows like yourself, who delights in being ensorcelled by great storytelling wherever I find it, but with a fairly limited amount of time to read/view/listen/appreciate during any given week (You see, I've got this blog. And a couple of podcasts. And a life.)
I also know my own taste palette. For example, cilantro tastes like soap to me. You might love it, and god bless you if you do, but to me, it's a big bite of Ivory. In the same spirit, let me confess that (unlike our own John Amato) I don't much like horror. There are exceptions, but you'll never see me in line waiting for a Saw sequel. I also have very little patience for wealth porn -- especially wealth porn featuring rich assholes doing rich asshole things, which is why you won't find shows like White Lotus or Succession on my list: you might love them, and god bless you if you do, but to me, they taste like big bites of Ivory soap.