TV Shows & OTT 2022

Once upon a time, say 1985 or so, we would hire a VCR Player and a few VHS tapes of latest movies and nostalgia Kannada movies. This would be for some bank & school holidays long weekend. Then all bank expats would gather around in one house have a communal movie marathon. Even late nights, which was fun for us kids.

Now the entire process is with OTT. When everyone began with Netflix, it was like cable subscription. Once & forever. 

Now there are like a thousand OTT and a million new series or movies to choose from. It impossible to subscribe to all at the same time - because of the cost and who has time to watch it all ?

So we subscribe to 1 or so OTT at a time, watch all wanted shows, unsubscribe and then repeat the process another OTT. The OTT guys have understood our play. So now for new hyped show or season, they release 1 or 2 episodes each week. This way they ensure we stay subscribed for longer or atleast till end of season.

These Shows which required a seated viewing. Not the ones to play on TV for background noise which we do other chores. 

OTT

Other popular ones we watched on OTT

Panchayat - Lovely as widely well reviewed show. But the gut-punching ending in the last episode totally destroyed the happiness 

Aranyak - Because Raveena Tandon, Parambrata Chatterjee and hilly woods.

Fame Game - only for Madhuri. At one point I forwarded other actors parts & stay on Madhuri scenes. That's the only way to survive 8-10 episode in these time crunch times.

Never Ever Have I - every season deserves an immediate watch.

Cobra Kai

Reacher S1

Jack Ryan S2

Inventing Anna - The kind which is all consuming and holds a tight grip on you till its done. Production value wise its big screen quality. Storytelling is at its refined peak. Brilliant unfolding of each episode. Anna actress as standout - delusional, unempathatic, twitching lips, wet eyes and ratty nose. Show was amazingly impressive. Overdramatic reactions of Vivian, dramatic emotional conflict in brilliant situations. Only things that mattered were to see the dramatization of wiley debacle in financial situations.

The Playlist 2022 based on Spotify - Unique way with each episode being from each roles perspective .

TV Shows

Father Brown - S10

Sister Boniface S1 - How delightful. Such a surprise that a character who appeared in only 1 episode of Father Brown & 10 years back, got her own spinoff. Its set in 60s and very delightful.

Bob Hearts Abhishola

Ghosts