2020 is here, bringing a whole slew of new TV series as well as plenty of returning favorites. That means it’s time for Noel and Kate’s yearly winter TV preview, talking through the next several months’ upcoming scripted series. From utterly confounding to intriguing and overdue, there’s a lot of TV headed our way, and fortunately at least some of it looks promising. Before we dive in with our preview, though, we have three weeks of TV to catch up with. We kick things off with comedy, including John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch, Fresh Off the Boat, Carole & Tuesday Part 2, and Infinity Train, then move over to genre, including the Doctor Who premiere, Kate’s catch-up with Lucifer, the Watchmen finale, Steven Universe Future, and the finale of The Mandalorian. Take a listen, then reach out with your picks for the returning and debuting series you’re most interested in.
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Winter 2020 TV Preview (1:38:38)
Our Week in Comedy
John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch (10:56)
Fresh Off the Boat (19:57)
Carole & Tuesday Part 2 (21:11)
Infinity Train S1 and S2 premiere (26:49)
Our Week in Genre
Doctor Who premiere (38:59)
Lucifer (54:21)
Watchmen finale (1:07:19)
Steven Universe Future (1:21:09)
The Mandalorian finale (1:27:46)
Music Featured: “Music, Music Everywhere!” performed by Jake Gyllenhall in John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch; “Why So Blue?” and “I’m Looking Forward” from Steven Universe Future
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I have the opposite take on The Plot Against America: I’m still a big fan of David Simon, but rolled my eyes at the premise of the book. It has Lindbergh winning not only the upper-midwest, but also the south, which was the most solidly Democratic and pro-war part of the country. Roth was at least alive in that decade, even if he was a kid, so I’m guessing he had a better understanding of mid-century politics than his mostly younger audience but figured they would prefer a history where the south was on the side of the baddies.