I missed out on a ton of stuff this year because of …reasons. Here are just a few works that I regret falling through the cracks.
TV
THE CURSE
I will watch anything that Nathan Fielder is a part of. One of the best moments of 2017 was seeing a screening of NATHAN FOR YOU’s series finale — Finding Frances — with Fielder for a post-screening Q&A with John Teti and Fielder calling up Teti’s mother.
So, yeah, I feel I let myself down by not watching this as every episode unfolds.
DEAD RINGERS
This is one of those shows that I simply cannot sidewatch, which I quickly found out after starting the first ep. However, I also haven’t been able to find the time and — most importantly — the right mood to singularly focus on the show.
As one might expect given that I love Cronenberg, plus it reminds me quite a bit of Soderbergh’s THE KNICK, I’ll certainly be prioritizing it in 2024.
DOOM PATROL Season 4
I’m woefully behind on DOOM PATROL — halfway through the second season, sadly — but I have no doubt that if I had been caught up and found the time to watch the fourth and final season that it would have made this list.
HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON Season 3
I did start the third and final season, but quit more than one of the episodes because it was too squicky for me. I’ll return to it, as this show is brilliantly executed, but haven’t watched enough to call it a 2023 favorite.
Videogames
BALDUR’S GATE 3
This one was intentional, as 1) I never got into the prior BALDUR’S GATE games and 2) given the scope of the game, waiting seemed to make sense and 3) I knew I didn’t have the time to invest in it in 2023. Perhaps in 2024, or even 2025 (if the world still exists).
THIRSTY SUITORS
I love me my personal narrative games, and this quirky and extraordinarily stylish one which seems like it’s course-correcting SCOTT PILGRIM — yes, I know the new Netflix series also tackles that, but I haven’t watched it yet — combines facets from every one of my favorite games, from COOKING MAMA to JET SET RADIO. I do not know why I am not playing it right now.
STRAY GODS
…an epic, mythic musical RPG that makes me think of Kieron Gillen’s THE WICKED AND THE DIVINE. Why am I typing these words instead of playing this right. the. fuck. now?
There are far too many others to list, but those are the highlights. So little time, so many works to enjoy. Here’s to diving into them in 2024!