Here are the TV shows that I really enjoyed in 2022. They're not the best I'm sure some of them you will agree with and some you won't and you have your own list which is as valid as mine or any television critic out there who agonizes for hours over putting a list together. You can't quantify this. Sorry.
I think all of these shows came out in 2022 but I could be wrong and we are at a point where it's really about what you finally got around to rather than an arbitrary release date range. For instance BAD SISTERS will probably make my list for 2023 although it dropped this year. You just can't watch everything.
Lists are also a function of what streamers you subscribe to. I don't get Paramount+ so there might be good stuff on there which is just not in my world. I also watch less and less broadcast TV although I enjoy the 911's on FOX and THE RESIDENT but they are not among my faves.
Unlike the jazz albums I recommend below, these 14 shows are sort of listed in order of like although, to be honest, RESERVATION DOGS is in a class by itself. Please watch it. DARK WINDS was a pleasant surprise. I had read the books but was not prepared for just how excellent this series would be and look forward to another season. One show on here that you may not find anywhere else is MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE which gets more fun and richer with each season. We've already seen season three which comes on in January.
OK enough. Here's my 14 favorites of the year which I would recommend to you.
Reservation Dogs - FX on HULU
Dark Winds - AMC
Ramy - HULU
P Valley - STARZ
Somebody Somewhere - HBO
Better Call Saul - AMC
Hacks - HBO MAX
Under the Banner of Heaven - HULU
The Dropout - HULU
As We See It - AMAZON PRIME
Derry Girls - NETFLIX
Miss Scarlet and the Duke - PBS
What We Do in the Shadows - FX
Winning Time:The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty - HBO
I listen to a lot of jazz....a lot. Here are the 18 albums (actually more here) which I would recommend. They were all released in 2022. How do they get here. Well I have a playlist of all the jazz albums I downloaded over the year and these are the ones that, when they pop up on shuffle, I stop what I am doing and look over to see (or confirm) who's making these joyful sounds.
This list is in no particular order. If you are not a fan of the genre I think these would make a good introduction as to what's happening on the jazz scene. Most are pretty accessible.
Cécile McLorin Salvant - Ghost Song
Wadada Leo Smith: The Emerald Duets
Gerald Clayton - Bells on Sand
Tyshawn Sorey Trio - Mesmerism
Tom Harrell -Oak Tree
Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison, Ted Nash - Healing Power
Steve Davis - Bluesthetic
Tierney Sutton - Paris Sessions 2
Terri Lyne Carrington - New Standards Vol 1
Samara Joy - Linger Awhile
Steve Feifke, Bigon Watson _ Generation Gap Orchestra
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Charles Lloyd - Trio of Trios
Jim McNeely/Frankfurt Radio Big Band - Rituals
Emmet Cohen - Uptown in Orbit
Cameron Graves - Live From the Seven Spheres
Kirk Knuffke Trio - Gravity Without Airs
Tyshawn Sorey Trio with Greg Osby – The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism
