I’ve now read enough commentary on 2020’s impact on people around the world to think that the year is not over yet. My own experience in the past year has been reasonably shitty, which is making me keep my emotional guards up about saying anything conclusive on the things, good and bad, that have happened. So, erring on the side of irrational caution, I will hold back on my year-end post until the early part of next year.
What’s fact is that I watched a ridiculous amount of television this year. I didn’t even realise when I crossed over from not enjoying it to spending all my time on it. Here’s a list that I think is still incomplete, and certainly doesn’t include titles that I started but didn’t finish. That list might be at least half as long as this one. Also excluded are YT videos of comedians and dogs.
ENGLISH SERIES
- The Queen’s Gambit
- Unorthodox
- The West Wing
- Top Gear / The Grand Tour
- Criminal
- The Fall
- Fear City
- Little Fires Everywhere
- How to Get Away with Murder
- Get Organised, The Home Edit
- Amazing Interiors
- Interior Design Matters
- Modern Love
- Never Have I Ever
- Modern Family
- FRIENDS
- Emily in Paris
HINDI SERIES
- Scam 1992
- Paatal Lok
- Bad Boy Billionaires
- Panchayat
- Gullak
- Taj Mahal 1989
- Raja, Rasoi aur Andaaz Anokha
- Masaba Masaba
- Jamtara
- Indian Matchmaking
- The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
- Four More Shots, Please
- Mismatched
- What the Love! with Karan Johar
DOCUFILM
- Death to 2020
- The Social Dilemma
- David Attenborough: A life of Our Planet
- Becoming
- Brexit: The Uncivil War
- A Suitable Girl
- Limi
ENGLISH FILMS
- Spirited Away
- How to Train Your Dragon I
- Your Name
- About Time
- The Terminal
- Adaptation
- Marriage Story
- The Two Popes
- The Gentlemen
- Knives Out
- Rush
- The Negotiator
- Parasite (at the cinema)
- Jojo Rabbit (at the cinema)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Erin Brockowich
- BlackkKlansman
- Frost/Nixon
- The Report
- The Interview
- Official Secrets
- Dark Waters
- Notting Hill
- Hitch
- All Roads Lead to Rome
- Eurotrip
- Falling Inn Love
- The Ugly Truth
- I Feel Pretty
- Holidate
HINDI FILMS
- Ludo
- Unpaused
- Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
- Waqt (original)
- Thappad
- Choked
- Soni
- Maqbool
- Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi
- 2 States
- Hasee Toh Phasee
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Monsoon Wedding
- Andaz Apna Apna
- Chashme Buddoor (original)
- Chupke Chupke (original)
- Chandni
- Chhalaang
STAND-UP SPECIALS
- Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!
- Dave Chapelle: Sticks & Stones
- Joe Lycett: That’s the Way, A-Ha, A-Ha, Joe Lycett Live
- Problems: Azeem Banatwala
- Vir Das: Outside In
- Vir Das: For India
- Aravind SA – Madrasi Da
- Aravind SA – I Was Not Ready Da
- Ladies Up
- Biswa Kalyan Rath: Sushi
- Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
- Neeti Palta: Almost Sanskari
- Amit Tandon – Family Tandoncies
- Your Sincerely, Kannan Gill
It took me all evening to make this list, but I feel good about it because a lot of time spent on the sofa is now accounted for in one place. However, are you surprised to learn that my inner voice feels like it’s lost?
