10. Obligatory Comic
Book Adaptation Mentions: It is hard to
get excited for comic book movies or shows these days because both Marvel and
DC seem to be at the start of reboots.
Even worse is that Marvel is still dumping shows that seem to fit in
with the old plans. So, Wonder Man
(January 27) is getting dumped this month to little fanfare. Then we are getting second seasons of
Daredevil: Born Again and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man whose first
seasons were mediocre at best. But at least
there are only two movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31) and Avengers:
Doomsday (December 17).
Only two DC movies too.
First up is apparently drunk Supergirl (June 26) and a, um… Clayface (September
11) movie, who was introduced in a cartoon.
Then there will be a Lanterns show because the movie went so well. But hey, Netflix will come in and reboot
everything again in 2028, so I am not getting very invested.
9. Ready or Not 2:
Here I Come (April 10): Sequels can be iffy,
especially cash crab horror movies. But
the first one is shockingly great. Add
Kathryn Newton as Samara Weaving’s little sister and this may be the one gratuitous
sequel that actually works.
8. Men’s World Cup
(starts June 11): FIFA may be the most corrupt
origination in the world (which is saying a lot) and the lead up for the World
Cup has been a disaster for the US team, and yet, I am still excited for the
games to start.
7. A Knight of the
Seven Kingdoms (January 18, HBO): The
final season of Game of Thrones was trash, House of the Dragon has been a bit
of a slog, yet no matter how many times they fool me, I will always happily
return to Westros.
6. The Odyssey (July 17): Chriopher Nolan has been hit or miss for me
lately, but he can do epic. And there is
so much to this story, even his usually lengthy runtime should not feel too
long.
5. Margo’s Got Money
Problems (April 15, Apple TV): Elle
Fanning playing an OnlyFans entrepreneur?
Sure, I will watch that… whenever I get around to resubscribing to Apple
TV which apparently dropped the + because… who know?
4. Project Hail Mary
(March 29): I have not read the book,
but there is enough hype around this movie that I am just going in blind, not
even watching the trailer, and hoping for the best.
3. 2026 Winter
Olympics (opening ceremonies February 6):
The Olympics are coming to Milan.
Unfortunately, that means a lot of evens will happen while I am asleep,
but I am still excited for the return of curling to television and the return
of NHL players to the hockey tournament.
2. New Olivia Rodrigo
Album (TBA): Olivia recently “renewed”
her driver’s license on the fourth anniversary of her first single which hints
at new music. She manages to avoid the
dreaded sophomore slump, so here is hoping to continues her streak to three
great albums.
1. PONIES (January
15, Peacock): They had me at Emilia
Clarke teaming up with Haley Lu Richardson, but making them PONIES (People of
No Interest’es) and inept spies during Cold War shoots this show to the top of
my most anticipated list. This may just
be Spies Like Us but Female. But Spies
Like Us but Female sound awesome.
Here are all the shows I will be watching this winter:
Mondays
The Artful Dodger (February 9, Hulu)
Paradise (February, 23, Hulu)
8:00: St. Denis Medical (already back, NBC)
8:00: The Neighborhood (February 23, CBS)
8:30: DMV (February
23, CBS)
Tuesdays
Tell Me Lies (January 13, Hulu)
9:00: Wonder Man (January 27, Disney+)
Wednesdays
Hijack (January 14, Apple TV)
School Spirits (January 28, Paramount+)
8:00: Shifting Gears
(already back, ABC)
8:00: Survivor (February 25, CBS)
8:30: Abbot
Elementary (already back, ABC)
Thursdays
PONIES (January 15, Peacock)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (February 26, Apple TV)
8:30: Ghosts (February
26)
9:30: Going Dutch
(January 15, Fox)
10:00: The Hunting
Party (tonight, NBC)
Fridays
8:30: Stumble
(January 16, NBC)
Sundays
9:00: A Night of the Seven Kingdoms (January 25, HBO)
