Zosha Millman
(she/her) manages TV coverage at Polygon as TV editor, but will happily write about movies, too. She’s been working as a journalist for more than 10 years.
We love movie recommendations here at Polygon. But we also love recommending TV shows. Whether it’s horror, sci-fi, miniseries, comedy, thrillers, or just the best of the year, we’re always trying to introduce readers to new and exciting shows they’ll love. And now — after much movie to-do — we want to find the perfect TV show for you. (We mean you.)
That’s why we have this regular open thread dedicated to helping you, our dear readers, find the perfect watch. Looking for a limited series that will tell a self-contained story with questions that linger with you forever? We’ve got you. Looking to find the next best sitcom to watch so you can branch out from the sitcom you’ve been looping? We’ve got you there too.
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT, I will be in the comments section down below answering your questions and fielding requests for what you should watch. We previously programmed this as a weekly movie column, but will be moving that version to monthly with more, non-movie recommendation threads coming your way week over week. This is also a great place to share what you’ve been watching, if you want to talk about that with your fellow Polygon readers! Participation is very welcome, even without questions.
A little bit about me, your curator for this go round: I’m Zosha Millman, Polygon’s TV editor. Big fan of television (and movies, but for today’s purposes we’re strictly boob tube) of all kinds. Lately I’ve been gravitating towards classic TV, sitcoms, thrillers, and the onslaught of new TV releases lately.
Last week I was on vacation, so it was a relatively light week of watching as I was out and about. Some things I’ve really loved lately have been Challengers (play this at the club), Everybody’s in L.A., and Cheers (trying to fill in some classic TV gaps). But recently I’ve also watched: Under the Bridge, Hacks, Elsbeth, Dragnet (just some 1950s episodes for now; I’m working through a TV syllabus chronologically), Abbott Elementary, Kaiju No. 8, Delicious in Dungeon, The Big Door Prize, and X-Men ’97. As for movies (for clarity): Watched I Saw the TV Glow, Alone, along with rewatching The Social Network and Bad Boys II (who’s doing it like this).
Now it’s time to turn it around to you. What would you like to watch this weekend (or what are you planning to watch)? Leave a request in the comments and I’ll get to it between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT. Details help — let me know what you’re looking for, some idea of your taste as a viewer, and any other relevant info you feel like sharing (like the streaming services you have access to, or what it was about the show you’re looking to emulate, if anything).
Some examples of good queries from last week’s movie edition:
I recently watched Exhuma and LOVED it. Do you have any recommendations for horror films that take an alternate approach to the typical haunting/ghost stories (i.e. everything in the conjuring universe)? I’m thinking things like the Babadook, It Follows, and Talk to me.
My girlfriend has decided that it is once again “Rom-com Summer,” but we both fell asleep watching Sydney Sweeney’s “Anyone But You.”
Does the Polygon team have any rom-com recommendations that break the formula or have elements that set them apart from the endless sea of “will they? wont they? of course they will.”
Any recommendations for action or action-adjacent movies that are as realistic as possible? Seems like most typical action movies have characters doing crazy wire-work stunts, beating the tar out of each other for minutes on end with nothing to show for it, and outrunning huge CGI explosions, but I often find it more exciting when things feel more grounded and plausible. Examples: Heat, Rob Roy, Captain Phillips
See you in the comments at 3:30 p.m. EDT! Fire away your requests in the meantime.
Source: Polygon
