The Small Screen Diaries: 10/28/26

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day, in first place, is the exceptional limited series Last Seen on Apple TV+, which I finished today. So this is the series finale, unless they, for some reason, decide to make a second season, which seems to be happening to a lot of limited series right now. I wouldn’t put it past them, but how many times can this type of thing happen to the same family before it becomes ridiculous? There shouldn’t have been a sequel to Taken, but there were two, and a television series. So who knows? Regardless, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/28/26

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/22/26

Kicking off today’s Small Screen Diaries with the news that two more television shows are potentially being revived from the dead. The classic sitcom staple Coach is looking at being revived for a second time, this time with Ty Burrell taking over the lead role from Craig T. Nelson. They’re also envisioning this as a single-camera comedy instead of the traditional multicamera format. This isn’t the first time Coach has been on the reboot table, as a previous attempt to bring the series back ultimately went nowhere. We’ll see if this second swing is a hit or miss. Meanwhile, Disney+ … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/22/26

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/14/26

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day is a renewal for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, the Apple TV series that debuted in May and has finally been called up to the big leagues alongside other shows that premiered around the same time, like Widow’s Bay and Star City, which had already received second-season renewals. The Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson series attracted quite a bit of attention, but unfortunately, because of its premiere schedule, it was ineligible for this year’s Emmy Awards. It hadn’t aired enough episodes within the eligibility window, which puts it in the strange position of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/14/26