What's the last TV show you watched?

The Vampire Diaries season 1-7

Monk.

I'm currently watching Blue Planet II.

It's spectacular indeed!

I'm really getting into The Orville. It's sort of an affectionate parody of Star Trek and Star Trek TNG but is also a darn good sci fi drama in it's own right. Several people involved with the production of Star Trek over the years are also involved with this show including Brannon Braga, Jonathon Frakes, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Penny Johnson Jerald.

The show's creator, Seth MacFarlane, is an avowed Trek fan and had been wanting to revive Star Trek for television. With CBS creating their own show, MacFarlane chose this avenue. Interestingly this series recalls not only Trek's sense of discovery but also the more lighthearted aspects of the original series and the first sequel series, forgoing the dark and gritty and oppressively dramatic plots that dominate television and streaming services these days. And in the best Trek tradition, MacFarlane has written The Orville to be a mirror of modern society and occasionally a metaphor for modern challenges. This is most evident thus far in episodes such as "About A Girl" and "Majority Rules."

The Orville is bright, cheery and fun. Unfortunately it also includes some of MacFarlane's low brow humor but thankfully not enough to ruin each episode. Much like The Princess Bride and Shrek before it, The Orville effictively straddles the fine line in which it is a member of the genre it is also parodying. This allows the series to exist on it's own terms while also functioning as an homage to a beloved franchise.

I watched more reruns of Full House on Nick at Nite. It will never stop being the super cute show it always was, and always will be.

I watched the CNN 360 news with Anderson Cooper.