HBO Max has a habit of surprising by overdelivering each month, and it did again, but that's the good news, plus the fact that the service added several pre-2000 series Monday. The bad news? Apologies to fans of these series, but that batch consists of The Parent Hood, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, and Dawson's Creek. Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show are also new. Fans of Black sitcoms of more recent vintage are getting their money's worth, but where is the pre-1990 stuff like Night Court?
So far, there isn't a lot to get excited about, so let's hope that some channels like Crackle and Tubi--services that aren't good about providing accurate and timely lists of new additions--come through with some cool things later. Also, HBO Max has a habit of delivering more than it announces each month.
Crackle did finally add Crazy Like a Fox, which was on its list for October AND a list for November, but wither Fish, which was supposed to be there in October and was not on the November list? It does now have Savages, a 1970s TV movie with another non-Mayberry-ish Andy Griffith role.
Tubi has added Canadian low-budget horror comedy The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, just in time to miss Halloween!
Roku Channel surprised by adding all seasons of Diff'rent Strokes, but unfortunately they are the same (mostly) edited-for-syndication episodes Prime Video got a couple months ago.
Speaking of HBO Max, the good news is that the service added several pre-2000 series today. The bad news? Apologies to fans of these series, but it's disappointing that the batch consists of The Parent Hood, In the House, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, and Dawson's Creek. I'll ask again, where is Night Court? Or anything pre-1990.
Nothing new on Acorn, Britbox, Shout! TV, Paramount Plus, Peacock, nor Netflix this month. It's always a pleasant surprise when Boomerang adds anything. Starz didn't add another "Throwback" series--maybe in January.
Crackle did finally add Crazy Like a Fox, which was on its list for October AND a list for November, but wither Fish, which was supposed to be there in October and was not on the November list? It does now have Savages, a 1970s TV movie with another non-Mayberry-ish Andy Griffith role.
So far, it's a disappointing month, but maybe we'll see some new additions as the month continues.
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