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A month later than planned, for this month’s second XL Tier pod we dive into our favourite TV shows from 2023. Was it a great year for TV? That’s very much up for debate, but we still found plenty to enjoy across the nine thousand streaming services (all of which Matthew pays for).

Thanks to Michael ‘Banyabat’ Butter for the edits! And find our lists below so you don’t have to write them down while you’re listening:

A Teenager, from Cheers

A Teenager, from Cheers

Films

Matthew

  1. Anatomy of a Fall
  2. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
  • Oppenheimer
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Looking forward to: The Holdovers

Samuel

  • Babylon
  1. Poor Things
  2. Saltburn
  3. Past Lives
  4. Godzilla Minus One
  5. Oppenheimer

Television

Matthew

  1. Jury Duty
  2. A Murder at the End of the World
  3. Foundation (S2)
  4. The Bear (S2)
  5. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
  6. The Devil’s Plan
  7. Fargo (S5)
  8. Succession (S4)
  9. Happy Valley (S3)
  10. Pluto

Honourable Mentions

  • Poker Face
  • Culprits
  • Last One Standing

Samuel

  1. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S2)
  2. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
  3. Daisy Jones and the Six
  4. Fleishman is in Trouble
  5. Justified: City Primeval
  6. Jury Duty
  7. Slow Horses (S3)
  8. The Bear (S3)
  9. Barry (S4)
  10. Succession (S4)

Honourable Mentions

  • Blue Eye Samurai
  • Boiling Point