Weekend Whats

What to Watch: There’s a very common type of TV shows these days. You could call them murder comedies. They’re light murder mysteries that always have an investigator that happens to be on hand to find the killer among a group of people confined to a particular area. Sometimes it’s an island. Sometimes it’s a mansion. In the case of Death and Other Details on Hulu, it’s a boat.

+ What to Protect: For obvious reasons, this is great time to follow and support Protect Democracy and sign up for their newsletter: If You Can Keep It. Check out the latest edition: How it could happen here. The authoritarian playbook for 2025 (and what to do about it).

+ What to Doc: Outside of a moon landing and some Super Bowls, the finale of M*A*S*H was the most watched TV show ever. It completed its first season as only the 50th most popular show. But then TV execs put it on after All in the Family, and the creators evolved show in many ways that changed it, and TV, forever. All these years later, I still remember the characters, the key moments, and even some of the smaller scenes. M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television is on Hulu, Disney Plus, and elsewhere.