Rewatching Foundation this week. Excellent show, well worth a (re)watch.

I’ve started the new season of Halloween Baking Championship. Gf and I watch it while eating dinner, so it takes two or three nights to finish an episode.

We are partway done with the first episode. It’s a small sample size, but none of the bakers is nearly as impressive as the winner from the previous season. Said winner (Hollie) started off a little shaky but most of the season was a blowout, with Hollie winning an absurd number of bakes. She’s strong enough we think she would’ve won handily on any other season of the show.

We’re also two episodes into season 1 of Shitts Creek. Of the family members, I like the dad the most. The motel clerk (Stevie?) is my favorite one of the townies. So far it feels like Arrested Development but in rural Canada instead of coastal southern California. Feels like there is some humble pie coming for the Rose family. No spoilers, please.

Started Kolchak: The Night Stalker this week! I’d never heard of this show so it’s been a treat to watch 👻

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. The series followed wire service reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those involving the supernatural or science fiction, including fantastic creatures. The series was preceded by the two television movies, The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973). Although the series lasted only a single season, it developed cult status in syndication.

Chris Carter cited Kolchak as a “tremendous influence” in creating his franchise The X-Files.