The Observer.

"Murderbot," "Dept. Q," "Stick," and how to tell the difference between not liking a show and a show that is not good.

I figured I’d give everyone a bit of a breather after that extensive Deep Dive: MHz Choice post, which was filled with a plentitude (fine, exhausting and exhaustive list) of gems to watch. And, yes, I know a lot of people don’t get MHz but, hey, it was a free post and there was a ton of information in it so who am I to assume you haven’t already signed up and started watching?

At least with the vast majority of series I wrote about, one thing is certain — they’re good. Can that be said about the latest crop of buzzy shows to spring up?

Now that you’ve had time to focus again, let’s find out what the merits are (or are not) with Apple TV+ newbies “Murderbot” and “Stick,” plus Netflix’s “Dept. Q.”