Just a bite: 14 succinct TV shows to stream this Thanksgiving

The A.V. Club serves up a cornucopia of TV recommendations you can consume in six hours or less

By Danette Chavez, Saloni Gajjar, William Hughes, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz, Matt Schimkowitz, Gabrielle Sanchez, Tatiana Tenreyro | November 24, 2021 | 4:00pm

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Just a bite: 14 succinct TV shows to stream this Thanksgiving

Clockwise: Anna Paquin in Flack (Photo: Amazon Studios), Cassandra Ciangherotti and Julio Torres in Los Espookys (Photo: Jennifer Clasen/HBO), Faith Omole in We Are Lady Parts (Photo: Saima Khalid/Peacock), and Maya And The Three (Photo: Netflix) Graphic: Libby McGuire

Now that in-person interactions are back on the menu for Thanksgiving, The A.V. Club understands that we’re all a little less glued to our TVs. So, rather than recommend shows that will take up the entire holiday weekend, we’ve put together a list of 14 series, scripted and otherwise, that can be enjoyed in under six hours. (The time limit is mostly arbitrary, but it’s also roughly how long it takes us to decompress from family gatherings.) In this edition of our annual Thanksgiving streaming guide, you’ll find stories of demons and angels, teen punk rockers and warriors, scammers and faux-Ghostbusters—all of which you can watch in their entirety and squeeze in a nap before the next bout of revelry or grievances.

On Cinema At The Cinema (YouTube; )

Tim Heidecker and ’s rabbit hole of a project, , is unlike anything else. Ostensibly a movie review show, On Cinema veers off course almost immediately as Tim enriches himself through ludicrous and deadly investments. Meanwhile, his perpetual guest, Gregg, just wants to talk about movies, though he knows next to nothing about them. Each week, Tim and Gregg review the new releases, offering film expertise and unsettling body horror along the way. Episodes run five to 10 minutes—the perfect between-course Thanksgiving snack. You could finish the first three seasons before pie, but completists will keep busy through Christmas. , including a podcast, the action-adventure series , annual Oscar specials, a , and an unbelievably dry and committed murder trial. The show gets five bags of popcorn and one of those little hand turkeys because it’s Thanksgiving. [Matt Schimkowitz]

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