The best TV of 2023 so far

polygon.com:

We’re going to put this really simply for you: TV whips. Long-form serialized storytelling — what a concept. What a gift! Even in an ongoing time where there’s just so much TV to wade through, it’s hard to be mad about so much beauty in the world.

At this point in the year, it’s possible that people are still working through the things they missed from 2022, let alone catching up on every single thing they could from 2023. Still, time’s arrow marches on, and brings with it new, fabulous TV offerings — including some early contenders for the best of the year.

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While this is a rolling list, the series here will be listed in reverse chronological order, by season finale. That means that the show with most recent finale will be listed first, and then the next most recent, all the way down to the earliest finale of 2023. At the end of the year, the Polygon staff will get together and vote on our favorites for a final, ranked list.

Genre: ComedyEpisodes: 6Showrunner: John EnbomCast: Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr

Though Starz’s cult comedy Party Down only lasted for two seasons, fans spent most of the last decade hoping the much-bigger-than-they-were-when-they-were-on-Party-Down cast would reunite eventually, knowing full well that a revival can be a bit of a monkey’s paw wish. (Had they seen Arrested Development seasons 4 and 5?) What a relief, then, that the resuscitated Party Down, which brings the core cast (minus Lizzy Caplan) back in their pink bowties for another round of hijinks-filled catering, is side-splittingly funny. Clever as all hell. Cheeky and wacky. A miracle.

Party Down season 3 picks back up with the group of aspiring actors, who have gone their separate ways since