Now That The NFL Made You Pay For Peacock, Here Are Some Shows To Watch Over There

On Saturday night, the NFL aired a playoff game exclusively on Peacock so millions of people had to purchase a new subscription (or find a working stream online). But some of us, like myself, have had Peacock for years.

If you were forced to pay for this streaming service and you see shit like the Ted prequel show or this random movie where Melissa McCarthy plays a Genie, fear not. Let me guide you through some of the treasures hiding within Peacock.

Here are shows/movies you should watch (before cancelling your subscription before the month ends and they charge your card again):

1. All of the Real Housewives Shows

There is nothing better than coming home from a long day of work and watching 5-7 women with their own, personal agendas all pretend to be friends with each other until they have exactly one (1) sip of wine and start talking shit about each other and then lie when they get called out for talking shit and then start screaming when they feel cornered.

Potomac is my personal favorite but Salt Lake City has the most unique personalities. Like, every woman is lowkey a scammer. Especially Jen Shah—who was literally arrested for scamming.

2. Poker Face

I’m of the belief that every television program would instantly level up in quality if Natasha Lyonne was in the cast. Poker Face is STARRING Natasha Lyonne—the casino employee who has the uncanny ability to read when people are telling the truth. Get it? She can read people’s poker faces. GET IT???

What makes Poker Face great is every episode tells a different story about new people and often, a great new cast. Shout out to Rian Johnson for writing an incredible show and also ruining Star Wars in the same lifetime. A king.

3. Mrs. Davis

Certain filmmakers make me rush to their new shows as soon as they air. Damon Lindelof is one of them. Sure, Lost sucked but The Leftovers and Watchmen were back-to-back classics. Truly two of the greatest shows ever made. Mrs. Davis gives Lindelof the three-peat.

A show about a nun helping an all-powerful AI find the Holy Grail. I don’t want to give any more away than that.

It’s easily the best show of 2023 and it’s a far better watch than whatever Tua Tagovailoa was doing Saturday night.

4. Saturday Night Live (Season 41 Episode 7)

These days, it’s very in to hate Saturday Night Live. Shrug.

I like it.

Usually.

Sometimes.

Occasionally.

When there’s nothing else to watch.

Shrug.

Anyway, the Ryan Gosling Christmas episode of SNL is a must-watch before you cancel your Peacock subscription. Gosling screaming about Santa coming to his friend’s party or freaking out about Avatar using Papyrus font are the funniest sketches in the show’s history.

Plus, it’s Gosling. Impossible to dislike anything he touches.

5. The Holdovers

The Holdovers has been nominated for every award and I could see why. I mean, I only watched the first, maybe, 40 minutes while also watching a Knicks game on my laptop and scrolling through Twitter but I could see, from the corner of my eye, a decent movie.

I eventually switched over to Hulu because they have exponentially better options than Peacock but yea, congrats on the NFL making people pay for Peacock—an app that exclusively caters to sickos who only want to watch The Office or Friends.

Yea, you should cancel your subs before the month ends. Watch Real Housewives first, though.

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