Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, January 25th. All times are Eastern.
Top choice
Strange and nerdy (Hulu, 3:01): This, as our current President once said about certain health legislation, is big business. Here’s Danette Chavez about Paul Feig’s seminal series that arrives on the Hulu soundtrack intact:
Paul Feig’s beloved old dramedy Strange and nerdy is coming to Hulu, the streamer announced in a press release on Monday. The complete series (a One Season Wonder) will be available in stream starting January 25 in all its awkward and serious glory […] Spectators will be able to watch freely for the first time starting next Monday, which is a decidedly different experience from watching Strange and nerdy when it was broadcast, sporadically and on several networks, from 1999 to 2000. One thing that Hulu considered appropriate to keep, however, is the music of the show. A representative for Hulu confirmed at AV Club that Viacom has confirmed that the show will be broadcast with the original soundtrack intact. This is a huge business, as music licensing rights have supported home launches for shows such as Strange and nerdy and Daria in the past. And, as Feig said Club AV last summer, giving up any of the perfect musical choices would be “losing a character from the show.” But on Jan. 25, Hulu subscribers can watch William McKinley High’s lunatics and geeks navigate the teens of The Moody Blues, The Who, Van Halen, Styx, XTC, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Rush, and, of course, The Moody Blues. Grateful Dead.
Check for the first time the baby’s faces of strangers, now very famous, at will. (Or, if you’re like many of us here at AV Club, for the eleventh time. It’s a very good show, okay?)
Regular coverage
the Bachelor (ABC, 8:00 p.m.)
Snowpiercer (TNT, 9 p.m.): Season two premiere
Wild card
The secret history of the British garden (Acorn, 3:01 am, full series, US streaming premiere): If you need a little serenity on this beautiful Monday, Acorn has you covered with this 2015 four-episode series. Here is the description:
World-renowned gardening and horticulture expert Monty Don explores the stories behind four of the country’s most important gardens in this BBC Two series, unpacking their fascinating secrets to reveal how the British garden has evolved over the past 400 years. From the royal palaces of the seventeenth century to the terrible houses of the twentieth century, many of the most famous influential and important gardens in the world were created in Britain. Follow Monty Don as he digs up plans, diaries, letters and paintings to get a truly revealing look at how our most precious and iconic outdoor spaces have evolved.
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It’s time to take a turn around the grounds, friends. Don’t let your petticoats sink six inches into the mud or your sister’s boyfriend’s shitty sister will be crazy. (This is an Pride and Prejudice joke.) You’re watching this trailer, aren’t you? Looks very good.