KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE TV

Talk'OH! Tuesday

Written by Glenn Javier

During the height of COVID-19 (and even up until now), people, specifically sports fanatics, have found themselves tuning into different shows to find comfort. As for TV producers, they have found a vast amount of fertile ground to explore - and that is the multimillion industry of sports. When most if not all events were cancelled and postponed, the showbiz industry kept brainstorming and started producing several dramas and comedies related to sports.

With the cold season coming along, this is the best opportunity to time out and chill in front of your television and watch some sports-based shows on your favourite streaming platforms. Speaking of shows, I am here to list down a few of them that made the cut (as per my own standards of what is considered a good drama or comedy program). Well, it's my opinion.

Show: Titletown High | Source: Netflix

Unfortunately, shows that are purely documentaries and/or reality TV are not included in the list as they don't include professional actors and/or somewhat dramatic or comic plots. And of course, these are shows that aired in 2020, those that are still airing, on their mid-season break and/or series that will start streaming this year.

Titletown High

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Sport: American Football

Why Watch: sparks curiosity because it's interesting in a controversial way.

In a Georgia town where football rules and winning is paramount, a high school team tackles romance, rivalries and real-life while vying for a title.

Source: Netflix

Let's start with a fresh one. From the creator of "Two-A-Days", Titletown High is an American sports reality docuseries that debuted on Netflix last week (August 27, 2021). This show values the importance of football in America - prolly too much sometimes (for the people in the area). Well, football means a lot to people across the country, but this school, the so-called "Titletown High" is one where it means a lot. Winning is everything.

Basically, it's a sports reality series following the winningest high school football program in the country, in a place called Valdosta, Georgia. It tackles teen drama, building a relationship between athletes and their girlfriends, the dating developments and angst revolving around a Sweet Sixteen dance at the country club.

Starring: Samuel Brown, Jake Garcia, Lenley Gross

Big Shot

Streaming Platform: Disney+

Sport: Basketball

Why Watch: inspirational and is inclined towards positive outcomes.

After getting ousted from his job, a hothead men’s basketball coach must take a job at a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what’s left of his career and reputation.

Source: Disney+

Who run the court? GIRLS. Big Shot is an American sports comedy-drama streaming television series that premiered nearly five months ago on April 16, 2021. As per the above-mentioned Disnet+ synopsis, the show follows a temperamental basketball coach who is dismissed from his current job and ends up in an elite all-girls private high school where he must redeem his career and reputation.

By learning how to connect with his players and by developing more compassion and vulnerability, Coach Korn starts to become the man he’s always secretly hoped to be. Not to mention becoming the father he never had growing up. On the other hand, the girls learn to take themselves more seriously,

Starring: John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss

Zero Chill

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Sport: Figure Skating & Ice Hockey

Why Watch: Entertaining and fun; suits well for families as it is not too serious

Talented teen figure skater Kayla is forced to leave everything behind when her family follows her twin brother, Mac, to a prestigious hockey academy.

Source: Netflix

It's time to break the ice! Zero Chill is a British teen drama streaming television series. The MacBentley family (or the main characters) moves to England from Toronto, Canada when Mac is granted a place on the Hammers, a prestigious ice hockey team, coached by Anton Hammarström. Mac’s twin sister, Kayla, struggles to come to terms with the move, having been separated from her figure skating partner.

Apart from that, the series tackles issues such as arrogance, leukemia, rivalry, parenting and match-fixing.

Starring: Grace Beedie, Dakota Benjamin Taylor, Jeremias Amoore, Anastasia Chocholatá