So what is Next Time On anyway?

Next Time On seeks to provide insightful, unique show recommendations in a time when there is just so much TV.  ​

We’re in what some might call a “Golden Age” of television. There is a ton of content out there. At times, it can feel overwhelming. Yet, there are still those days when it feels like there’s literally nothing on the entire planet to watch. That’s where this site comes in. Maybe you just finished a show you loved, and you’re in desperate need of a replacement. Maybe you feel like you’re always browsing, and you’re sick of it. Here, you will find brief, to-the-point reviews and recommendations for every mood and platform.

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Mission

My mission for creating this site is three fold:

1. To provide friendly, insightful reviews about shows you may or may not have heard of, so that you can not only add them to your watch list, but also find something for your exact mood when it’s 1 am and you’ve already spent an hour scouring Netflix.  
2. To uplift shows that haven’t broken into the general consciousness in a way that I think they should have, especially when they feature diverse casts behind and in front of the camera, or feature a lot of female writers and directors.
3. To provide my own perspective on shows you definitely have heard of, or on trends and patterns I notice in TV,  in case you’re interested to hear what I think.

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I started this site because I realized I found myself recommending the same shows to people over and over. Shows that I absolutely adored, that hadn’t gone completely viral or had their moment in the sun. My hope is that by providing honest, short reviews, this site will function as your friend that always gives you the best recs. Do you have a rec for me? I want to hear it!

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So who am I to tell you what to watch?​

I’m Shalinee, an undergraduate Linguistics and Computer Science major at UCLA. I’m passionate about a couple of things—education, linguistics, and most of all, storytelling. From a young age, I have considered myself a writer, and devoured fiction. In high school, I developed a love for theater and the unique ways you can tell a story to a live audience.

But, throughout my life, I have loved the television medium the most. I love how it combines the incredible power a visual medium gives you with the intimacy of a good book, because who doesn’t fall in love with TV characters? I love that TV allows you to build long lasting relationships with a story, and I believe in this day and age, when most people watch TV on their laptops or phones, the experience of watching a TV show is more intimate than it has ever been. I think that makes it a powerful and exciting storytelling tool. With so many different platforms these days, it also means showrunners can be more daring and creative than they have ever been. ​

As a storyteller myself and a true lover of stories, I believe TV shows should be fundamentally character driven. I also think all art is fundamentally about the human condition, and TV is no different—so shows that dwell in the everyday monotony of life fascinate me. I’m also obsessed with good dialogue, which is probably why I love old sitcoms so much. ​

So, that’s my philosophy about television! If it piques your interest, I hope you’ll give my recommendations a shot.

The bottom line is I believe TV is powerful and I want to share my love of TV with others.​

Happy watching!!

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–Shalinee