I love Luci, Lasso, Loki, and Lyonne.

I don’t watch as much new TV shows, as most of you have. As I told Spencer Grammer, the voice of Summer Smith on “Rick & Morty,” I’m kind of a late bloomer when it comes to shows. However, every now and then, I do manage to get a look at them. And so, for the first time in CJ @ The Movies history, I present you the best shows of the year. Disclaimer: I think some seasons of other shows could have been better, and plus, I didn’t really care about “The Continental: From the World of John Wick” or “Secret Invasion.”

10.) “Loki” (Season 2) (Disney+)

Created by Michael Waldron

Tom Hiddleston is back as MCU’s Loki in this second season, in which the fate of humanity is in his balance. The Time Variance Authority (TVA) is in danger, and the employees there have been taken from their normal lives, and so it’s interesting and challenging to see where this story will go. I like the way Miss Minutes (voiced by Tara Strong) turns into a ghost-like cartoon, and I like the direction Loki will head into.

9.) “Ahsoka” (Disney+)

Created by Dave Filoni

Rosario Dawson reprises her “Mandalorian” role as Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice Ahsoka Tano, who now has to deal with new villains (one of the them played by the late Ray Stevenson) bent on bringing evil back to the galaxy. She has her support from her former apprentice Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), the android Hyang (voiced by David Tennant), and her New Republic general friend Hera Syndualla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and she has the force to overcome any obstacle in her path.

8.) “Disenchantment” (Final Season) (Netflix)

Created by Matt Groening

The final season of the animated medieval comedy (made by the same genius behind “The Simpsons” and “Futurama”) really brings out the best qualities of the drunken princess Bean (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), her personal demon Luci (voiced by Eric Andre), her half-elf friend Elfo (voiced by Nat Faxon), and her mermaid girlfriend Mora (voiced by Meredith Hagner). It takes its time in dealing with Bean’s evil mother (voiced by Sharon Horgan), and while “The Simpsons” has been out of steam for years, this series keeps its comedy and pathos on an interesting balance. Even the final episode brought tears to my eyes.

7.) “Platonic” (AppleTV+)

Created by Francesca Delbano and Nicholas Stoller

Nicholas Stoller reunites with his “Neighbors” leads Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen in this comedy series created by him and his wife Francesca Delbano. Byrne plays a married stay-at-home mom, who is also a lawyer like her husband (Luke Macfarlene), while Rogen plays her recently divorced former best friend, who is also a brewer and bar owner. This series is about how these two had a falling out and then decide to reconnect. It uses a consistent and humorous character development kudos to Rogen and Byrne’s chemistry, and it keeps its drama on a mature pace.

6.) “Big Mouth” (Season 7) and “Human Resources (Final Season) (Netflix)

Created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, and Kelly Galuska (“Human Resources” only)

I have my reservations against that Anxiety Mosquito, but I still have my sense of humor and good spirit for this raunchy and dirty animated series and its spin-off. “Big Mouth” prepares these kids for high school with a new Hormone Monstress with the voice of Megan Thee Stallion, an international episode (with a new song by Lin-Manuel Miranda), and an episode in which the autistic character Caleb (voiced by Joe Wengert) learns to be flexible.

And “Human Resources” introduces us to Florence Pugh’s character Sarah, who is in an estranged relationship with her father (Eugene Levy). We also get an arc about whether or not Rochelle (voiced by Keke Palmer) can still be a Love Bug or Hate Worm, a finale that plays like “Die Hard,” and Miley Cyrus using the right attitude as the voice of the female Logic Rock Van. Shame (pun intended) it had to end with Season 2.

5.) “The Last of Us” (HBO Max)

Created by Craig Mazin and Neill Druckman

When I heard all the talk about how this video game-to-series transition, and how it breaks the video game curse, I just had to see it for myself. It doesn’t do the fast approach like “28 Days Later” or the campy nostalgic mannerisms of “Dawn of the Dead,” but it does have a character study and virus story so complex and entertaining, it keeps you at the edge of your seat. And the relationship between Pedro Pascal’s serious survivor Joel and Bella Ramsey’s wisecracking immune Ellie wins you over.

4.) “Ted Lasso” (Season 3) (AppleTV+)

Created by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly

Jason Sudeikis is back as the American coach Ted Lasso, who continues his kind-hearted and whimsical coaching in England. It deals with Roy (Brett Goldstein) and Keely’s (Juno Temple) breakup, the arrival of the new player Zava (Maximilian Osinski), the former kit man Nate (Nick Mohammad) taking the next step of his career, and Lasso dealing with his sad troubles. If this is the final season, then it’s quite an emotional and whimsical journey, and I love how Cat Stevens’ “Father and Son” closes things out.

3.) “Only Murders in the Building” (Season 3) (Hulu)

Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman

The third season of one of the funniest and most entertaining whodunits of any generation keeps testing the world of acting, podcasts, and murder to new limits. Steve Martin (as Charles-Haden Savage), Martin Short (as Oliver Putnam), and Selena Gomez (as Mabel Mora) are all joined by Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, and Matthew Broderick, among others, and this season tests their relationship and teamwork. Each episode is like a puzzle piece waiting to make its way on the whole set.

2.) “Shrinking” (AppleTV+)

Created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein

Jason Segel is a brave actor for transitioning from comedic roles to more serious roles, and when he combines both genres, he can still be crucial to the entertainment world. In this dramatic comedy series, he plays a therapist named Jimmy Laird, who has his own ways of helping his clients, while dealing with a tragedy in his life. You also have some terrific supporting work from the likes of Harrison Ford as his Parkinson’s stricken colleague, Jessica Williams as a fellow therapist, Lukita Maxwell as Laird’s estranged teenage daughter, and Luke Tennie as his patient suffering from anger management issues. The show is about trying to better yourself, but it can also have its challenges, which reflects on real life. The results are comical and honest.

1.) “Poker Face” (Peacock)

Created by Rian Johnson

Natasha Lyonne plays a Vegas casino waitress named Charlie Cale, who can tell when someone is lying. Even she herself can’t explain it quickly, but I’m sure she would get vomited on if she met Ana de Armas’ character in Rain Johnson’s “Knives Out.” Anyway, she starts finding odd jobs and playing detective when various murders occur, and occasionally has to dodge the casino’s head of security (Benjamin Bratt). Each episode has new characters and guest stars like Adrien Brody, Lil Rel Howery, Chloe Sevigny, Judith Light, Ellen Barkin, Nick Nolte, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ron Perlman. And each story is wickedly entertaining with how the murders play out and how Charlie is able to expose the crimes.

Again, I apologize if I don’t watch as much shows as you do. I can be a late bloomer, but it wasn’t too late for me to try to catch up with some of these shows.