Health experts are urging that you skip big gatherings and stay inside your bubble this Thanksgiving to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a traditional feast, both at the dinner table and by bingeing small-screen TV and streaming content. A cornucopia of holiday specials and new movies await, plus a few shows to discover before your post-turkey nap.
Here are 10 suggestions for what to watch, from nostalgic comfort food for the eyes to the finest in current filmmaking. And don’t forget the best viewing option of all, a virtual visit through FaceTime, Skype or Zoom with absent family members and friends.
‘A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special’
Two hours of sketches chosen from the past 46 seasons of “SNL” should help chase away 2020 malaise, at least for a while. Let’s hope it includes the one about the politically divided family that comes together by lip-syncing Adele’s “Hello” and, of course, Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving song. “Turkey for me, turkey for you, let’s eat turkey in a big brown shoe.” (9 p.m. Wednesday, NBC).