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Breaking Bad is a series of amazing moral ambiguity, and also probably the one thing that I’m the last person on the planet to have watched. I *love* shows where character’s explored to the point where you find yourself hoping a character succeeds despite them doing reprehensible acts because you can empathise with how they…
Not sure what it is with vignettes/short stories – perhaps TV’s post-Sopranos trend toward longer narrative & character arcs has conditioned my brain not to enjoy short snapshots; although in this case sometimes they’re blissfully short. A real mixed bag, and critically slated. 👎
Series playing out the scenario where successful company founder father dies (potentially) and leaves bickering family with power struggle and management responsibility. Kinda made me think of a non-comedic Arrested Development; all of the dysfunction and ineptitude, but much more at stake. Decent enough watch, but the series was pulled from streaming before we got…
Our old everyman chum Jason Bateman is back, this time without a comedic backing and set in the tense world of money laundering and drug cartels in Missouri. Laura Linney also performing a tour de force. You really find yourself wishing Marty could catch a break now and then. 👍👍
Could have so easily trodden into the tedious path of prequels and “Chubby… Hmm…” moments, but turned out to be a quite well thought out & detailed plot, and not *too* much “GO USA!”. A relatively nuanced view of the genesis of terrorism – although kinda leaves you wondering if we’re all fucked just because…
ASH VS. THE EVIL DEAD IS THE BEST SHOW EVER AND BRUCE CAMPBELL IS MY IDOL. Made with the same aesthetic and spirit as the best bits of Evil Dead, this series is every fanboy’s dream. And because I’ve had to buy it all on DVD, I can go back and rewatch all of it… 👍👍
US-transplanted UK comedian & international sex symbol John Oliver continues to highlight some of the complexities of issues in the USA in a way that provokes a fair bit of gawping & forehead-slapping (“HOW DID IT EVER COME TO THIS?!”) in his consistently hilarious and thought-needling way. I have no idea how he summons the…
Billy Bob Thornton’s fallen-off-the-rails lawyer in his second season, with a pretty convoluted story, some incredible characters (as in, how’d a screenwriter come up with this stuff?!), and a fairly engaging way to tell an against-all-odds story. 👍
Matt Groening’s much-hyped medieval fantasy show: I went in with the best will in the world, but couldn’t get past more than 2 episodes. I think it was partially that despite having an absolute gun roster of voice talent, the voices all felt recycled from other shows (which I find very distracting)… and also that…
The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling give it their all in another season in spite of Marc Maron’s character’s directorial laziness. That tells you nothing, really. Just watch it. 👍👍