Staged – Season 2

How could you top the sublime first season? Well, by revealing that the whole thing was in fact a scripted work – and that there are discussions afoot for a US remake… only now there are other actors being considered

Will & Grace – Seasons 1-3

We decided to pick up the late-90s comedy as a formative favourite of Liz’s, and see how such a thing might weather today. To start with it seemed VERY dated, owing to a 4:3 aspect ratio alongside the fashion &

Rick and Morty (last few episodes of S4)

This is more a placeholder to mark the date than an insightful comment. However I just can’t believe how it’s taken me so long to fall under the inane spell of Rick & Morty. Actually one standout from all the

Rick and Morty

Originally I had the feeling that Rick & Morty was something that had passed me by, and then I watched an episode or 2 and thought nothing of it – so it was only being brought to it through the

Staged

Sublime 6-part filmed-in-lockdown piece starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.  Watching these two at play is just a pleasure, and the storyline doesn’t even really matter – except that it’s really well-constructed little story about rehearsing a play. Wonderful (if,

Upload

We were really taken by this series with a sensibility of The Good Place, alongside the tech/scifi concepts of Black Mirror, with a hint of Season 1 West World thrown in. It’s a solid watch with some good character development

Run

Sweet/amusing-enough story about ppl approaching middle-age activating a youth-sealed pact to ease the drudgery in their lives, which takes a turn for the more sinister once it’s got its hooks in you. I found the appearance of Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing

Schitt’s Creek – Season 6

The final & victory lap for a comedic masterpiece – following the fortunes of the Rose family in the town they came to own as a joke, and centering around the wedding of son David & his partner Patrick, as

Grace & Frankie – Season 6

More antics and hijinks from Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin, with a bit more winning than previous seasons I thought. Mike McKean’s cameo as a potential Frankie love interest was good.  Sometimes the Robert/Sol stuff plays to type a bit

The Thick Of It

I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to complete this political tour-de-force from Armando Iannucci.  Just masterful.  You could potentially describe it as the 2000’s equivalent to Yes Minister, except for the fact that watching this is like being

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