The hands-down must-see Netflix show of 2018 – whilst plenty fanciful/ludicrous, contained some great characters and plot, and I think portrayed an assertive & confident protagonist (who admittedly kept inexplicably wanting to go back to her husband in spite of
Set List: Standup Without A Net
Circuit comedians improvise a set on a spontaneously-given list of topics as if it’s their actual material – I have to say, I was massively disappointed by this. Having heard a few comedians in podcasts refer to it as pure
Sisters
Intriguing Australian comedy/drama about sisters brought together after discovering that the scientist heading up the IVF clinic was “enriching the mix”, and the nature/nurture conflicts arising from learning you have an unknown number of siblings. Neat premise, and some fairly
Twenty Twelve – Season 1
The mockumentary precursor to W1A, I didn’t realise I’d previously sledged this as “a poor man’s The Games”, following reports that some Brits had more or less ripped off the peerless work of John Clarke & co in their near-perfect
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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?!”)
Glow – Season 2
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. 👍👍
Schitt’s Creek – Season 4
This has been our real gem-find on Netflix, yet so few people in the UK appear to have picked up on it! A brilliant ensemble cast playing their way through ridiculous storylines, as the worst characters in the world… at
W1A Season 3
Mockumentary-style show about life working at the BBC, very much in the vein of Twenty Twelve, or by necessity of extension, The Games. Whilst it really hits home if you know anyone who does work at the Beeb, the hyperextension
Red Dwarf Season 12
For a show which I genuinely had run out of steam in 1997, the opportunity to watch the latest stuff on a flight seemed a worthwhile one to take. And out of duty & love for the old stuff I