Ordinary teens from the U.K. are challenged. Can they work in a third world slum?
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Laura and John recommended the series.
Category: TV
Stranger Things – my review
After reading some great reviews, I downloaded season 1.
It’s excellent.
These latchkey kids got a lot more excited for Dungeons and Dragons than I did, however.
Netflix is doing something fantastic with this experiment. It’s made by fewer people than any other TV show.
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven is superb.
Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series …
The plot follows the disappearance of a young boy, and the appearance of a telekinetic girl, who helps his friends in their search, while the boy’s older brother, his mother, and the town police chief start their own investigations.
The show is set in the 1980s … and is a homage to 1980s pop culture, inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Stephen King, Robert Zemeckis, and George Lucas, among others. …
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 95% …
If the series seems familiar, here’s why. Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
related – OK, Let’s Talk About That Stranger Things Season Finale
The Good Wife – season 5
The weakest season so far, in my opinion.
Everyone else loved it:
… massive critical acclaim, with the general consensus calling it the series’ best season. …
On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% certified fresh rating …
Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary (Matt Czuchry) exit from Lockhart/Gardner in order to start their own firm. Yet end up spending more time with their former bosses than ever before.
Alicia is trying to juggle her “good wifely” responsibilities as First Lady of Illinois at the same time.
It was too much for me.
One character I did enjoy immensely is Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden.
Of the many entertaining judges best is Jeffrey Tambor as Judge George Kluger.
Watch a trailer on HuffPo.
Needless to say, I am going to finish the series. I’m still intrigued.
Preacher – TV series
Preacher is an American television series … starring Dominic Cooper. It is an adaptation of the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics …
Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer: A small-town preacher who is on a mission to find God. …
Season 1 received largely positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 90% …
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I want to recommend this TV show. But can’t. It’s too dark. Too weird.
And not quite coherent enough to want to continue to season 2.
I do like Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow: single mother, waitress, church organist, bookkeeper and Custer’s loyal right hand.
The two angels Fiore and DeBlanc are intriguing too.
The Good Wife – season 4
It just keeps getting better and better.
The fourth season of The Good Wife received outstanding positive acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% fresh rating … The website’s consensus reads, “This season of The Good Wife continues its winning streak as one of television’s top shows, with unique legal cases and intelligent political drama.”
Click PLAY or watch the first 3 minutes of episode 1 on YouTube.
The Good Wife – Season 3
Wow.
I’m more hooked than ever. The third season was best yet. I’ll start season 4 immediately.
The third season of The Good Wife received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% fresh rating …
The Night Manager – miniseries
Years ago I read John le Carré’s The Night Manager (1993)
It is his first post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. …
The Night Manager is a British-American television miniseries …
The six-part serial began broadcasting on BBC One on 21 February 2016. …
The series received widespread critical acclaim, with The Sun calling it “one of the greatest series of all time”. …
Reviewing Episode 1 for The Guardian, Archie Bland began by noting, “The Night Manager is as sexed up as television drama comes. In Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie it has bona fide international stars; in John le Carré’s source novel it has a pedigree of untouchable grandeur. The palette is as sumptuous as one of our hero Jonathan Pine’s beautiful hotels.”
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The Good Wife – season 2
Even better than season 1.
I’m hooked. I’ve downloaded seasons 3 & 4.
Click PLAY or watch the Opening Credits on YouTube.
The Good Wife – season 1
Many friends encouraged me to try this series. I finally got around to it.
Excellent.
The first season of The Good Wife (2009) received outstanding positive acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds an 85% certified fresh rating based on 20 reviews.
“Along with Julianna Margulies and a fine cast, the gripping drama The Good Wife, boasts hook-heavy plotlines torn from the headlines.”
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma is superb.
The plot lines are tight. Interesting. Entertaining.
I’ll continue on to season 2.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
I just finished season 1.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American web television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role, that has streamed on Netflix since March 6, 2015. …
Since its premiere, the show has received critical acclaim, with critic Scott Meslow calling it “the first great sitcom of the streaming era”. …
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I like the opening theme. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Will I continue to season 2? … Not sure.
