I am not sure why I found this so hilariously funny – the jokes weren’t particularly sophisticated and the situations weren’t that funny (were they?), but I often had to pause this show because I was laughing so hard. The premise is simple – Jen is a twenty-five year old in a world where pretty …
Loosely based on the amazing Jon Krakauer book (one of my favorite books), this focuses on the investigation of the murder that was at the core of the book. A young wife is killed by her husband’s brothers based on fundamentalist interpretations of Mormon theology. This show creates fictional detectives, one of them a pious …
A sharp and witty send up of the true crime podcast craze, with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez starring as podcast junkies who decide to solve a crime (or is it?) that happens in their upscale Manhattan building. Far more than just a funny caper show, the series delves into the history and …
This devastating adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic is compelling television. Set in an alternative present day where far-right Christians took over the US, creating the religious state of Gilead. Women have limited allowed roles – including Handmaid – a concubine for the leaders. This expands on Atwood’s original narrative in thought provoking ways.
Another Marvel property, this series follows a group of teenagers who have grown up together because their parents run a charity. The kids soon learn that the “charity” involves killing people, and the kids unite against their parents – some of them developing powers or special skills along the way. This show was good in …
This series has the tagline “an occasionally true story.” It is a highly fictionalized, raunchy satirical comedy that (vaguely) tells the story of the idealistic young woman who would become Catherine the Great and her marriage to the boorish man-child Peter III. The parallels between first season Peter III and a certain US President are …