Charlie, the only out gay student at an all-boys prep school in England, forms a crush on handsome, athletic Nick. Despite dire warnings from his friends, Charlie gives in to his crush on the apparently straight Nick, forming an unlikely friendship. It’s hard to explain everything that is right with this show. It’s a charming …
In this popular Japanese show, one season of which is now on Netflix, toddlers are sent by themselves on errands. Don’t stress – although the editing can make it look like they are completely alone, they are actually surrounded by camera operators and production assistants who are watching out for them (although the kids don’t …
Bakers compete to create super-realistic cakes that look like other things that are not cake. Good-natured competition and gently amusing.
This is a weird one – the premise is that Will Arnett is a cop (Terry Seattle) who each episode is joined by a new celebrity trainee (playing themselves), and the celebrity trainee has to solve a murder. The celebrity guest has no script, so their entire part is improvised, while the other actors have …
I do love me a true-ish story about shameless fraudsters – this one is about Anna Delvey, a young woman who showed up in New York’s social scene, claiming to be the wealthy daughter of a German industrialist. She mooched and stole her way into elite circles until her final downfall. It was interesting and …
In The Woman Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, Kirsten Bell plays a woman (Anna) still grief-stricken from the death of her daughter years before. When new neighbors move in across the street, Anna watches their house constantly, until one day she witnesses a woman being murdered. The thing is, Anna is …
Full disclosure, I’ve never been a fan of K-Drama – the overacting and sappiness are just too much. That said, I adored this charming romantic comedy. Rich, high-powered Yoon Se-ri, a South Korean business woman, is blown into the DMZ in a freak paragliding accident, where she lands on the handsome, honest, serious Captain Ri …
Impossible to categorize – a young woman (Natasha Lynonne) re-lives the same night over and over again, starting at a party where she is the guest of honor, but she always dies within hours or days – living the same loop a little differently each time as she tries to figure out what is happening …
This animated comedy goes to very dark places, so much so that the final season is more of a drama with comedic touches. The main character (Bojack Horseman) is a has-been actor, coasting on his glory days of starring in a 90’s sitcom. The first seasons follow Bojack as he tries to revive his career, …
Part of the Defenders group of mild super hero shows. Gritty, hard-drinking female superhero surrounded by interesting female characters. It starts slow, stick with it. Season One featured one of the creepiest villains ever, played by the charming David Tennant. Season Two suffered by comparison without a great villain. Seasons Two and Three did not …