Tiger King
Investigates the bizarre world of people who have private zoos with big cats. Colorful characters, cult-like leaders, murder-for-hire, bitter grudges and rivalries. A cultural phenomenon.
Channel: Netflix
The Great British Baking Show
The grandaddy of them all – a group of amateur bakers in Britain gather to test their mettle in signature bakes, technical challenges and showstoppers. This is no cutthroat competition, the bakers are all good natured and all are genuinely sad to see their competition sent home. Like a warm blanket on a cold day.
Anne with an “E”
A retelling of the beloved Anne of Avonlea books – this time with a bit of a darker underbelly. It’s fine – it doesn’t sugarcoat how hard Anne’s life must have been before joining the Cuthberts, and takes some creative license with embellishing those hardships. That said, it doesn’t really break any new ground.
Altered Carbon
Set in a world where people can download themselves into new bodies (sleeves). The series follows Takeshi Kovacs, an elite fighter. He’s been downloaded into a new sleeve after centuries of being on ice. He’s told to solve a murder for a wealthy businessman. The interchangeability of bodies makes the body a fairly meaningless vessel, …
Daredevil
Part of the Defenders group of mild super hero shows. I barely got through Season 1. I know that some people liked this show, but I wasn’t one of them. I find this character and his story boring.
The Defenders
Part of the Defenders group of mild super hero shows, this one gathers all of the heroes – Jessica Jones (yay), Luke Cage (yay), Daredevil (snooze) and Iron Fist (blech) together for an all-out war against a Big Bad. The problem is that the story largely revolves around Iron Fist, by far the least interesting …
The OA
I watched this show, really, I did. I can’t remember a dang thing about it. This is what Wikipedia has to say: The series centers on Prairie Johnson, an adopted young woman who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years. Upon her return, Johnson calls herself “The OA”, exhibits scars on her back, and …