You
all know my long running series Recent
Reads?
Well, I seem to have made a
TV version of that! Original, I know. Anyway, let’s crack on with
my latest recs – and non-recs… oh, there's definitely more of the latter in this one...
'Workin’ Moms'
A Canadian
sitcom that follows 4 very different women getting to grips with life
after becoming mums (/moms), and suddenly trying to balance their
working lives with their kids.
I had
to seriously sift through my brain to remember this one. I think that
says it all, really. It’s sort of a ‘This Is Us’ kind of vibe…
but with far less loveable characters, and a much less wholesome
family dynamic. Having said that, it deals with real issues (albeit
these issues are simplified somewhat, then painted an inch thick in the glossiest make up) and
the series doesn’t necessarily go the way you think it will.
My
rating: workin’ mehs.
('You Don’t Have to Be a Working Mom to Connect with Netflix's
Newest Canadian Import, Workin' Moms' ; Paste Magazine)
'Unicorn
Store'
Brie
Larson stars in what is also her directorial debut, a tale of a woman
trying to make it as a bright, colourful artist but constantly being
rejected, until she has to move back in with her parents and get a
boring temp job and soon she’s in real
danger
of falling right
into
a
dull but
‘normal’ life. And
of course, this is when Samuel L. Jackson invites her to his enormous
old manor house to offer her the chance to adopt a unicorn. It just
gets weirder from there…
I
watched
the trailer. I got actual chills, and yelled for mama to come in so I
could play it again for her. Actually watching it, though? Not
the hilarious, happy ride I thought it would be. The quirkiness
actually was a bit much for me (shocking, I know) and at times it
fell really flat, humour wise. The overarching message of ‘be true
to yourself’ and ‘live colourfully’ was not as warm and fuzzy
as I thought it would be, either.
My
rating: unicorn
bore.
(ughh, too easy)
(Unicorn Store review, The Guardian)
'RuPaul’s
Drag Race', season 11.
Oh,
c’mon. You all know about Drag Race, right!? It’s only the best
reality TV show ever invented. But saying that, I am finding the
latest series quite tough to get my teeth into. It’s so weird, but
I don’t really feel any affinity or love for any of the competing
queens, just yet. In previous seasons I’ve always jumped straight
in and been on at least 3 queens’ teams. But this time, it’s
just not happening. Let’s hope it livens up soon, and at least some
of the competitors start to blossom…
This
series is 20+ episodes long (it’s weekly releases this time, god
help us all), and every episode is 45-50 mins long.
My
rating: still a yaaasssss!
'The
Voice UK (2019)'
I
did it. For maybe the second time in my life, I committed to a talent
show beyond the auditions stage. Some may call it foolish, because
really, isn’t the audition process the best part of The Voice? Oh,
well.
This
series was good, and the right people were in the final. However,
there was a little too much hype and a dangerously high level of sob
story content. Be careful, Voice. Don’t become X Factor. You’re
better than that. Also, while it was so clearly a 'bit' the judges coaches agreed to in their contracts, the 'spontaneous' singing they all did one by one in the audition episodes was quite lovely.
My rating: will.i.am amused.
My rating: will.i.am amused.
(The Voice 2019 final, i News)
A
wild re-watch!
'Community', season 1.
I
was recently messaging my dear
friend Rikardo, and dropped in a cracker of a ‘Community’
reference, only to discover the buffoon had never watched a single
episode of this incredible American sitcom. Fortunately
he
obeyed my orders and started watching it
immediately (before I had to cut ties completely) and
when I visited him and his fiancee recently I was lucky enough to
watch at least half of the first series in his company. It really is
quite magical to experience the first ever paintball episode with
someone who has never seen it before.
If
you somehow haven’t seen this brilliant show yet, 1. fix that NOW,
but 2. don’t bother continuing beyond season 4. Each series is 20-ish episodes
long, and each episode is 20-ish mins.
My
rating: coolcoolcool.
('Six Essential Episodes of COMMUNITY', Warped Factor)
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That’s
your lot for now! Let me know if there are any other shows I should
be watching – I’m open to any suggestions, as you can see from
this v v ‘meh’ post, my bar is very low…
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