TV: Avenue 5 (Seasons 1 & 2)
Given the pedigree—a series led by Armando Iannucci, with Hugh Laurie in the lead—Avenue 5 should have really worked. Instead, it only sort of does, proof (if any were needed) …
TV: The Afterparty (Season 1)
Apple+’s The Afterparty joins a burgeoning, newish subgenre of mystery-comedies. Like the shows it resembles (The Flight Attendant and Only Murders in the Building immediately leap to mind), The Afterparty …
TV: Veep (Seasons 1-7)
Oh, Veep. What hath thou wrought? (Or something.) Back in the LA days, when we had HBO, I started this series and kept up with it for a couple years …
Power and Politics on HBO
A couple of HBO shows recently wrapped their seasons: two drastically different sagas about awful people and power politics, one comedy and one fantasy. Two weeks ago, Veep’s third year …
Recent Viewings from the Stress Era
An unexpected benefit of the recent disruptive life dramas: more time for TV marathons. Turns out all those extra hours spent in hotels and waiting rooms, and separated from the …
Latest from the Idiot Box
Recently I looked back over my blog and realized I haven’t reviewed much television lately, a casualty of being busy. I think my golden age of marathoning TV seasons may …