Entertainment - Very Obsessed https://veryobsessed.com/category/entertainment/ An Unfiltered Lifestyle, Entertainment & Travel Blog Wed, 03 Jan 2024 03:10:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://veryobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-favicon_final_vo-1-1-32x32.png Entertainment - Very Obsessed https://veryobsessed.com/category/entertainment/ 32 32 Best Hulu Original Series https://veryobsessed.com/best-hulu-original-series/ https://veryobsessed.com/best-hulu-original-series/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=3558 With so many streaming services available it can be tricky to decide if you really need to subscribe to another one. If you are wondering what’s the deal with Hulu, check out the Best Hulu Original Series to binge watch and help make your decision. When Hulu launched in 2007, backed by NBC, it was a place for cable cutters to watch their previously aired favorite series for free. Oh, how Hulu has changed. When NBC/Comcast sold their stake to The Walt Disney Company (by way of the 21st Century Fox acquisition) in 2017, Hulu really stepped up its game. That’s a lot of mumbo jumbo to say that while Hulu is no longer free (they do offer a free trial) what you get is totally worth the price. Their original content is where it’s at, and with the Live TV option, you can also get rid of cable (cable is very 2010). Below is the list of the Best Hulu Original Series to binge watch! Because Hulu has such great content, I included the Best Limited Series at the end as well. Happy binging! Returning Series Tell Me Lies Every friend I have told about Tell Me Lies ends up Obsessed! It’s the kind of bad TV that is so good! The first episode starts with a group of friends in present day, but most of the series takes place in flashbacks to college where they met. Like many college kids, they don’t know how to handle relationships and they make a series of bad decisons. I can’t promise that you’ll like the characters, but you’ll definitely want to binge to see where it’s going. Difficult People Difficult People is an underrated gem! I found this series back in 2017 during my own free trial and it’s what made me subscribe to the streaming service, I needed to binge all the seasons! Julie Klausner (full transparency did not know her before this) created this 30-minute comedy which she co-stars with Billy Eichner. It feels like they are playing an exaggerated version of themselves since the premise is two comedian friends living in NYC. It’s hysterical, and I want to be friends with them. I can be the third in a trio of snarkiness. Obsessed! The Great Although The Great got nominated for several Golden Globes, I’m shocked at how few people I personally know have watched it. Elle Fanning does a wonderful job playing Catherine the Great, and if Bridgerton has taught us anything, it’s that people love a modern take on a period piece. The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’s Tale is what cemented Hulu into my must-have streaming library. This series, based on a novel published in 1985 by Margaret Atwood, tells the tale (re: nightmare) of the U.S. under a far-far-right dictatorship. A democracy turned dictatorship where women’s rights are stripped and people are murdered in the streets? Who could fathom such a thing? When the novel was written in 1985 it probably seemed like science fiction. When the series was released in 2017 it seemed more like a cautionary tale. Elisabeth Moss plays the lead role of June Osborne perfectly, a woman surviving in Gilead (what used to be the U.S.) but stripped of her rights and her family. Some have wondered how she can play the part so perfectly while she is a Scientologist, a “religion” that allegedly goes against a lot of freedoms. CNN did a great piece on it if you’re interested in reading it. The Bear I’m a sucker for any series that takes place in Chicago, but The Bear had a great premier season in 2022. Jeremy Allen White, of Shameless fame (which also takes place in Chicago), is a fine dining chef who inherits an itialian beef sandwich shop in Chicago. It’s gritty, and real, and highlights the challenges of running any kind of restaurant. The series is very fast-paced, and by the end of each episode I feel like I’ve ran a marathon (or what I imagine that to fee like). I can’t wait for season two! Only Murders in the Building Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez play occupants in a large, high-end building in NYC in Only Murders in the Building. They, like the rest of the city, were consumed with a famous true-crime podcast until a murder happened in their own building and they decided to create their own true-crime podcast. This is the most fantastic trio you didn’t know you needed. Steve Martin and Martin Short are national treasures and Selena Gomez balances out the age difference in the most relateable way. Limited Series High Fidelity Zoë Kravitz (love her) plays a record-store owner in Brooklyn navigating through a complicated love life. Can it get any more hipster than that? It’s a remake, and I would argue a better version, of the 2000 John Cusack film by the same name. The plot and the casting are great, but by far the best part is the amazing soundtrack. What’s not so great? High Fidelity didn’t get renewed for a second season and the only reason I can think of is that it is a Covid casualty. RIP. Normal People Set in Ireland, the beauty of Normal People is the simplicity of the coming-of-age story. Life isn’t perfect, and this showcases the messy with the beautiful. Although the limited series is based on a book, I’ve heard the series is much better, quite a rarity. Pin this post and reference it the next time you are looking for a series!

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]]> With so many streaming services available it can be tricky to decide if you really need to subscribe to another one. If you are wondering what’s the deal with Hulu, check out the Best Hulu Original Series to binge watch and help make your decision.

When Hulu launched in 2007, backed by NBC, it was a place for cable cutters to watch their previously aired favorite series for free. Oh, how Hulu has changed. When NBC/Comcast sold their stake to The Walt Disney Company (by way of the 21st Century Fox acquisition) in 2017, Hulu really stepped up its game.

That’s a lot of mumbo jumbo to say that while Hulu is no longer free (they do offer a free trial) what you get is totally worth the price. Their original content is where it’s at, and with the Live TV option, you can also get rid of cable (cable is very 2010).

Below is the list of the Best Hulu Original Series to binge watch! Because Hulu has such great content, I included the Best Limited Series at the end as well. Happy binging!

If you buy something through my links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I appreciate your support! See disclosure for details.

Returning Series

Tell Me Lies

Every friend I have told about Tell Me Lies ends up Obsessed! It’s the kind of bad TV that is so good!

The first episode starts with a group of friends in present day, but most of the series takes place in flashbacks to college where they met. Like many college kids, they don’t know how to handle relationships and they make a series of bad decisons. I can’t promise that you’ll like the characters, but you’ll definitely want to binge to see where it’s going.

Difficult People

Billy EDifficult People

Difficult People is an underrated gem! I found this series back in 2017 during my own free trial and it’s what made me subscribe to the streaming service, I needed to binge all the seasons!

Julie Klausner (full transparency did not know her before this) created this 30-minute comedy which she co-stars with Billy Eichner. It feels like they are playing an exaggerated version of themselves since the premise is two comedian friends living in NYC. It’s hysterical, and I want to be friends with them. I can be the third in a trio of snarkiness. Obsessed!

The Great

Elle Fanning Nicholas Hoult The Great Hulu Series

Although The Great got nominated for several Golden Globes, I’m shocked at how few people I personally know have watched it.

Elle Fanning does a wonderful job playing Catherine the Great, and if Bridgerton has taught us anything, it’s that people love a modern take on a period piece.

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaids Tale Hulu Series

The Handmaid’s Tale is what cemented Hulu into my must-have streaming library. This series, based on a novel published in 1985 by Margaret Atwood, tells the tale (re: nightmare) of the U.S. under a far-far-right dictatorship.

A democracy turned dictatorship where women’s rights are stripped and people are murdered in the streets? Who could fathom such a thing? When the novel was written in 1985 it probably seemed like science fiction. When the series was released in 2017 it seemed more like a cautionary tale.

Elisabeth Moss plays the lead role of June Osborne perfectly, a woman surviving in Gilead (what used to be the U.S.) but stripped of her rights and her family. Some have wondered how she can play the part so perfectly while she is a Scientologist, a “religion” that allegedly goes against a lot of freedoms. CNN did a great piece on it if you’re interested in reading it.

The Bear

I’m a sucker for any series that takes place in Chicago, but The Bear had a great premier season in 2022.

Jeremy Allen White, of Shameless fame (which also takes place in Chicago), is a fine dining chef who inherits an itialian beef sandwich shop in Chicago. It’s gritty, and real, and highlights the challenges of running any kind of restaurant.

The series is very fast-paced, and by the end of each episode I feel like I’ve ran a marathon (or what I imagine that to fee like). I can’t wait for season two!

Only Murders in the Building

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez play occupants in a large, high-end building in NYC in Only Murders in the Building. They, like the rest of the city, were consumed with a famous true-crime podcast until a murder happened in their own building and they decided to create their own true-crime podcast.

This is the most fantastic trio you didn’t know you needed. Steve Martin and Martin Short are national treasures and Selena Gomez balances out the age difference in the most relateable way.

Limited Series

High Fidelity

Zoe Kravitz High Fidelity Hulu Series

Zoë Kravitz (love her) plays a record-store owner in Brooklyn navigating through a complicated love life. Can it get any more hipster than that? It’s a remake, and I would argue a better version, of the 2000 John Cusack film by the same name.

The plot and the casting are great, but by far the best part is the amazing soundtrack. What’s not so great? High Fidelity didn’t get renewed for a second season and the only reason I can think of is that it is a Covid casualty. RIP.

Normal People

Normal People Hulu Limited Series

Set in Ireland, the beauty of Normal People is the simplicity of the coming-of-age story. Life isn’t perfect, and this showcases the messy with the beautiful.

Although the limited series is based on a book, I’ve heard the series is much better, quite a rarity.

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/best-hulu-original-series/feed/ 0 The Last Things He Told Me Review https://veryobsessed.com/the-last-things-he-told-me-review/ https://veryobsessed.com/the-last-things-he-told-me-review/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:54:54 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5684 The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave This book has a twist on a typical whodunit, in the fact that we kind of know whodunit, it’s a question of whydunit (I believe I just made that up). When the husband of the main character goes missing, but it’s clear he planned it, and leaves her with his teenage daughter, they want answers. This book has suspense and is a page-turner; it kept my interest the whole way through. I also like that you ultimately get answers, I loathe when things are left open-ended. I am: Entertained

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The Last Thing He Told Me

Laura Dave

This book has a twist on a typical whodunit, in the fact that we kind of know whodunit, it’s a question of whydunit (I believe I just made that up).

When the husband of the main character goes missing, but it’s clear he planned it, and leaves her with his teenage daughter, they want answers.

This book has suspense and is a page-turner; it kept my interest the whole way through. I also like that you ultimately get answers, I loathe when things are left open-ended.

I am: Entertained

The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave Book Cover

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The Power of the Dog

Netflix

This movie is slow and not particularly original, but I watched it because it was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. I think this is one of those movies that is nominated because of the cinematography, but if I’m being honest, wasn’t anything groundbreaking.

The acting and casting were great though, so I’ll give them that.

I am: Entertained

The Power of the Dog Movie Poster

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/the-power-of-the-dog-review/feed/ 0 The Gilded Age Review https://veryobsessed.com/the-gilded-age-review/ https://veryobsessed.com/the-gilded-age-review/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:30:24 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5687 The Gilded Age HBO Max The Gilded Age was presented as an American version of Downton Abbey, it’s from the same creators after all, and in the same general time period. It kind of is, but since it takes place in NYC it’s without all the royalty, without the countryside, and with a little more lightheartedness. The series takes a few episodes to get into, but once the characters develop it’s quite entertaining. I’ll be watching season 2! I am: Entertained

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The Gilded Age

HBO Max

The Gilded Age was presented as an American version of Downton Abbey, it’s from the same creators after all, and in the same general time period.

It kind of is, but since it takes place in NYC it’s without all the royalty, without the countryside, and with a little more lightheartedness.

The series takes a few episodes to get into, but once the characters develop it’s quite entertaining. I’ll be watching season 2!

I am: Entertained

The Gilded Age HBO Max Series Poster

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/the-gilded-age-review/feed/ 0 West Side Story Review https://veryobsessed.com/west-side-story-review/ https://veryobsessed.com/west-side-story-review/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:29:46 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5686 West Side Story Disney+ As someone who loves the original West Side Story musical, and has seen it countless times, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Steven Spielberg’s 2022 reboot. He does a great job! Almost too good actually. The casting is great (shoutout to Ariana Debose’s Oscar win), but the story and the music are very, very similar to the original. Like so exact that it makes me wonder if a remake was actually necessary. So there you go, I guess it’s kind of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation. I’m complicated. I am: Entertained

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West Side Story

Disney+

As someone who loves the original West Side Story musical, and has seen it countless times, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Steven Spielberg’s 2022 reboot.

He does a great job! Almost too good actually. The casting is great (shoutout to Ariana Debose’s Oscar win), but the story and the music are very, very similar to the original. Like so exact that it makes me wonder if a remake was actually necessary.

So there you go, I guess it’s kind of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation. I’m complicated.

I am: Entertained

West Side Story Movie Poster

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/west-side-story-review/feed/ 0 Bridgerton Season 2 Review https://veryobsessed.com/bridgerton-season-2-review/ https://veryobsessed.com/bridgerton-season-2-review/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:22:35 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5683 Bridgerton | Season 2 Netflix Let me just start by saying that Bridgerton is not good, I’m well aware of that. The stories are cheesy and predictable and flirt with soft-core. With that being said, when I binge an entire season in 2 days, is there anything else to say other than Obsessed? I loved Bridgerton season 1 so much that I wasn’t sure what to expect of season 2, especially knowing that Regé-Jean wouldn’t be in it, but I found myself pulled in. I haven’t read any of the novels because I don’t love romance novels, which is exactly what this series is. It’s a romance novel turned into a soap opera-y saga but somehow Shona Rhimes has made it addicting. I cannot WAIT for season 3! I am: Obsessed

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Bridgerton | Season 2

Netflix

Let me just start by saying that Bridgerton is not good, I’m well aware of that. The stories are cheesy and predictable and flirt with soft-core. With that being said, when I binge an entire season in 2 days, is there anything else to say other than Obsessed?

I loved Bridgerton season 1 so much that I wasn’t sure what to expect of season 2, especially knowing that Regé-Jean wouldn’t be in it, but I found myself pulled in.

I haven’t read any of the novels because I don’t love romance novels, which is exactly what this series is. It’s a romance novel turned into a soap opera-y saga but somehow Shona Rhimes has made it addicting.

I cannot WAIT for season 3!

I am: Obsessed

Bridgerton Season 2 Netflix Series Poster

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/bridgerton-season-2-review/feed/ 0 This Week’s Binge | March 2022 https://veryobsessed.com/this-weeks-binge-march-2022/ https://veryobsessed.com/this-weeks-binge-march-2022/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:30:00 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5660 I achieved my goal of watching all the Oscar-nominated movies prior to the awards ceremony. I’m very happy Coda won, it was definitely my favorite! What an action-packed night, amiright? Watch | Series Bridgerton | Season 2 Netflix Let me just start by saying that Bridgerton is not good, I’m well aware of that. The stories are cheesy and predictable and flirt with soft-core. With that being said, when I binge an entire season in 2 days, is there anything else to say other than Obsessed? I loved Bridgerton season 1 so much that I wasn’t sure what to expect of season 2, especially knowing that Regé-Jean wouldn’t be in it, but I found myself pulled in. I haven’t read any of the novels because I don’t love romance novels, which is exactly what this series is. It’s a romance novel turned into a soap opera-y saga but somehow Shona Rhimes has made it addicting. I cannot WAIT for season 3! I am: Obsessed The Gilded Age HBO Max The Gilded Age was presented as an American version of Downton Abbey, it’s from the same creators after all, and in the same general time period. It kind of is, but since it takes place in NYC it’s without all the royalty, without the countryside, and with a little more lightheartedness. The series takes a few episodes to get into, but once the characters develop it’s quite entertaining. I’ll be watching season 2! I am: Entertained Watch | Movies West Side Story Disney+ As someone who loves the original West Side Story musical, and has seen it countless times, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Steven Spielberg’s 2022 reboot. He does a great job! Almost too good actually. The casting is great (shoutout to Ariana Debose’s Oscar win), but the story and the music are very, very similar to the original. Like so exact that it makes me wonder if a remake was actually necessary. So there you go, I guess it’s kind of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation. I’m complicated. I am: Entertained The Power of the Dog Netflix This movie is slow and not particularly original, but I watched it because it was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. I think this is one of those movies that is nominated because of the cinematography, but if I’m being honest, wasn’t anything groundbreaking. The acting and casting were great though, so I’ll give them that. I am: Entertained Read | Books The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave This book has a twist on a typical whodunit, in the fact that we kind of know whodunit, it’s a question of whydunit (I believe I just made that up). When the husband of the main character goes missing, but it’s clear he planned it, and leaves her with his teenage daughter, they want answers. This book has suspense and is a page-turner; it kept my interest the whole way through. I also like that you ultimately get answers, I loathe when things are left open-ended. I am: Entertained What Else I Binged… Here’s a quick review of what else I binged this month Love is Blind | Season 2 | Nick and Vanessa Lachey are back for a season series of the experiment, where couples choose who they are going to marry before seeing them. Still bad, still good. | Entertained American Auto | This scripted sitcom has great casting. It’s like The Office was current and took place in the executive offices of an automotive company. | Entertained Belfast | As my aunt puts it, this is a ‘slice of life’ film during the unrest of Northern Ireland in the 1960s. | Entertained Love on the Spectrum | Season 2 | The second season of this heartwarming reality series about people on the Autism spectrum looking for love in Australia is just as good as the first (with some repeat appearances!) | Obsessed King Richard | I wish this film focused more on Venus and Serena Williams’ rise instead of their father, but it gave me a whole new appreciation for their journey of breaking barriers as a professional athletes. | Entertained Licorice Pizza | A coming of age story set in 1970s California, there were some themes I was bothered by but the highlight was Cooper Hoffman’s (Philip Seymour Hoffman’s son) acting debut. | Entertained

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]]> I achieved my goal of watching all the Oscar-nominated movies prior to the awards ceremony. I’m very happy Coda won, it was definitely my favorite! What an action-packed night, amiright?

If you buy something through my links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I appreciate your support! See disclosure for details.

Watch | Series

Bridgerton | Season 2

Netflix

Let me just start by saying that Bridgerton is not good, I’m well aware of that. The stories are cheesy and predictable and flirt with soft-core. With that being said, when I binge an entire season in 2 days, is there anything else to say other than Obsessed?

I loved Bridgerton season 1 so much that I wasn’t sure what to expect of season 2, especially knowing that Regé-Jean wouldn’t be in it, but I found myself pulled in.

I haven’t read any of the novels because I don’t love romance novels, which is exactly what this series is. It’s a romance novel turned into a soap opera-y saga but somehow Shona Rhimes has made it addicting.

I cannot WAIT for season 3!

I am: Obsessed

Bridgerton Season 2 Netflix Series Poster

The Gilded Age

HBO Max

The Gilded Age was presented as an American version of Downton Abbey, it’s from the same creators after all, and in the same general time period.

It kind of is, but since it takes place in NYC it’s without all the royalty, without the countryside, and with a little more lightheartedness.

The series takes a few episodes to get into, but once the characters develop it’s quite entertaining. I’ll be watching season 2!

I am: Entertained

The Gilded Age HBO Max Series Poster

Watch | Movies

West Side Story

Disney+

As someone who loves the original West Side Story musical, and has seen it countless times, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Steven Spielberg’s 2022 reboot.

He does a great job! Almost too good actually. The casting is great (shoutout to Ariana Debose’s Oscar win), but the story and the music are very, very similar to the original. Like so exact that it makes me wonder if a remake was actually necessary.

So there you go, I guess it’s kind of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation. I’m complicated.

I am: Entertained

West Side Story Movie Poster

The Power of the Dog

Netflix

This movie is slow and not particularly original, but I watched it because it was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. I think this is one of those movies that is nominated because of the cinematography, but if I’m being honest, wasn’t anything groundbreaking.

The acting and casting were great though, so I’ll give them that.

I am: Entertained

The Power of the Dog Movie Poster

Read | Books

The Last Thing He Told Me

Laura Dave

This book has a twist on a typical whodunit, in the fact that we kind of know whodunit, it’s a question of whydunit (I believe I just made that up).

When the husband of the main character goes missing, but it’s clear he planned it, and leaves her with his teenage daughter, they want answers.

This book has suspense and is a page-turner; it kept my interest the whole way through. I also like that you ultimately get answers, I loathe when things are left open-ended.

I am: Entertained

The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave Book Cover

What Else I Binged…

Here’s a quick review of what else I binged this month

  • Love is Blind | Season 2 | Nick and Vanessa Lachey are back for a season series of the experiment, where couples choose who they are going to marry before seeing them. Still bad, still good. | Entertained
  • American Auto | This scripted sitcom has great casting. It’s like The Office was current and took place in the executive offices of an automotive company. | Entertained
  • Belfast | As my aunt puts it, this is a ‘slice of life’ film during the unrest of Northern Ireland in the 1960s. | Entertained
  • Love on the Spectrum | Season 2 | The second season of this heartwarming reality series about people on the Autism spectrum looking for love in Australia is just as good as the first (with some repeat appearances!) | Obsessed
  • King Richard | I wish this film focused more on Venus and Serena Williams’ rise instead of their father, but it gave me a whole new appreciation for their journey of breaking barriers as a professional athletes. | Entertained
  • Licorice Pizza | A coming of age story set in 1970s California, there were some themes I was bothered by but the highlight was Cooper Hoffman’s (Philip Seymour Hoffman’s son) acting debut. | Entertained

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]]> https://veryobsessed.com/this-weeks-binge-march-2022/feed/ 0 TV Shows for Couples to Watch Together https://veryobsessed.com/tv-shows-for-couples-to-watch-together/ https://veryobsessed.com/tv-shows-for-couples-to-watch-together/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 02:05:02 +0000 https://veryobsessed.com/?p=5558 When I finish binging a great series I’m always on the hunt for what to watch next. If that’s you, and you’ll be watching with your significant other, check out this list of the best TV shows for couples to watch. Obviously, they are entertaining, but they appeal to many different people, so chances are two personalities will enjoy it! The next time the phrase “What do you want to watch” gets uttered, return to this list for the best shows to watch with your boyfriend, girlfriend, enbyfriend, (you get the drift), or whomever! Dramas on Netflix The Diplomat SEASONS: 1 Keri Russell plays a no holds barred Diplomat who gets diverted from her original post when an event that could cause a world crisis occurs. Not only is the ‘whodunit’ entertaining, but so is learning about the complicated relationship she has with her former Diplomat husband. Breaking Bad SEASONS: 5 There’s a reason Breaking Bad is a household name. Over the course of its five seasons, it won 16 Emmy awards including Outstanding Drama. When a middle-aged chemistry teacher gets wrapped up in creating meth for financial purposes, there are equal parts of relatability and danger. Who doesn’t love a good drug drama? Friday Night Lights SEASONS: 5 High school football is no joke, and for those of us that never experienced it, Friday Night Lights is a peek behind the curtain. The series focuses both on the cutthroat and dirty world that high school football can be as well as Coach and Tami Taylor looking who are looking out for the kids. Clear eyes, full heart, can’t lose. Ozark SEASONS: 4 Kind of in the realm of Breaking Bad, Ozark is a current series where your average Chicago family becomes involved in a high-stakes game of money laundering for a drug cartel and moves to Lake of the Ozarks to figure their life out. You’ve got the drugs, the danger, and can you get more relatable than Jason Bateman and Laura Linney? Peaky Blinders SEASONS: 6 Set in early 1900s London, The Peaky Blinders are a gang in the truest sense of organized crime, but I mean, everyone loves a bad boy, right? Squid Game SEASONS: 1 (SO FAR) Rumor has it there will be a second season of this South Korean thriller where players are chosen to play a high-stakes game. With big risk, comes a big reward. It lept into pop culture, and the music is still haunting me. If you haven’t watched it yet, now’s the time. Stranger Things SEASONS: 4 OK so the sci-fi element of this supernatural thriller isn’t exactly up my alley, but that’s what makes it a great couples series. A lot of people love that stuff, and for those of us that don’t, it’s pure 80s nostalgia brought to us by Winona Ryder and a killer soundtrack. Umbrella Academy SEASONS: 3 Not exactly superheroes, but The Umbrella Academy is a misfit group of orphans who have supernatural powers. It’s a very unique concept and the stories get deep. The Witcher SEASONS: 2 Like Stranger Things and sci-fi, I had stayed away from The Witcher for a while because it’s based on fantasy. Upon watching I was immediately hooked. It’s like Game of Thrones, but with witches (who doesn’t love that) and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Dramas on HBO Max The Last of Us SEASONS: 1 The series based on a super popular video game was not something I was immediately drawn to, but my husband was. Humans are infected by a fungus and turn into something un-human and killing machines – this plot was not up my alley. However, it’s a lot less monsters killing people and a lot more character-driven storylines. The two main characters are an outlaw and an orphan he is taking across the country. The heart is in their relationship and the people they meet along the way. House of the Dragon SEASONS: 1 The prequel to Game of Thrones, listed below, is House of the Dragon. After 8 wildly successful seasons of GOT there is a lot to live up to. And it does! House of the Dragon is the origin story of the main houses in Game of Thrones. Only one season so far (it has been renewed) a ton happens every single episode and the timeline moves very fast. Game of Thrones SEASONS: 8 As I said, fantasy isn’t my typical genre so I wasn’t immediately drawn to Game of Thrones, but since it lasted 8 seasons I heard all the buzz and started binging from the beginning during the middle of its run. The good news for you, all 8 seasons are ready to binge now. Set in an alternate universe, while dragons may not be something we are familiar with, family issues and the struggle for power are something we most definitely are. Six Feet Under SEASONS: 5 A series about a family and their family-owned mortuary sounds like it could be quite morbid and depressing, but it explores so many topics of life and death, aside from the family issues any good drama deals with. To this day, Sia’s Breathe Me evokes overwhelming emotions. The last episode might just be the best finale to exist. Succession SEASONS: 4 The thing about Succession is that the only likable character from the Roy Family is distant cousin Greg. Once you realize that you enjoy the disgusting amount of wealth that is flung around as the family destroys themselves while trying to be the next in line to the media company patriarch Logan Roy built. The Sopranos SEASONS: 6 One might argue that The Sopranos had the best finale of all time. There was a time period that movies and TV shows about organized crime were very popular and when The Sopranos premiered in 1999, they embraced it and then some. Tony Soprano, the head of the crime family, goes to therapy because he has a crisis of conscience, in a way. But it goes much deeper than that. You see why they call it a family, and things are much more grey than black and white. RIP James Gandolfini. The Wire SEASONS: 5 The Wire takes place on the streets of Baltimore with the narcotics police department taking on the drug scene. It’s gritty, and from what they say, real, meaning the boys in blue aren’t always the good guys. Michael K. Williams won a well-deserved Emmy for the role of Omar Little, RIP. Dramas on Apple TV+ Severance SEASONS: 1 Severance is the type of suspense series you need to pay close attention to (that means no phone time for you or your significant other), but I promise it will be worth it. The casting is amazing and the plot is truly creative. When Adam Scott’s character loses his wife, he chooses to work for a company that can control when he remembers what. The season finale is one of the best mid-series I’ve ever seen. It won two Emmys in 2022 and they were highly deserved. Dramas on Amazon Prime Video Gangs of London SEASONS: 2 If Peaky Blinders was set in present-day London, and scenes were more violent you’d have Gangs of London. Organized crime is still around, it might just look a little different these days. When the patriarch of the head family suddenly dies, loyalty is questioned, as is most everything else. Fingers crossed for a second season. Halt and Catch Fire SEASONS: 4 An inside look into the beginning of the internet, this scripted series is fascinating. It’s still a bunch of 0’s and 1’s to me and I remember when it was still called the World Wide Web, but really it’s a new industrial revolution. Mad Men SEASONS: 7 Mad Men, those NYC ad men from the 1960s, are really from a misogynistic and bygone era, but they are entertaining nonetheless. This series, which aired for 8 years, brought a resurgence of mid-century modern, bar carts, and Old Fashioned drinks. Don Draper. Do we love him or hate him? The Boys SEASONS: 3 What happens when everyone knows about superheroes, corporate America runs the show, and the driving factor isn’t doing good? Enter The Boys. This is not your typical superhero series, although it’s still a bit cheeky. Dramas on Showtime Billions SEASONS: 6 Like Succession, Billions is a series based in New York in which the NY AG’s office takes on the extremely wealthy investment banking industry. Corruption and greed abounds. Dexter SEASONS: 8 A serial killer with a conscience and a moral code? It’s hard to know if you are rooting for or against Dexter Morgan. When you are finished watching you can follow up with the spin-off series, Dexter: New Blood. Yellowjackets SEASONS: 2 In the same vein as Lost, Yellowjackets follows a girl’s high school soccer team in the late 90s who survives a plane crash and becomes stranded. 90s nostalgia is great, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci who are 90s icons are part of the all-star cast, but it’s the murder mystery, what happened while stranded suspense that will hook you. Dramas on Hulu Lost SEASONS: 6 A plane crashes and strands survivors on an island. Lost follows what happens on the island, each character’s back story, and that things may not be as they initially seem. To be honest, the storyline goes a little off in some places but it’s still a top-tier series. Comedies on Netflix Wednesday SEASONS: 1 Wednesday is the title character of the gothic daughter from the original Adaams Family comedy series. In the new Netflix version, Wednesday gets sent away to the same boarding school her parents, Morticia and Gomez met at, and mystery ensues. It’s a sarcastic dark comedy, and it’s great! Cobra Kai SEASONS: 5 While I’ve never seen a Karate Kid movie, this Karate Kid spin-off is pretty entertaining! The actors from the 80s play the same characters 22 years later. There’s a new group of kids who love karate and the archrivals from the 80s are the new senseis. It borders on cheesy, but they are in on the joke. Schitt’s Creek SEASONS: 6 It’s clear why everyone loves Schitt’s Creek. The casting is great, it’s funny and heartfelt at the same time, and just a feel-good show. Comedies on HBO Max The White Lotus SEASONS: 2 The White Lotus is a brilliant dramedy anthology series. Each season takes place at a different luxury resort and follows the guests and the employees during a stay. There are underlying issues each season exemplifies but really it’s just very entertaining. Oh, and the cast for each season is amazing! If you didn’t have Wanderlust before, you most certainly will after watching The White Lotus. The Other Two SEASONS: 3 When tween sensation Chase Dreams finds overnight stardom, his much older siblings (the other two) are left to figure out their own paths. Molly Shannon plays their widowed mother brilliantly. At times the series is completely unbelievable, but funny nonetheless. Silicon Valley SEASONS: 6 Silicon Valley is based in, you guessed it, Silicon Valley and follows a start-up whose founder left Hooli (which is eerily similar to another internet giant we know). I know pretty much nothing when it comes to tech, but the whole tech, start-up life is intriguing and is a space where anything can happen. Veep SEASONS: 7 Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the eponymous role in Veep, where she is a power-hungry V.P. of the United States. It’s so overboard that it’s hysterical because sadly it’s a little too true in recent administrations. Politics are funny. Comedies on Apple TV+ The Afterparty SEASONS: 1 When a murder occurs during a high school reunion’s afterparty, everyone is a suspect. The series features a star-studded cast and it’s a humorous take on a classic whodunit. Shrinking SEASONS: 1 Harrison Ford plays the lead psychiatrist in a practice with Jason Segel, who is trying to get his life back together after becoming...

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]]> When I finish binging a great series I’m always on the hunt for what to watch next. If that’s you, and you’ll be watching with your significant other, check out this list of the best TV shows for couples to watch. Obviously, they are entertaining, but they appeal to many different people, so chances are two personalities will enjoy it! The next time the phrase “What do you want to watch” gets uttered, return to this list for the best shows to watch with your boyfriend, girlfriend, enbyfriend, (you get the drift), or whomever!

Dramas on Netflix

The Diplomat

SEASONS: 1

Keri Russell plays a no holds barred Diplomat who gets diverted from her original post when an event that could cause a world crisis occurs. Not only is the ‘whodunit’ entertaining, but so is learning about the complicated relationship she has with her former Diplomat husband.

Start Streaming

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad Jesse Pinkman and Walter White

SEASONS: 5

There’s a reason Breaking Bad is a household name. Over the course of its five seasons, it won 16 Emmy awards including Outstanding Drama. When a middle-aged chemistry teacher gets wrapped up in creating meth for financial purposes, there are equal parts of relatability and danger. Who doesn’t love a good drug drama?

Start Streaming

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights Coach Taylor and Tami Taylor

SEASONS: 5

High school football is no joke, and for those of us that never experienced it, Friday Night Lights is a peek behind the curtain. The series focuses both on the cutthroat and dirty world that high school football can be as well as Coach and Tami Taylor looking who are looking out for the kids. Clear eyes, full heart, can’t lose.

Start Streaming

Ozark

Jason Bateman in Ozark TV Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 4

Kind of in the realm of Breaking Bad, Ozark is a current series where your average Chicago family becomes involved in a high-stakes game of money laundering for a drug cartel and moves to Lake of the Ozarks to figure their life out. You’ve got the drugs, the danger, and can you get more relatable than Jason Bateman and Laura Linney?

Start Streaming

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders TV Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 6

Set in early 1900s London, The Peaky Blinders are a gang in the truest sense of organized crime, but I mean, everyone loves a bad boy, right?

Start Streaming

Squid Game

Squid Game TV Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 1 (SO FAR)

Rumor has it there will be a second season of this South Korean thriller where players are chosen to play a high-stakes game. With big risk, comes a big reward. It lept into pop culture, and the music is still haunting me. If you haven’t watched it yet, now’s the time.

Start Streaming

Stranger Things

Stranger Things Kids

SEASONS: 4

OK so the sci-fi element of this supernatural thriller isn’t exactly up my alley, but that’s what makes it a great couples series. A lot of people love that stuff, and for those of us that don’t, it’s pure 80s nostalgia brought to us by Winona Ryder and a killer soundtrack.

Start Streaming

Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy

SEASONS: 3

Not exactly superheroes, but The Umbrella Academy is a misfit group of orphans who have supernatural powers. It’s a very unique concept and the stories get deep.

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The Witcher

Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's The Witcher

SEASONS: 2

Like Stranger Things and sci-fi, I had stayed away from The Witcher for a while because it’s based on fantasy. Upon watching I was immediately hooked. It’s like Game of Thrones, but with witches (who doesn’t love that) and it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Start Streaming

Dramas on HBO Max

The Last of Us

SEASONS: 1

The series based on a super popular video game was not something I was immediately drawn to, but my husband was. Humans are infected by a fungus and turn into something un-human and killing machines – this plot was not up my alley. However, it’s a lot less monsters killing people and a lot more character-driven storylines. The two main characters are an outlaw and an orphan he is taking across the country. The heart is in their relationship and the people they meet along the way.

Start Streaming

House of the Dragon

SEASONS: 1

The prequel to Game of Thrones, listed below, is House of the Dragon. After 8 wildly successful seasons of GOT there is a lot to live up to. And it does! House of the Dragon is the origin story of the main houses in Game of Thrones. Only one season so far (it has been renewed) a ton happens every single episode and the timeline moves very fast.

Start Streaming

Game of Thrones

Cersei Lannister and Jamie Lannister HBO Game of Thrones

SEASONS: 8

As I said, fantasy isn’t my typical genre so I wasn’t immediately drawn to Game of Thrones, but since it lasted 8 seasons I heard all the buzz and started binging from the beginning during the middle of its run. The good news for you, all 8 seasons are ready to binge now. Set in an alternate universe, while dragons may not be something we are familiar with, family issues and the struggle for power are something we most definitely are.

Start Streaming

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under Michael C Hall

SEASONS: 5

A series about a family and their family-owned mortuary sounds like it could be quite morbid and depressing, but it explores so many topics of life and death, aside from the family issues any good drama deals with. To this day, Sia’s Breathe Me evokes overwhelming emotions. The last episode might just be the best finale to exist.

Start Streaming

Succession

Succession Roman Roy

SEASONS: 4

The thing about Succession is that the only likable character from the Roy Family is distant cousin Greg. Once you realize that you enjoy the disgusting amount of wealth that is flung around as the family destroys themselves while trying to be the next in line to the media company patriarch Logan Roy built.

Start Streaming

The Sopranos

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

SEASONS: 6

One might argue that The Sopranos had the best finale of all time. There was a time period that movies and TV shows about organized crime were very popular and when The Sopranos premiered in 1999, they embraced it and then some. Tony Soprano, the head of the crime family, goes to therapy because he has a crisis of conscience, in a way. But it goes much deeper than that. You see why they call it a family, and things are much more grey than black and white. RIP James Gandolfini.

Start Streaming

The Wire

Donimic West as Jimmy McNulty in The Wire

SEASONS: 5

The Wire takes place on the streets of Baltimore with the narcotics police department taking on the drug scene. It’s gritty, and from what they say, real, meaning the boys in blue aren’t always the good guys. Michael K. Williams won a well-deserved Emmy for the role of Omar Little, RIP.

Start Streaming

Dramas on Apple TV+

Severance

SEASONS: 1

Severance is the type of suspense series you need to pay close attention to (that means no phone time for you or your significant other), but I promise it will be worth it. The casting is amazing and the plot is truly creative. When Adam Scott’s character loses his wife, he chooses to work for a company that can control when he remembers what. The season finale is one of the best mid-series I’ve ever seen. It won two Emmys in 2022 and they were highly deserved.

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Dramas on Amazon Prime Video

Gangs of London

Gangs of London Wallace Family

SEASONS: 2

If Peaky Blinders was set in present-day London, and scenes were more violent you’d have Gangs of London. Organized crime is still around, it might just look a little different these days. When the patriarch of the head family suddenly dies, loyalty is questioned, as is most everything else. Fingers crossed for a second season.

Start Streaming

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 4

An inside look into the beginning of the internet, this scripted series is fascinating. It’s still a bunch of 0’s and 1’s to me and I remember when it was still called the World Wide Web, but really it’s a new industrial revolution.

Start Streaming

Mad Men

Don Draper and Roger Sterling in Mad Men

SEASONS: 7

Mad Men, those NYC ad men from the 1960s, are really from a misogynistic and bygone era, but they are entertaining nonetheless. This series, which aired for 8 years, brought a resurgence of mid-century modern, bar carts, and Old Fashioned drinks. Don Draper. Do we love him or hate him?

Start Streaming

The Boys

Jack Quiad as Hughie Campbell in The Boys

SEASONS: 3

What happens when everyone knows about superheroes, corporate America runs the show, and the driving factor isn’t doing good? Enter The Boys. This is not your typical superhero series, although it’s still a bit cheeky.

Start Streaming

Dramas on Showtime

Billions

Paul Giamattie as Chuck Rhoades in Billions

SEASONS: 6

Like Succession, Billions is a series based in New York in which the NY AG’s office takes on the extremely wealthy investment banking industry. Corruption and greed abounds.

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Dexter

Michael C Hall as Dexter Morgan in Showtime's Dexter

SEASONS: 8

A serial killer with a conscience and a moral code? It’s hard to know if you are rooting for or against Dexter Morgan. When you are finished watching you can follow up with the spin-off series, Dexter: New Blood.

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Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets Soccer Team

SEASONS: 2

In the same vein as Lost, Yellowjackets follows a girl’s high school soccer team in the late 90s who survives a plane crash and becomes stranded. 90s nostalgia is great, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci who are 90s icons are part of the all-star cast, but it’s the murder mystery, what happened while stranded suspense that will hook you.

Start Streaming

Dramas on Hulu

Lost

Lost TV series cast with airplane

SEASONS: 6

A plane crashes and strands survivors on an island. Lost follows what happens on the island, each character’s back story, and that things may not be as they initially seem. To be honest, the storyline goes a little off in some places but it’s still a top-tier series.

Start Streaming

Comedies on Netflix

Wednesday

SEASONS: 1

Wednesday is the title character of the gothic daughter from the original Adaams Family comedy series. In the new Netflix version, Wednesday gets sent away to the same boarding school her parents, Morticia and Gomez met at, and mystery ensues. It’s a sarcastic dark comedy, and it’s great!

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Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 5

While I’ve never seen a Karate Kid movie, this Karate Kid spin-off is pretty entertaining! The actors from the 80s play the same characters 22 years later. There’s a new group of kids who love karate and the archrivals from the 80s are the new senseis. It borders on cheesy, but they are in on the joke.

Start Streaming

Schitt’s Creek

Moira, Alexis, Johnny, and David Rose

SEASONS: 6

It’s clear why everyone loves Schitt’s Creek. The casting is great, it’s funny and heartfelt at the same time, and just a feel-good show.

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Comedies on HBO Max

The White Lotus

SEASONS: 2

The White Lotus is a brilliant dramedy anthology series. Each season takes place at a different luxury resort and follows the guests and the employees during a stay. There are underlying issues each season exemplifies but really it’s just very entertaining. Oh, and the cast for each season is amazing! If you didn’t have Wanderlust before, you most certainly will after watching The White Lotus.

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The Other Two

SEASONS: 3

When tween sensation Chase Dreams finds overnight stardom, his much older siblings (the other two) are left to figure out their own paths. Molly Shannon plays their widowed mother brilliantly. At times the series is completely unbelievable, but funny nonetheless.

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Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley TV Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 6

Silicon Valley is based in, you guessed it, Silicon Valley and follows a start-up whose founder left Hooli (which is eerily similar to another internet giant we know). I know pretty much nothing when it comes to tech, but the whole tech, start-up life is intriguing and is a space where anything can happen.

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Veep

Julia Louis Dreyfus in Veep

SEASONS: 7

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the eponymous role in Veep, where she is a power-hungry V.P. of the United States. It’s so overboard that it’s hysterical because sadly it’s a little too true in recent administrations. Politics are funny.

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Comedies on Apple TV+

The Afterparty

SEASONS: 1

When a murder occurs during a high school reunion’s afterparty, everyone is a suspect. The series features a star-studded cast and it’s a humorous take on a classic whodunit.

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Shrinking

SEASONS: 1

Harrison Ford plays the lead psychiatrist in a practice with Jason Segel, who is trying to get his life back together after becoming a widow. In doing so, he comes up with some unorthodox ideas for his patients. This series is not only funny but dramatic at times, heartwarming, and heartbreaking all at once.

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Schmigadoon!

SEASONS: 2

When a New York couple gets lost in the forest they are transported to a magical place, that is a real-life musical. The only issue is, they can’t figure out how to get out and their relationship hasn’t been the strongest. Season 1 is the chip and cheerful musicals of long ago, season 2 is based on darker musicals that happened later. If you like musicals, you’ll enjoy this!

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Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso

SEASONS: 3

Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso, a U.S. college football coach turned head coach in England’s Premier League. Definitely a fish-out-of-water story. It could have gone the way of SNL parody, but somehow it’s funny and heartwarming. One of the best shows on television.

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Comedies on Peacock

Poker Face

SEASONS: 1

Natasha Lyonne is great at playing a nomad who has the uncanny ability to know when someone is lying. She continually finds herself in places where a murder occurs and, we, the viewers, get to see how it happens and how it gets solved. It’s like a 2020 version of Murder, She Wrote meets Columbo.

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American Auto

SEASONS: 2

A classic ensemble comedy, Ana Gasteyer plays a newly appointed CEO of an American Carmaker while her front line figures out how best to support. If you love workplace banter, like The Office or Parks and Rec, this one is for you!

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Kenan

Kenan Thompson in Kenan series

SEASONS: 2

Kenan Thompson plays a widow in Atlanta who has two girls and lives with his brother, Chris Redd, and father-in-law, Don Johnson. This was the trifecta we didn’t know we needed. There won’t be any scandalous jokes, but it’s cute and funny.

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The Office

Steve Carell in The Office

SEASONS: 9

Arguably one of the best comedies of all time, The Office was the first mainstream comedy to be filmed in cinéma vérité style. No laugh track, just them and us. Filmed in the style of a documentary it’s so relatable because most of us have experienced the absurdity of the office. Of course, there are office quarrels, office romances, and office drama. Just like real life.

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Parks and Recreation

Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones in Parks and Recreation

SEASONS: 7

Parks & Rec gives office vibes. It’s a ragtag group of coworkers in Pawney Indiana’s Parks and Recreation department filmed in single camera, to let us know we are in on their jokes.

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Comedies on Hulu

Abbott Elementary

SEASONS: 2

This family-friendly comedy series takes place in an inner-city school in Philadelphia. The show focuses on the teachers, all with their distinct personalities and teaching style, along with the principal, who is hilarious but in over her head, and the reliable janitor. It’s an old-fashioned scripted comedy but feels fresh.

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The Bear

SEASONS: 1

Jeremy Allen White plays a classically trained chef who comes back home to Chicago to take over the family’s Italian beef spot. The series is gritty and raw and chaotic. I need to take a couple of deep breaths after every episode but in the best way.

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Only Murders in the Building

SEASONS: 2

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez make up this surprising trio. Set in a vintage building in New York’s Upper West Side, they develop a podcast to solve the mystery of who murdered someone in the building. Steve and Marty are comedic geniuses and Selena brings a much-needed young energy. There are a ton of cameos too!

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Dave

Dave Hulu Series Best TV Shows for Couples

SEASONS: 3

Dave is naughty but brilliant. He goes by the stage name L’il Dicky and this white rapper thinks he is the next best talent. Is he a narcissist? Maybe, but like a good rap, it’s entertaining and has a lot to say.

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Comedies on Showtime

I Love That For You

SEASONS: 1

Vanessa Bayer, of SNL fame, plays a woman who makes her lifelong dream come true and becomes the host of a home shopping channel. She became a fan when diagnosed with childhood cancer but things really take a turn when she pretends that her cancer has returned. If you have seen 5 minutes of home shopping on TV, you will no doubt appreciate how brilliant the writing and acting is on this series.

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Competition/Reality/Docuseries on Netflix

The Great British Baking Show

SEASONS: 13

The Great British Baking Show is the epitome of wholesome, good entertainment. As a fan of reality (hello Real Housewives) I first didn’t get it because it’s a reality baking competition, but everyone is friendly, there’s no drama, and there’s no big prize. At the end of each season, one person is crowned the winner and they get a cake plate. That’s it. They do it for the love of baking.

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The Movies That Made Us

Bob Newhart as an Elf

SEASONS: 3

A docu-series, The Movies That Made Us dedicates each episode to the real stories, and a behind-the-scenes look at some of history’s most iconic movies of the last 4 decades.

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Tiger King

Joe Exotic with a Tiger

SEASONS: 2

You couldn’t live through 2020 and not hear of Tiger King, but if you haven’t watched it yet there are two seasons in store. The first covers Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, archrivals in big cat care. And if that’s not crazy enough you learn about the supporting cast of characters in season two.

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Competition/Reality/Docuseries on HBO Max

The Big Brunch

SEASONS: 1

Dan Levy, who we all know and love, is the creator and judge in this feel-good cooking competition. The theme is brunch and both cooked and baked goods are welcome! Think of this like a mix between Top Chef and The Great British Baking Show. There’s no drama, but there is prize money.

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Competition/Reality/Docuseries on Peacock

The Traitors

SEASONS: 1

Alan Cumming is the host of this competition series set in Scotland. Reality TV stars and people not in the industry are participants in this part psychological game, part physical game. Some are chosen to be traitors amongst the group and those that have not have to figure out who has been. It’s the ultimate game of the last man standing.

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Top Chef

Top Chef contestants in Portland

SEASONS: 20

Top Chef has it all! A cooking competition with some of the best chefs in the nation. It takes place in a different city each season, emotions run high, and there is usually a little drama but there is definitely a lot of food.

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Drive My Car

HBO Max (starting 3/2/22)

Not realizing the movie would be available to stream prior to the Oscars, I went to the theater to see Drive My Car. Without having seen a trailer or knowing anything about the film except for that it’s Japanese and subtitled.

As usual, the subtitles didn’t bother me but I do think this got nominated partly because of its artistic storytelling. It is long, and it is slow. Had I been streaming it at home I can’t guarantee I wouldn’t have picked up the phone once or twice.

Without giving spoilers, it’s a story of a complicated marriage, personal struggle, and learning along the way. An interesting story, but it did not need to be quite so long (it’s based on a short story!).

I am: Entertained

Oscar Nominated Drive My Car Movie Poster

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Coda

Apple TV+

Like Mr. Holland’s Opus or Sound of Metal, Coda examines the intersection of music and deafness.

Coda (children of deaf adults) isn’t something I’ve necessarily thought of before, but it’s interesting to see how that dynamic can add complexity to the parent-child relationship.

Nominated for Best Picture, this is highly entertaining and not one of those arty movies that only gets nominated for the craft of filmmaking.

I am: Entertained

Oscar Nominated Coda Movie Poster

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