Based on a mockumentary movie by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement, this mockumentary series follows four housemates in Staten Island. They are all vampires, including Colin Robinson, an energy vampire who drains the lifeforce of those around him through inane small talk.
Structured as a telenovela, but with affectionate humor, this tells the story of Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez), a young virgin who is accidentally artificially inseminated. The core of the story is the loving, but sometimes contentious, relationships between Jane, her mother and her grandmother. All of the elements of a telenovela are here – …
British teen comedy centers on Otis, a teenager whose mom is a sex therapist with some serious boundary issues played by the great Gillian Anderson. At school, Otis discovers that he HAS been paying attention to his mother and he starts a business, assisted by his new friend Maeve, dispensing sex and relationship advice. Very …
The first network comedy with a Native American showrunner and largely Native cast. This show originally focuses on Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms), who is obsessed with the history of the town that bears his name and the history of his family. His best friend, Reagan Wells (Jana Schmiedling) is from the local tribe, but despite …
There aren’t many likeable characters in this show, but its scathing take on the tech world is worth putting up with these jerks and idiots, particularly since we get to laugh at them along the way.
A send-up of old movie musicals – a squabbling couple from New York find themselves in a sappy postcard of a town that they cannot leave until they find true love. Lots of musical numbers and dancing and a great cast. It was gently amusing.
It’s hard to describe this. The premise is that present day tv historians have unearthed a Romanian detective/propaganda series from the 1980’s and have dubbed it into English using famous present-day actors — Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon Levitt voice the leads. The “original” is super-cheesy, overacted with bad effects and casual violence. The dubbing …
Dry, wry story of a woman (Tig Notaro) who returns home to Mississippi to be at the deathbed of her mother and who stays on to rebuild her life. If you like the dry comedy of Tig Notaro, this is your show.
I wasn’t sure whether to call this a comedy or a drama, but decided it is intended to be more humorous than dramatic and it has some funny moments. Polished Grace (Jane Fonda) and bohemian Frankie (Lily Tomlin) are thrown for a loop when their husbands, long term best friends and law partners, reveal that …
This Norwegian romantic comedy follows the travails of Johanne, a thirty-year old nurse whose family is unusually fixated on her having a boyfriend. Johanne tries dating, with limited success and various ups and downs. Generally light, amusing and improbable. Particularly enjoyable for its depiction of winter and Christmas in a wonderful small Norwegian town.