The TV thread

Rick and Morty ... My 15-year-old son watched it.
we got Hulu, so I checked it out. First 2 seasons we're OK. Nothing LOL - It's listed as TV 14.
Then season 3 started, the F bombs started flying and they bumped it to TV MA.
Son No. 1 is now grounded from watching any content w/o approval and parental controls have been re-installed.

Its an OK show. Not that funny, mildly entertaining and kind of dark.

 

Just finished season 2 Handmaid's Tale. June/Offred, WTF?

 

I thought her choice made absolute sense.

 

I still think that the kids are drawn as too dumb (even Kendall) to think about running a business, but it has greatly improved over the last couple of episodes.

 

Catching up on Brooklyn 99 - glad they saved that show. Don't know if there is a stronger cast top to bottom. And Braugher - the guy can do anything.

Saw the Hannah Gadsby comedy special Nanette on Netflix. Yes, it is pretty amazing and should be watched all the way through. And probably the most powerful response in the MeToo era I've seen.

Secret City on Netflix is an Aussie import featuring governmental intrigue between Oz and China. Most notable perhaps is the actor who plays a trans NSA agent (he's probably best known for playing Dewey Crow on Justified.

 

Discovered The Goldbergs on Hulu.
Love it.

 

They show re-runs on "regular" TV here, and I find it to be a funny, well-made network sitcom. Like, nothing too challenging, good innings eater of a show.

 

Exactly. You know what's going to happen, really. Present the playing field for the episode; create conflict; solve conflict in a nice, warm-and-fuzzy way. But it is always entertaining.

 

The Jeff Samardzija of sitcoms?

 

Count me in for liking the Goldbergs. Plus, it does the 80s nostalgia really well. The parts at the end where they show the real-life inspirations for the show's events are also really entertaining.

 

The Goldbergs is a very good show, perhaps not groundbreaking, but funny and nice. And the Beefsteak Charlie’s episode was my favorite TV episode of the year.

 

Because I am forever behind the times, I watched the first episode of Stranger Things last night. I will watch the second episode.