Penny Dreadful
I’ve included this with a bit of a built in caveat because I, like you presumably, have not watched this show yet and if the reactions to it are to be believed, then we’re missing out on quite a lot. I sat through the pilot and was entertained but it also had quite a lot of imagery that either I couldn’t stomach or was just too much for me on that given day but anything with Eva Green as a lead is reason enough for me to give it another go. Fantasy, science fiction and horror all melded into one makes Showtime’s Penny Dreadful one of the more underrated series today, with beautiful production values and top notch performances.
Fresh Off the Boat
After a first season that went through some rocky stages on the course to establishing their voice, season two of Fresh off the Boat came back strong as it focused more on the entire family dynamics and realized how great of an asset they had in their cast-Constance Wu in particular. Whether they’re tackling dealing with lice, race or gender politics withing the family (“it’s not baby sitting when they’re your kids”), the show had a phenomenal season two once they learned how to balance storylines within the family and apart from them. With the best understanding on how to write for kids and base their humor not solely on their precociousness since Malcolm in the Middle, Fresh off the Boat knows how to play their comedy big and broad as well as internal and small making it one of the best comedies currently on air.
What will you be watching this summer?
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