It could work. I’d probably tune in. 
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Me too! And yes, as already said, Tom Ellis is the reason to watch the show. The plots and mysteries are just good enough to not be distracting.
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My guilty pleasure viewing is Say Yes to Dress, preferably with an anchovy/meatball pizza and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food froyo.
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I watched and am already rewatching I LOVE DICK.
It’s on Amazon Prime & is Jill Soloway’s latest. It’s based on a book of the same name, written about 20 years ago. It stars Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne, & Kevin Bacon.
I don’t know anyone else who has watched it & I am fascinated by it. It’s utterly feminist, queer, & I love it.
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I started watching and didn’t get very far into it. I love Transparent though and at first the characters in that really grated, so once I found out it was Jill Solaway, I’ve been thinking of giving it another go.
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I can’t really articulate why I find it so profound - but I am completely moved by it & how unapologetic the women in it become.
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Chiming in on the unexpected Lucifer love.
Ellis does make the show, no question; the rest is all eye candy.
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From what I know, he’s a sexist, bigoted douchebag; Samuel L’s favs be damned.
Many kids in the 80’s did; there’s no shame in it, unless you think the fighting & grudges between characters are real…
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ROUND 2: Hoarders.
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Watched 3 episodes last night - oh, think it is so interesting how she is in transformation and affecting everyone around her. It definitely resonates with me.
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They have a transgender parent in real life, and identify as nonbinary. This was loosely based on their real life experience, which makes it even better. I loved United States Of Tara, but this show is even better because it’s truer.
Jay Duplass is in the show as well. I’ve always loved his mumblecore stuff, and this show definitely qualifies. It seems to be driven more heavily by dialogue and interpersonal relationships than plot, from what I’ve seen of it. This style doesn’t sit well with a lot of people, because the emotionality hits too close to home, and because it isn’t the pure goofy entertainment that plot-driven shows tend to be.
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United States of Tara was amazing. It’s funny because my husband, who usually doesn’t like the shows I do, also loved it. I think because Toni Collette is just so damn good.
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It’s kind of amazing that it’s Jay Duplass’s first real acting gig, isn’t it? He’s really been the stand out performance on that show, imho.
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The Duplass brothers were also in The Mindy Project. But yes, they’re both better known as directors, but have acting chops as well.
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This is my one for the “guilty pleasure” list.
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Apropos of nothing, but there is an episode of United States of Tara where the family goes on an outing to Lawrence, KS from Overland Park, KS. Having grown up in this area, it struck me how much of a big deal they made it out to be. It’s hardly a 5 minute trip, but it’s under an hour (~45 minutes) and people travel to and from there every day without complaint. I figured it was a matter of the writer(s) looking at the distance and applying their own local experiences for how long it takes to travel that, not taking into account that Kansas roads may be less congested.
It’s rare that a movie or television show is set in Kansas, so I rarely get to turn a critical eye towards details like that. On the other hand, Hacking/Technology as portrayed gives me plenty of opportunities to nitpick.
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Yes - and I love Mark as one of the “midwives” and in their movies (and in other stuff, too), but I never really got a sense of Jay as a performer, so he was a real pleasant surprise in Transparent!
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You must have loved (hated)
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I haven’t seen it. Is it any good, aside from likely geographical/regional errors?
I have seen:
It has some issues, but it avoids most problems by actually filming on location.
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I liked it. I assume it was shot in California.
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