My 2018 Top and Bottom Series and Mini-Series... (so far - and in list order)
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- CreatorDave HolsteinStarsJim CarreyFrank LangellaJudy GreerJeff, a famous children's television icon, struggles to retain his sanity as his family falls apart.Season 1. Adored the weirdness factor which is what life is really all about...
- CreatorBrett JohnsonMichael TolkinStarsBenicio Del ToroPatricia ArquettePaul DanoA female prison employee in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape.Outstanding performances and impressive direction from Stiller...
- CreatorScott RyanStarsScott RyanChika YasumuraJustin RosniakRay Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend, brother and best friend, tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Especially when you're also a criminal for hire.Season 1. Perfectly underplayed Aussie humour with a loveable rogue character thanks to the creator and star, Scott Ryan...
- CreatorSacha Baron CohenStarsSacha Baron CohenRoy ElghanayanEmanuela PostacchiniSacha Baron Cohen offers his take on America's patriotism.Political satire at its best with Cohen at the helm creating chaos...
- CreatorPhoebe Waller-BridgeStarsJodie ComerSandra OhFiona ShawAfter a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.First season. The two leads make it thrilling and mesmerizing with the story keeping you on edge with its many twists and turns amongst the dark humour...
- CreatorOlan RogersDavid SacksStarsFred ArmisenTom KennyOlan RogersAn astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick called Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of where the universe actually ends and if it actually does exist.Season 1. It really kicks in by Ep 4 and maintains its homage to Star Wars, 2001, Star Trek and the rest with its silly going ons and other zany creative aspects...
- CreatorAlex TimbersRoman CoppolaJason SchwartzmanStarsGael García BernalLola KirkeSaffron BurrowsLove, money, ambition and music intertwine in Mozart in the Jungle, a half hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself and finding love while conquering New York City. A brash new maestro Rodrigo stirs up the New York Symphony as young oboist Hailey hopes for her big chance.Season 4 (2018). I'm always bored by the 4th season but the characters continued to be full of life and surprises, thanks to the actors no doubt...
- CreatorJennifer FlackettAndrew GoldbergNick KrollStarsNick KrollJohn MulaneyJessi KleinTeenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty.Season 2 (2018). More fun with pubescence...
- StarsHugh GrantBen WhishawAlex JenningsBritish Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused of conspiracy to murder his gay ex-lover and forced to stand trial in 1979.The outstanding performers had a little help from this well scripted true story that sounded a little far fetched but that is were director Frears steps in and handles it perfectly with tongue firmly placed in cheek...
- CreatorAlec BergBill HaderStarsBill HaderStephen RootSarah GoldbergA hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.Season 1. Funny concept that was well achieved with Winkler almost stealing the show...
- CreatorMatt CameronBelinda ChaykoPhil EnchelmaierStarsEwen LeslieLeeanna WalsmanJoel JacksonA psychological thriller set in Brisbane set around a group of friends whose sailing holiday to Indonesia alters their lives forever after they come across a boat overloaded with asylum seekers.Taunt drama about the ramifications of one's actions that sets off a chain of events, sending everyone involved into a whirl spin of accusations and revenge....
- CreatorDavid FlebotteJim CarreyStarsMelissa LeoAri GraynorMichael AngaranoIn 1970s L.A., struggling comics pursue success at famed comedy clubs, exploring the darker motivations of an industry where making audiences laugh is no laughing matter. Based on William Knoedelseder's book.Season 2 (2018). Still holds up with the characters well developed to survive the cutthroat world of Seventies stand-up comedy...
- StarsSunderland F.C.George HoneymanAiden McGeadyHighlights the unfailing passion Sunderland residents have for their beloved football club, taking viewers through the highs and lows of SAFC's 2017-18 season in the Championship following its relegation the previous year.Apart for the interesting sport politics, it was the heart and passion of the fans and community that had me interested...
- CreatorChuck LorreStarsMichael DouglasSarah BakerGraham RogersAn aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.Season 1. A real funny charmer for us not-so-old folks...
- CreatorPeter FarrellyBobby MortStarsRon LivingstonWill SassoAnja SavcicSam Loudermilk is a recovering alcoholic and substance-abuse counselor with a bad attitude. Although he has his drinking under control, Loudermilk discovers that when your life is a mess, getting clean is the easy part.Season 2. The gang is back and ready to challenge our sobriety with hilarious results...
- CreatorAlexandra CunninghamStarsConnie BrittonChristian SlaterEric BanaAnthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.What hooked me in was Eric Bana's evil character and how manipulative he was which made it addictive to watch in a sick sort of way...
- CreatorAmy Sherman-PalladinoStarsRachel BrosnahanAlex BorsteinMichael ZegenAfter her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam "Midge" Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy. Could this be her calling?Season Two. Not consistent but it keeps you engaged, with the snappy dialogue still as amazing, but the situations feel a little forced...
- CreatorCarlton CuseGraham RolandStarsJohn KrasinskiWendell PierceMichael KellyUp-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into dangerous field assignments.First season. Great production values and an intense spy yarn that feels like it just came out of the pages of a Tom Clancy book...
- StarsJohn GoodmanMichaela CoelNoma DumezweniKate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.A fascinating look into the legal maze and ruthless political games of a true harrowing topic, with damn fine performances from Goodman and Coel...
- CreatorJohn LinsonTaylor SheridanStarsKevin CostnerLuke GrimesKelly ReillyA ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.The Godfather of Montana with enough screwed-up rich family melodrama to keep you intrigued...
- CreatorFanny HerreroStarsCamille CottinThibault de MontalembertGrégory MontelFrench serial about the lives and jobs of people working at a talent agency in Paris.3rd season (2018). It seemed like they were just going to rehash the same old stories, but they gave their characters further challenges and conflicts to keep us entertained...
- CreatorStephen ColbertR.J. FriedMatt LappinStarsJeff BergmanJames AdomianGabriel GundackerFrom executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious animated workplace comedy where the office is oval. It's a character study in search of character and a timely political send-up of our forty-fifth president.Someone had to do it, and it kinda works...
- CreatorVladimir RodionovJulien RizzoValentin VincentStarsCamille ClarisJustine Le PottierGrégoire MontanaAt the heart of World War II, four teenagers with a common taste for rebelliousness start developing amazing abilities after accidentally drinking a serum created by German scientists working for the Nazis. From now on, Albert, whose original mission was to get hold of the serum for the French resistance, will have no choice but to protect this unlikely bunch of superheroes - provided they all stop acting like 'pains in the neck'.Something like the X-Kids on the run from Nazis in this engaging French action fantasy farce...
- CreatorDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsEric McCormackDebra MessingMegan MullallyGay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.Season 9 (2018). Still fresh and more relevant than ever and this time they're able to push those edges...
- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsDiane LaneJJ FeildAaron EckhartAnthology of eight stories about people who believe themselves to be descendant of the Russian Royal family.Hit and miss but still a wonderful interesting mess...
- CreatorRoger BlackWaco O'GuinStarsDavid HermanTom KennyKyle KinaneAnimated series about bad cops. Not bad as in corrupt, bad as in under-performing. They aren't first responders, they are the worst responders.Total filth of the hilarity outrageous kind...
- CreatorMatt GroeningJosh WeinsteinStarsAbbi JacobsonEric AndréNat FaxonPrincess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is annoyed at her imminent arranged marriage to Prince Merkimer. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.First 2 episodes are pretty lame but it then gets into gear as Groening's wicked humour kicks in and this time he is able to push those boundaries...
- CreatorMicah BloombergEli HorowitzSam EsmailStarsStephan JamesBobby CannavaleHong ChauAn anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.Should have been 4 x one hour episodes, instead it was dragged out and really came of interest in the last 4 eps, but worth watching for Esmail's directorial touches...
- CreatorJohn CarcieriJordan PeeleStarsTracy MorganRyan GaulDante HoaglandAn ex-con is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.Season 1. Tracy Morgan does it justice, but it sometimes falls into sitcom territory, without the cheesiness...
- CreatorLaeta KalogridisStarsChris ConnerRenée Elise GoldsberryDichen LachmanSet in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.A Blade Runner-ish noir with The Big Sleep factor of plenty of talking to put the fascinating puzzle together, so listen carefully or else you'll end up lost in amongst the sci-fi mumbo-jumbo muddle...
- CreatorCallie KhouriStarsHayden PanettiereClare BowenCharles EstenFollows the lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars in Nashville, Tennessee.Season 6. I sometimes don't last this long, but because of the perfect trashiness and the likability of the characters and their music, I decided to be faithful and put up with the frothy bubbles for this final season...
- StarsAaron PedersenTasia ZalarTasma WaltonDetective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station. Soon, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.Not the same intensity as the movies it spun off but still intriguing enough...
- StarsJames McAvoyNicholas HoultJohn BoyegaFleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home.I love the book too much to only appreciate this effort slightly...
- CreatorPeter DuncanRichard RoxburghCharles WaterstreetStarsRichard RoxburghMatt DayKate BoxCleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.Season 5 (2018). Just hamming it up for the sake of politics, time to put the wig back on...
- CreatorIrwin AllenMatt SazamaBurk SharplessStarsToby StephensMolly ParkerMaxwell JenkinsAfter crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fight against all odds to survive and escape, but they're surrounded by hidden dangers.Season 1. Too cute for my liking, but still childish fun for a brain dead night...
- CreatorMarti NoxonSarah Gertrude ShapiroStarsShiri ApplebyCraig BierkoJeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanA behind-the-scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program.4th Season (2018). Just got sillier, but in a fun campy way...
- StarsJohnny Yong BoschErika HarlacherKyle McCarleyTwo different people - the son of a prostitute, and the son of a professional musician - develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.Season 1. Would have been perfect without the silly and mundane voice-overs! Please, trust your audience...
- CreatorStephen M. IrwinNathan MayfieldLeigh McGrathStarsCharlotte BestMarco PigossiAaron JakubenkoAfter an ex-con returns to her fishing village, a dead body leads her to uncover the secrets of the town and its half-siren, half-human residents.Full of cliches, and nothing remotely of any interest and very predictable...