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Written and created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, starring both to differing degrees, and directed by Andrew DeYoung, we have The Chair Company, a rabbit-hole of chaos as one socially awkward man tries to uncover an international conspiracy after a chair falls apart at a corporate event and embarrasses him. With Tim Robinson as the lead things are sure to be a bit strange and go places you don't expect, and this series is certainly no exception. Reminding me much in tone to Nathan Fielder's The Curse, something uncomfortable is always bound to happen when a comedian moves into darker, surreal works. And darker this definitely can be, there's a few more intense moments, and like the Curse can be suddenly very NSFW, so content warning for that, but overall I was definitely enthralled the whole run. There's almost no predictability to where this will go, which is both a good and bad thing over its so-far one season run, which kept me on the edge of my seat skipping to each new episode, but equally had me thinking "what the heck?!". Robinson and Kanin definitely have a few particularities when it comes to their comedy, and this one also isn't really laugh out loud funny as much as it is just strange, all in Robinson's fashion. We'll have to wait till season two or after to figure out if its goes anyway, but so far was an interesting ride at least. Would hesitantly recommend, but maybe check out some other Tim Robinson stuff first to see if its your type of vibe.

Adapted from the manga of the same name by Yukinobu Tatsu, we follow dork highschooler Ken Takakura, obsessed with aliens, as he crosses paths and develops a friendship with fellow highschooler tho much more popular Momo Ayase, herself surrounded by ghosts and spirits. Teaming up, the two begin an adventure fighting those from below and above, meeting many ghosts, demons, and extraterrestrials along the way. A bit more adult and cheeky in its narratives (lots of fan service shots and a plot involving some missing testicles), it can get pretty silly at times but purposefully; definitely leans into more a satire of the genre. Meeting many new friends along the way, over its now two seasons the cast of characters has continued to grow as they take on new and more exciting baddies. Similar in its archetypes to many other in its form, from Mob Psycho 100 to YuYu Hakusho to Inuyasha, its certainly good and a fun ride for what it is. I do wish the world building and narrative parts were a bit more extensively written, the show goes in a lot of directions in what bit we already have without much growth, but again as a comedy it works well enough so perhaps doesn't need to. The animation itself is quite good, and the acting and cast of characters is pretty good too. I'll probably check out the next seasons as they come, if you already like this sort of anime you'll certainly like this.

From the minds of Greg Daniels and Michael Koman as a spiritual successor to The Office, we follow a group of newspaper employees as they deal with new editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), and all the chaos that goes on in a near-failing newspaper owned and operated by a toilet paper manufacturer. Only 10 episodes into its premier season, things are a little rough around the edges, and awkward in perhaps a non-intended way thats typical for this style show. Theres a clear will-they-won't-they push between two of the leads who in my mind have nearly zero chemistry, as well as another office romance that just kinda spirals repeatedly for similar reasons. They also bring back Oscar (Oscar Martinez), reprising his role as office accountant and playing the same character from The Office, which they reference more than once however never really bring a purpose to other than the name recognition to promote a connection to the previous series. Even the theme song is so reminiscent of the original, its very clear they were hoping to capture lightning in a bottle a second time, which as of yet, just has not happened for me. They even directly reference the camera crew for plot reasons multiple times, something that I always disliked in the original and in other mockumentary series like this. All in all, there were charming points, enough for me to enjoy it. I will say Domhnall does a fun awkward guy and his American accent is something to impress. The acting is good and maybe it'll grow into the rest of whatever comes, similar to how The Office and Parks & Rec took a bit to find their way. I'll likely check out season 2 whenever that comes around, would hesitantly recommend.