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...
- CreatorsBrett 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...
- CreatorsOlan 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...
- CreatorsAlex 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. Brash new maestro, Rodrigo, stirs up the New York Symphony, as young oboist, Haile, 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...
- CreatorsJennifer 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...
- CreatorsAlec 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...
- CreatorsMatt 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....
- CreatorsDavid 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.Nick BarnesAiden 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...
- CreatorsPeter 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...
- CreatorsCarlton 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...
- CreatorsJohn 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...
- CreatorsStephen 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...
- CreatorsVladimir 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...
- CreatorsDavid 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...