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TV Shows to Binge When You Have to #Staythef***Home by Steve Sternberg April 2020 #86 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ TV Shows to Binge When You Have to #StayTheF***Home By Steve Sternberg As many of us are working from home, and stuck at home, with no bars or restaurants to go to, no clubs or concerts to attend, and no live sports to watch, it’s somewhat comforting to know we live in the era of Peak TV+. OK, not really, but there is more good stuff to watch on TV than ever before. And now that almost everything is available to stream somewhere, this is the perfect time to catch up on some great premium cable and streaming series you may not have seen – such as HBO’s The Sopranos, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Deadwood, Game of Thrones, and Veep, Showtimes’ The L Word, Weeds, Shameless, Ray Donovan, and Homeland, Starz’ Spartacus, Black Sails, Power, Counterpart, American Gods, and Outlander, Cinemax’s Banshee, The Knick, and Strike Back, Netflix’s House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, BoJack Horseman, Stranger Things, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Sense8, Narcos, and The Crown, Amazon Prime Video’s Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, and Mozart in the Jungle, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Casual, and Marvel’s Runaways. And, of course, nine seasons of The Office are still available on Netflix before switching to Peacock in 2021, while 11 seasons of Friends are moving to HBO Max in May. A Sternberg Report Sponsored Message ION Television. Better TV is in the Air. With a lineup that features 5 OF TV’S TOP 6 DRAMAS, ION gives you more reasons than ever to look towards the sky. Source: Nielsen, 10/01/07-09/29/19, Gross A25-54 C3 Imp., Total Day The Sternberg Report ©2020 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ Here’s my list of some of the most binge-worthy scripted series, from a variety of sources, that might be flying under your radar. They are definitely worth checking out, and should keep you busy for several weeks if need be. Note that new season premiere dates listed here are subject to change due to the Coronavirus. Altered Carbon (Netflix): In a dystopian future 300 years from now, new technology has transformed society by making human bodies interchangeable (if you can afford it), and death no longer necessarily permanent (your consciousness can be put into a new human “sleeve”). Joel Kinnaman portrays the lone survivor of a group of elite warriors who were defeated in an uprising. His mind was imprisoned for years until a wealthy businessman gives him a chance to live again if he solves the murder of the man’s previous “sleeve.” The second season dropped last month and has a new cast, with Anthony Mackie taking over for Kinnaman (the same character in a new human sleeve). Season 2 is good, but it’s hard to top great first season. Bad Blood (Netflix): Canadian mob drama based on a true story about a Montreal-based Italian crime family. They consolidate various mob factions – Haitians, bikers, the Irish – to completely control Montreal, the entry point for much of the drug trade going to the Northeast United States. Things run smoothly until other gangsters try to muscle in on their turf. Anthony LaPaglia and Paul Sorvino bring their “gangster cred” as heads of the Rizzuto crime family, as does the always interesting Enrico Colantoni as the family’s consigliere. Kim Coates (Sons of 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Sternberg Report ©2020 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ Anarchy) shines as their ambitious and often brutal right-hand man. Two seasons are available. No word yet on a potential third season. Barry (HBO): Seamlessly moving between light comedy and dark drama (not easy to do), Bill Hader is superb as a disillusioned and depressed midwestern hitman. In season 1, he follows one of his targets to an acting class, where he becomes drawn to this community of students, falling in love with one of them (Sarah Goldberg). He remains there to take acting lessons and pursue a more normal life. But changing is not so easy, as gangsters he’s worked for and against come to town. Henry Winkler is great as Barry’s pompous acting teacher, as is Anthony Carrigan as wacky mobster, Noho Hank. Stephen Root also shines as Barry’s “handler.” On paper, this high concept show shouldn’t work. On television, with these stellar performances, it somehow creates magic. It’s been renewed for a third season. Better Call Saul (AMC): See how Breaking Bad’s lawyer, Jimmy McGill (the excellent Bob Odenkirk) takes the long slide down the slippery slope that ends when he re-invents himself as sleazy mob lawyer, Saul Goodman. Other Breaking Bad regulars, Mike (Jonathan Banks), the one-time cop turned criminal “cleaner,” and drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), have prominent roles. Rhea Seehorn gives an award-worthy performance as Jimmy’s girlfriend Kim, a hotshot lawyer in her own right, who is thrilled by his con-man side but gradually starts to believe that she is being conned as well. 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Sternberg Report ©2020 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ The fourth season starts to move closer to the Breaking Bad universe (that show aired from 2008- 2013 and led to the BCS spinoff). Bob Odenkirk’s performance is so good that the viewer (who knows what he becomes in Breaking Bad) can still be unsure of his motives and moral compass. Currently airing season 5, it’s been renewed for a sixth and final season. Seasons 1-4 are available on Netflix. Billions (Showtime): A master class in casting and acting. Set in New York, a shrewd, brilliant, and ruthless U.S. Attorney, Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), who’s never lost an insider trading case faces off in a high-stakes battle with Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis), a shrewd, brilliant, and ruthless multi- billionaire hedge-fund king. Who’s the predator and who’s the prey shifts throughout, as each uses all his power and influence to outmaneuver the other, as well as fight the many power players that get in their way. Maggie Siff is excellent as Rhoades’ wife Wendy, who also has a high-profile job at Axelrod’s firm. Asia Kate Dillon is a revelation as brilliant non-binary Axelrod mentee, Taylor Mason, who goes off on their own and becomes his adversary. Everyone in the supporting cast, both in regular and recurring roles (which include John Malkovich, Eric Bogosian, Nina Arianda, and Rob Morrow), is great. Four seasons (48 episodes) are available to binge before season 5 debuts in May. Bodyguard (Netflix): British television hit centering around a special forces war veteran with PTSD (Richard Madden), who is now a police sergeant in London. After thwarting a terrorist attack, he is assigned to protect the home secretary, a controversial politician and major proponent of the conflict he fought in. 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Sternberg Report ©2020 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ You’ll be hooked after the first 15 minutes or so as the intensity of the opening continues unabated for the entire six-episode run. Complicated, taut, absorbing, violent, and perfectly paced. It will hold you and keep you guessing from start to finish. They’re still discussing a potential second season which probably wouldn’t happen until 2021. Bosch (Amazon Prime Video): Titus Willever is the smart, tough as nails, and haunted detective Harry Bosch. He’s been brilliant in many supporting roles over the years, and it’s great to see him in the lead. He melts into the role (as he does with virtually everything he touches). The ensemble cast of regulars, including Jamie Hector, Madison Lintz, Lance Reddick, Amy Aquino, Troy Evans, and Gregory Scott Cummins, are spot on for their respective roles. The guest stars have been a string of superb character actors who you will immediately recognize (if you’re over 40) and wonder where you’ve seen them before. Each season focuses on one main crime that Bosch and crew need to solve, along with one or two related (or not-so-related) crimes. Solving the crimes focuses on the everyday routine police work that the show somehow manages to continually make interesting. This is not only the best procedural drama currently on television, it might be the best procedural drama ever on television. If you haven’t discovered Bosch yet, you’ll have the joy of being able to binge 50 episodes. Season 6 is scheduled to drop this April. The Boys (Amazon Prime Video): What would happen in a world where superheroes are real, unaccountable, and can basically do whatever they want (such as accidentally kill ordinary citizens)? And what if they work for a multibillion-dollar conglomerate that licenses their images and covers up their 5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Sternberg Report ©2020 __________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ crimes? Perhaps a vigilante group would be formed to try and expose the rogue “heroes.” In this dark comedy-drama, based on the comic book series, such a world exists, as members of a Justice League-type superhero group known as The Seven wreak havoc as they sometimes do and sometimes only pretend to do great deeds, often leaving destruction and death in their wake. Just because this show centers around superheroes, however, does not mean it’s for kids. Scenes of graphic and implied violence and sex are prevalent throughout. But for adults, this is a surprisingly thoughtful take on the power of giant, faceless corporations in our society, and how they can shape the news and public opinion – and sometimes can only be brought down by whistleblowers and vigilant activists. It has been renewed for a second season, probably in summer 2020.
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