You could also spell your assessment as Goode. As for the good lead, we caught up with Imitation Game on a recent flight, a worthwhile two-hour investment.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) - Pedro Almadovar
An early hit for Almadovar, this screwball black comedy has voiceover actress Pepa (Carmen Maura) in the midst of being left by her lover, Iván. Desperate to find the reason, she crosses paths with his ex-wife, his stepson (played by a baby-faced Antonio Banderas) and a friend who has somehow gotten involved with Shiite terrorists planning to hijack a plane. It’s full of the sort of misunderstandings, near misses, and shifting alliances that have been part of the genre since before Shakespeare. The dialogue is snappy and the performances range from the wittily dry to the hugely melodramatic, all in keeping with the established tone.
It’s a lovely, low-stakes comedy full of, well, much ado about nothing, really. Which is often the best sort.
4 of 5 cups of barbituate-laced gazpacho
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Now that we have only 1 episode left in S2 of Severance, I gotta say… we’re relieved.
S2 seemed far more interested in style over substance, and we were really beginning to lose our patience.
I seem to recall @paryzer loving the season finale, so hopefully it’ll make up for the slog of the last few episodes.
Our very own George Crabtree:
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Well, it was pretty crazy and some of it very well done. And, naturally, yet another cliffhanger, as the show’s clearly not over yet.
Remains to be seen if we’re up for another season…
Started Murderbot yesterday, which is pretty funny, so we binged the first 4 epis.
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I just finished the latest 8 episodes of “Somebody Feed Phil” (Season 8) His latest adventures take him to Amsterdam, San Sebastian, Boston, Tbilisi, Sydney & Adelaide, Las Vegas, Manila, and Guatemala. I continue to enjoy his combination of humility, curiosity, enthusiasm, and yes, even the goofiness, as he explores these various destinations. Based on the handful of spots that he visited that I had experienced directly in the past, it’s clear their production department is doing a good job in finding representative places to enjoy. This is certainly way more life affirming than the last Netflix show I saw “Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster”.
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His personality grew on me over time. Have not seen the latest season.
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We’re really enjoying Murderbot as well. The title of the show almost pushed me away but I’m glad (so far) it didn’t. Alexander Skarsgärd’s character somehow manages to reaffirm humanity in all his awkward roboticness. Well, that’s as of a few episodes in, so I don’t yet know where the story arc goes.
This weekend I think we’ll catch the Boston episode of Somebody Feed Phil from the new season 8 out now. It took me awhile to warm to Phil Rosenthal’s persona, but after I did I started to like this show a lot. I appreciate that he thinks of other people and the show isn’t just about him exclaiming how delicious the food is. It’ll be interesting for us to see Boston through his eyes.
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If you love (or even just like) Somebody Feed Phil, dig up I’ll Have What Phil’s Having, the original PBS series.
It’s available on Amazon Prime and plutoTV at the moment. It might also be on the Roku channel or Tubi.
The PBS series was my introduction to his particular brand of travel/food reportage. It seems like ages ago since he jumped from PBS to Netflix. I know that he’s given shoutouts to other stalwarts like Rick Steves and Samantha Brown. Like I said, he’s done his homework.
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He’s definitely grown on me and now feels like a beloved friend. I love his enthusiasm and goofiness and the seasons with his parents at the end of each episode was very heartwarming. I know the last season they had someone tell a joke in honor of his dad at the end of every episode.
I do like that he travels around and we get different cuisines in different countries and cities. I’m finding with the latest Stanley Tucci season that the Italian food part is a bit repetitive. Anyway, love that Phil is back on and we have something fun and cheery to add to our tv show rotation.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury’s son wrote the books that prompted this series:
Mr. Green turns out to have vocal chops, famously paired with Game of Thrones stalwart and compelling Ripper Street character:
Mr. Flynn, Geordie’s partner in song:
Bobby Hatfield:
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Over the past couple of. Months I’ve been watching Coroner on Netflix. It’s Canadian procedural that follows the life and cases of a woman who’s a coroner in the Toronto area. It stars Serinda Swan who was in season 2 of Reacher and several other things.
It may not be the best of its genre but it’s interesting and keeps me involved when I need some diversion.
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Well, darn. We blasted through Murderbot in two nights, and now we have to waittttt for the next epi 
So we started a new show, Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. Watched just the first episode, but so far, so good.
Funny to see Ólafur Darri Ólafsson again right after having finished S2 of Severance.
That man has the deepest voice ever!
