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Quaran-TV, part 6
Nov. 30th, 2020 04:21 pmI haven't finished much TV this month — just four shows, although Matthias and I have quite a few more on the go. The shows I've completed are as follows:
High Fidelity: an adaptation of Nick Hornby's book that transfers the story to contemporary New York, and gender-swaps the main character so that they are a young, Gen Y woman played by Zoe Kravitz. Matthias feels that the show is basically a Millennial version of Sex and the City, although I feel it's grounded in a more realistic version of New York than you saw in the latter. I also felt that it was one of the few shows I've seen to convey properly how people of my generation use social media, which was refreshing. I'm hoping it comes back for a second season.
The Vow: one of two documentaries about the NXIVM pyramid scheme/abusive cult. As always with these kinds of documentaries that rely heavily on interviews with former cult members, I felt that we were getting a very filtered version of the truth, as those who were originally high up members of the cult wanted to paint themselves in the best possible light. I'm curious to compare it with the other documentary.
Roadkill: a British political drama which felt like a thinly-veiled allegory of politics in this country from the last ten years — particularly the ongoing Tory leadership psychodrama. It was an interesting piece of television, with a fantastic cast (Helen McRory! Hugh Laurie! Sidse Babett Knudsen!), but none of the characters seemed to react to situations in a way that felt recognisably human.
The Undoing: a murder mystery within the upper echelons of the New York establishment, starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. It reminded me very much of Big Little Lies in tone and appearance — all shiny surfaces cracking to reveal the dark poison underneath. It's glossy, well-made, and a bit superficial.
What have the rest of you been watching this month?
High Fidelity: an adaptation of Nick Hornby's book that transfers the story to contemporary New York, and gender-swaps the main character so that they are a young, Gen Y woman played by Zoe Kravitz. Matthias feels that the show is basically a Millennial version of Sex and the City, although I feel it's grounded in a more realistic version of New York than you saw in the latter. I also felt that it was one of the few shows I've seen to convey properly how people of my generation use social media, which was refreshing. I'm hoping it comes back for a second season.
The Vow: one of two documentaries about the NXIVM pyramid scheme/abusive cult. As always with these kinds of documentaries that rely heavily on interviews with former cult members, I felt that we were getting a very filtered version of the truth, as those who were originally high up members of the cult wanted to paint themselves in the best possible light. I'm curious to compare it with the other documentary.
Roadkill: a British political drama which felt like a thinly-veiled allegory of politics in this country from the last ten years — particularly the ongoing Tory leadership psychodrama. It was an interesting piece of television, with a fantastic cast (Helen McRory! Hugh Laurie! Sidse Babett Knudsen!), but none of the characters seemed to react to situations in a way that felt recognisably human.
The Undoing: a murder mystery within the upper echelons of the New York establishment, starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. It reminded me very much of Big Little Lies in tone and appearance — all shiny surfaces cracking to reveal the dark poison underneath. It's glossy, well-made, and a bit superficial.
What have the rest of you been watching this month?