Also worth seeing: ‘Poker Face,’ with Natasha Lyonne and Adrien Brody, among others, is addictive.
Need a reason to just get comfy and watch something at home? Should HBO’s superior post-apocalyptic fungus series “The Last of Us” not do it for you, perhaps Apple TV+’s delectable new dramedy series “Shrinking,” with Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, will give you all the feels you need.
Need another winning hand? Take a chance on Rian Johnson’s comedic mystery/thriller series “Poker Face” on Peacock.Attention all Brett Goldstein fans: If you adore his wry humor and enjoy dramedies that are in the “Ted Lasso” league, where vulnerable characters fumble with their insecurities and yet are inherently kind and caring, prepare to binge Apple TV+’s enormously appealing new series.
Created by “Ted Lasso’s” Goldstein, Bill Lawrence and Jason Segel , “Shrinking” mirrors “Lasso’s” compassionate spirit and its quirky, likable characters. Segel, who’s terrific as a dramatic and comedic actor, gets a real chance to put those chops to work portraying therapist Jimmy Laird, a mess after his wife’s untimely death. The series opener finds Jimmy snorting coke, cavorting in the pool with sex workers and all but ignoring his smart teen daughter .
Every character in “Shrinking” is worth getting to know. The biggest surprise is how great Ford is at just letting loose in a comedy. . “Shrinking” deserves to become a huge hit.Rian Johnson’s appreciation for serialized stories where the villains get their comeuppance in the end is well-served in this irresistible Peacock series that’s as funny as it is sharp. Natasha Lyonne is at her wisecrackin’ best as the intrepid Charlie Cale, the equivalent of a human lie detector test.
For satire to work, you have to at least enjoy the deplorable company that the comedy keeps. Not so with this sneerfest, an unfunny misfire that thinks it’s hilarious. A trip to the tropics for a wedding gets upended for Lex and Mani when Lex accidentally drops another couple’s baby, sending the infant to the hospital and setting off a chain of events. Lex and Mani struggle with their plan of conceiving post that “drop.” Meanwhile other relationships edge toward crisis mode.
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