Season Review

Season or series reviews of shows, summarizing all you need to know in one post.

Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

Being married and a stand up comic, especially a female one, isn’t a common thing, so Iliza Shlesinger takes advantage of this to break down how strange weddings are.

Bigger: Season 1 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

Bigger is the kind of streaming service launch title that could convince you to add a new monthly reoccurring bill to your budget.

Atypical: Season 3 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

Season 3 of Atypical shows the kind of consistency most shows can’t maintain, but that isn’t without one negative thing still being done.

Greenleaf: Season 4 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

Greenleaf’s fourth season pushes the idea that it should get one more season to wrap things up, and leave it at that.

The Little Mermaid Live! – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

While an odd choice, considering they are making a film version within the next few years, The Little Mermaid Live is acceptable but far from remarkable.

Megan Thee Stallion P.I.: Hottieween – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

In the comical horror series, Hottieween, rapper Megan Thee Stallion taps into her love of horror and pays homage to the great Black heroines of yesteryear.

Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)

Smart & Classy, due to references like the Menendez Brothers, can either be seen as for Gen X and above, or having a bit of dated material.

Rhythm + Flow: Season 1 – Review (with Spoilers)

Rhythm + Flow, one of Hip-Hop’s first popularized music competitions, may have a few flaws but shows potential.

Jenny Slate: Stage Fright – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Part manic stand up special, as well as reflective documentary, Jenny Slate: Stage Fright gives you both the performer and the person who had to live life to write the jokes.

David Makes Man: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

David Makes Man presents us with a coming of age story, featuring a young Black child, that often is restricted to indie movies which vie for Oscars.

Deon Cole: Cole Hearted – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)

Deon Cole’s Cole Hearted is the first special, in a long time, that is not only funny but quotable as hell.

Nikki Glaser: Bangin’ (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

As long as you like the idea of strictly hearing sex jokes for an hour, you’ll enjoy Nikki Glaser: Bangin’.

Mo Gilligan: Momentum (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Mo Gilligan: Momentum is unlike most comedy specials you may have seen before and makes Gilligan someone you have to keep a watch on.

Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

After a slow start, showing you why Dunham uses puppets to get a laugh, things kick into high gear in Beside Himself.

Elite: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

Season 2 of Elite brings you to question what are the long term plans for this series and whether the characters will make it worth it.

Amazon’s Carnival Row: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Season 1 of Carnival Row is ambitious and builds a wonderful world filled with lore, but the majority of its characters fail to really make that world come to life.

13 Reasons Why (Thirteen Reasons Why): Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why questions whether a serial rapist, and someone who nearly shot up a school, not only deserve to be redeemed but can be.

Dave Chappelle: Epilogue – The Punchline – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

In Epilogue: The Punchline, Dave shares a few celebrity encounter stories, does Q&A with the audience and talks about a chat with a trans person named Daphne.

Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

In “Sticks & Stones” Chappelle reaches peak “I Do Not Give A F***” as he delves into Michael Jackson, the LGBTQ community, and more.

The Boys: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

Like many shows which use violence as a selling point, The Boys’ use of gore and shock wears off fast. Thankfully, however, there is a sense of emotional depth to compensate.

Claws: Season 3 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

While season 3 of Claws may feel formulaic as a whole, being able to note the growth of each character since season 1 compensates for that immensely.

Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

“Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It?” has interesting thoughts in it, but you’ll forget most of them once the sex robot is brought out.

Marina Franklin: Single Black Female – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Marina Franklin: Single Black Female is a solid hour of material from a conversational comedian who will definitely push you to check what else she has out there.

Family Reunion: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

Family Reunion tries to tap into the vibe classic late 90s/00s sitcoms had and tries to modernize the feel to, sometimes, mixed results.

Aziz Ansari: Right Now – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Aziz Ansari: Right Now brings us a more mature Aziz, reminiscent of Dave Chappelle’s The Bird Revelation, but still presenting the manic persona many have come to love.

Stranger Things: Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Season 3 feels like the peak for Stranger Things, and from here, it can either plateau or go downhill.

The Rising Of The Shield Hero: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

The Rising of the Shield Hero, despite early on potential, mostly thanks to its tone of drama, loses quite a bit of luster by its last episode.

Pares Ratliff: I Hate People – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Pares Ratliff: I Hate People is a new comedy special from an interesting new comic, who offers a few chuckles.

Mike Epps: Only One Mike – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Mike Epps: Only One Mike continues Netflix line of comedy tapings which may get a few chuckles out of you, but certainly aren’t specials.

Years and Years: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

While Years and Years starts on a high note, as you grow indifferent over the future the characters go through, it pushes you to realize how complacent you’ve become of your own.

The Chi: Season 2 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Season 2 of The Chi, despite issues caused by Jason Mitchell, retains the vibe of being a high-brow urban drama which balances both the dark and beauty of an urban area.

Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

While a bit all over the place, with little in terms of an arching narrative, Devine’s high energy saves Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives.

Trinkets: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

In trying to be a light drama, Trinkets avoids addressing what’s human about its characters and barely takes us beyond the surface.

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)

Once Sykes gets past the obligatory Trump commentary, she finds a really good groove. But does she make this feel like a special?

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” brings on the nostalgia and, for the most part, revives the spirit of the source material.