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Big Time in Hollywood, FL (2015)
Bigs thumbs up for Big Time
I know there must be some people out there who would not like this show, but I'm glad they aren't counted among my friends, because Big Time in Hollywood, FL is without a doubt the funniest show to come along in 2015.
It is a slacker comedy of the first degree. The plot is so complex that at times I wonder how its target audience can follow it. And that, my friends, is a good thing. There are gangsters, drug lords, washed up actors looking for two kinds of big scores (Cuba Gooding Jr as himself in a scene stealing role), cocaine by the kilo ton, and so on.
All overseen by two movie making brothers who aren't really addicted to anything but find life in rehab really nice.
Well, as you might imagine; the drugs, thugs, stars, cars, and a chimp all end up making the brothers' movie. And things don't really go as planned.
The ratings weren't good, so I doubt if it'll get another shot, so while you can still find it do yourself a favor and check out this great show. You won't be disappointed.
Ripper Street (2012)
Without much fanfare, may I introduce the best show of the 14-15 season
This show continues to improve each year. Each of the cast members are top notch, including those in supporting roles, but it is Jerome Flynn who truly shines. Set up to be a tragic figure on whose shoulders must reside the weight of each of the several worlds he has to juggle between Whitechapel and his social life. He is a classic Shakespearean angst-ridden hero. The only of the three male leads that can always be counted on, even if doing what needs to be done is to his own detriment. Jerome Flynn seems to have fun in Game of Thrones. In Ripper Street, he is Prometheus unbound.
The other true notable among this ensemble cast is MyAnna Buring, who plays the character Susan. Once a daughter of privilege, her fortunes rise and fall like the sea. And Buring's face shows every triumph and tragedy as they pass. Being a true ensemble, it would be hard to nominate any of the cast as a lead actor, but Flynn and Buring deserve supporting nods.
Streaming now on Amazon Prime, this is a show you do not want to let go by.
Archer (2009)
A return to excellence
After Archer Vice, I was worried the season was going to jump the shark. Instead, it has been more consistently funny than the last few years. And the final episode, that took off on Fantastic Voyage from the early 70's, featured the funniest line the show has delivered in several years.
Slater (angry at Archer and shaking his fist) - "Do you know what this is?"
Archer (without missing a beat) - "Your best girl?"
Several current shows make you laugh aloud as much as Archer, but no show does it more.