"Fleishman Is in Trouble" is an American drama streaming television miniseries based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. The series premiered on FX on Hulu on November 17, 2022. The series follows the story of Toby Fleishman, a recently divorced man in his 40's who starts using dating apps for the first time, as he balances looking after his kids, a promotion at the hospital where he works, and all the women in Manhattan. However, as he begins to find successes he never found in his youth, his ex-wife Rachel disappears without a trace, leaving him with their kids. Toby begins to realize that he'll never be able to figure out what happened to his wife until he can be more honest about what happened to their marriage in the first place. The cast includes Jesse Eisenberg as Dr. Toby Fleishman, Lizzy Caplan as Libby, Claire Danes as Rachel, Maxim Jasper Swinton as Solly, Meara Mahoney Gross as Hannah, and Adam Brody as Seth. "Fleishman is in Trouble" is an American limited series based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, announced on September 12, 2019 that ABC Signature had won a 10-studio bidding war for the rights to the novel Fleishman Is in Trouble, with the project being developed for FX. Taffy Brodesser-Akner, the author of the original novel, was attached to write the adaptation as well as executive produce the project alongside Susannah Grant, Carl Beverly, and Sarah Timberman. It was announced on March 11, 2021 that the project was given a limited series order consisting of nine episodes, and set to premiere exclusively on Hulu as part of FX on Hulu. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were attached to direct multiple episodes of the series. The series was released on November 17, 2022, with the first two episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis. The cast includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Adam Brody, Maxim Jasper Swinton, Meara Mahoney Gross, Joy Suprano, Michael Gaston, Ralph Adriel Johnson, Brian Miskell, Christian Slater and Josh Radnor. Principal photography began by February 2022, in New York City. "Fleishman is in Trouble" received generally favorable reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating with an average rating of 8.2/10, based on 36 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads that the series examines the characters' foibles with compelling insight, and they're brought to life by a terrific trio of stars. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 25 critics. Annie Berke of The A.V. Club gave the series an A− and said the characters are doing their best and the show is far better than most. Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times gave the series 3 out of 4 stars and wrote that it is an exceedingly well-cast show, with Eisenberg, Danes, Caplan and Brody all playing to their strengths and hitting notes we've seen them master in previous roles.
Koala Man is an adult animated series that premiered on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in Australia on January 9th, 2023. The series takes place in an alternate universe called "Bushworld" where the Titanic never sunk and Australia is the world’s superpower. The story follows Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. He is joined by his family, including his wife and kids, as he faces a variety of evildoers. The series has received positive reviews from critics. The main cast includes Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, Hugh Jackman, Jemaine Clement and others. Koala Man is an adult animated series about Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who becomes the superhero Koala Man to issue justice in the town of Dapto. Despite his good intentions, nobody likes him and considers him a nuisance. The episodes include "The Theme Song of Koala Man" where Kevin battles the Tall Poppy, a being that eats all the garbage in Dapto, "Deep Pockets" where Kevin creates a Koala-Hotline and solves a big case to get a license, and "The Red Hot Rule" where Kevin tries to prevent the murder of Queen Nicole Kidman by an American criminal who wants to transform Australia into America 2.0. The series is filled with action and comedy, and has a lot of characters and subplots.
Pam & Tommy is a biographical drama miniseries that chronicles the marriage of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee during the time when their unauthorized sex tape was made public. It was created by Robert Siegel for Hulu and produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Lionsgate Television. The series was announced in 2018 with James Franco attached to play Tommy Lee, but he later left the project and was replaced by Sebastian Stan. Lily James was cast as Pamela Anderson. The series premiered on Hulu in February 2022 and received generally positive reviews and ten Emmy nominations. The show explores the impact of the scandal on the couple's careers and the culture at the time, which was marked by the transition from glam to grunge and the expansion of the reach and invasiveness of sexual imagery through technology. It also delves into the deeper, untold story of the couple that was largely missed by headlines.
When you watch the episodes of Last Resort, you almost forget that it is just a TV show, because the series looks exactly like a high-budget Hollywood movie. The TV show was filmed in Hawaii by Sony Entertainment and revolves around the fictional submarine USS Colorado (an Ohio-class nuclear submarine equipped with mid and long range thermonuclear missiles). At one day Captain of USS Colorado, Marcus Chaplin receives an order to fire the deadly missiles at Pakistan. His first-time reaction was to execute the order, but meanwhile, when he checks the instruction and verifies order proceeding consequences he becomes stickling about the order he has got. As it is stated in the instructions, even such kind of disastrous order should come via standard protocol. However, in this case order have passed by a special mode used only in the case of one event: "USA is totally destroyed by an enemy". Chaplin feels some doubts about this order and ask the mysterious person from Washington (the one who issued the order) to repeat it in strict accordance with the instruction. In that moment he finds himself dismissed, and his vice Lieutenant Commander Sam Kendal was immediately put in charge. But Kendal asks the same confirmation of the order as instruction demands. As he does this, their vessel suffers hard friendly fire from USS Illinois stealthy standing nearby. Chaplin takes the command and heads USS Colorado to a distinct island at the midst of Indian Ocean. As submarine arrives to the island the crew manages to fix major consequences of the attack. But new issue arises on horizon: the squadron of US bombers is on the way to destroy the rebellious submarine, which has been declared America's most dangerous enemy. The situation has got more heat as Chaplin tries to stop bombers threatening "Washington" by readying missile launch targeted at the US East Coast. Such an entangled plot is perfectly accompanied by equally well combined ensemble cast. Marcus Chaplin is impersonated by House M.D. star Andre Braugher (you remember Dr. Darryl Nolan for sure), while XO Sam Kendal is played by a Lycan-Vampire Hybrid, Scott Speedman, from "Underworld". There is another mysterious character in Last Resort - Lieutenant Grace Shepard , a daughter of powerful US admiral and an undercover leader of the crew. She is portrayed by Harry's Law star Daisy Betts.
Emily Owens is "a fresh blood" in Denver Memorial Hospital where she just started to work. To her surprise, everyone in the Hospital is behaving like all the action takes place in a high school. But not only the action even a characters are the same: to her joy and awkward happiness - her med school classmate Dr. Will Collins (Emily had a crush on) works here too; as a bad thing to balance a good one "“ her school-time nemesis Cassandra Kopelson is hanging out nearby, looking ready to make Emily's life intolerable. However, our heroine manages to enlist the help of one of her mentors: Dr. Micah Barnes (Michael Rady), who oversees fresh interns and to befriend with first-year surgical resident Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary). Besides the awkward moments showcased in almost every scene where we see Emily, there is one only thing that makes everyone uncomfortable to watch Emily Owens M.D. "“ the idea of "what this clumsy young being is doing here, in real-life hospital, as the real-life doctor, who is definitely should be responsible for the lives of patients?" From the other hand, it's just a TV show and all that mess is made by actors by screenplay, and while the last one thing is questionable, first one (the ensemble cast) looks perfect. Main protagonist, Emily Owen, is portrayed by inimitable Mamie Gummer, while her "sweetheart" Dr. Will Collins is played by Justin Hartley (a star of Smallville).
Mad Men, Magic City and The Playboy have landmarked the "fashion" for television series depicting midst of the 20th century in some romanticized and embellished way which is not surprising (it's hard to believe that series showcasing the real 50-60th life could gain some success). Vegas looks exactly like next one in row of abovementioned TV shows, telling a story about a very typical Sheriff, Ralph Lamb, confronting the evil personalized in a typical Italian mobster Vincent Savino. The character of Sheriff Ralph Lamb was copied from real life person, a Sheriff of Clark County whose name was Ralph Lamb, and who served in 1961"“1979. Vincent Savino impersonate crime boss Marcello Giuseppe Caifano, a real-life mobster too, a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization, who moved to the city of inspiring opportunities (Las Vegas). He was made overseer of mob-controlled casinos in Las Vegas and has got a "Don" chair of Las Vegas by trading off his wife, a " supersexy blonde hottie" Darlene, to the Godfather of the Chicago Mafia. As the price was paid, Vincent Savino / Marcello Caifano was faced the necessity to take total control over the city, and Ralph Lamb was the last standing on his way.
An ultimately glorious opening in 2012, Revolution, tells us a story about post-apocalyptic future where the blood and soul of our technically advanced world has totally dissappeared "“ the Electricity. Imagine, that in one disastrous moment some unknown phenomena will switch off all the electricity on the planet. Forever. Imagine the world without computers, batteries, machinery, lamps, automobiles, airplanes, ships and train. It's needless to say that would be the world without a bank system, a medical system, a policy and, as the result without the power at all. In Revolution, these tiny forces allowing the electrons to run inside the devices wires are all run out in one moment all over the Earth and nobody knows why and what to do in order to restore it. The Revolution action takes place after fifteen years since the "blackout" "“ the humanity is not even looks similar to what we now mean by this word. There are no United States of America, but there are lots of small republics, counties and anarchies "“ all ruled by cruel leaders. One of those leaders Sebastian "Bass" Monroe (played by David Lyons: Eat Pray Love, The Cape and Mobius) is on the hunt for a man who wears a strange amulet (it looks exactly as USB flash drive), Aaron Pittman, a former Google executive, who received this "amulet" from his friend, Ben Matheson. The "amulet" appears to be a real USB data storage, and when we learn that Ben passed it secretly to Aaron just in seconds before the "blackout" it becomes absolutely clear that the USB-drive is somehow connected with the reason of "blackout" and may be a key to restore the electricity in the world.
Filling an empty niche of modern TV, Chicago Fire colorfully depicts working days of Chicago Fire Department consisting of Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 and 25th Battalion. The TV show was developed by Dick Wolf, a man standing behind Law & Order and Community TV shows, who definitely knows how to produce a successful television products and turn them into the series of spin-offs. So, we may easily expect NY Fire, LA Fire and San Francisco Fire in the nearest future. The show features dramatic storyline, the action begins just after the loss of the man during the recent fire accident, and everyone in the crew rebuke others for this loss. Nevertheless, the life continues, as every working day challenges them and their leader, a veteran to gather all the will and strength to perform their duty better the rivals, a Rescue Squad. Chicago Fire concept looks to be very easy replicated and in case of success, the TV show will turn its cast to well known actors (as it happened to Law and Order Cast). So the bright future is almost here for Jesse Spencer (Dr. Robert Chase - "House M.D."), Taylor Kinney (Mason Lockwood - "The Vampire Diaries") and Monica Raymund (Dana Lodge "“ "The Good Wife").
If you liked Thelma & Louise, Mad Money and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, then you are probably a fan of award-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri. Her talented writing had secured ABC's new television series Nashville positions as a huge hit of 2012-2013 seasons. The TV show depicts life and struggle of country music star Rayna James to get back on the big stage. Her last chance is her next promo tour, which she has no chances to fail, just because if she fails, her future career as country music star will be very questionable if possible at all. To make chances higher, Rayna takes in her tour, a young starlet Juliette Barnes, whose young sexy power is expected to be in some help to make Rayna's promotion more effective. There are no doubts that both singers are pursuing their own goals. If, the first one wants not to fade away from stardom, the second one wants to take her place in the stage. The next problem is that Rayna's father, Lamar Wyatt, who is powerful politician and a wealthy man of Nashville, seems to be disapproved in Ryana's abilities to regain her stardom glory. As a controlling patriarch he's betting on Rayna's husband, Teddy Conrad, who was living on Rayna's revenues, and now is trying to make a career as mayor of Nashville (thanks to help of a father-in-law). Such a twisted plot is accompanied by masterfully selected and combined ensemble cast: Ryana James is played by Connie Britton (a Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story and Diane Huxley in 24 television series), while the young teenage music star Juliette Barnes, is played by Hayden Panettiere (Kirby Reed in Scream franchise.)
If you can't wait any more for next Hollywood superhero blockbuster, Arrow will deliver what you crave for in the format of action-packed television series. The TV show depicts day and night life of fictional character who is billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) at day and redoubtable vigilante "Green Arrow" at night. His story begins five years ago when irresponsible and careless masher, Oliver shipwrecks at inhabited island in the middle of Pacific Ocean. Considered to be dead he was faced lonesome life in dangerous environment for almost five years. The modern day Robinson Crusoe has to develop special abilities to survive the ordeal, the masterly wielding a bow was one of them. As he returns home, Oliver decides to hide his new skills from the entourage, and use them to fight all sorts of villains: corrupted officials, mob leaders, and common bandits. When night comes he puts on his dark green cloak over the perfect body (say hello to "single females" audience), takes his bow and arrows and goes on the streets of Starling City to restore the piece and order. But there is one thing more about Arrow: as Oliver Queen he ultimately wishes to return his ex-girlfriend Dinah Laurel Lance (played by Katie Cassidy: Emma Perkins from Monte Carlo)
Arguably the best of the kind Survivor series are at his next glorious pivotal point "“ Survivor: Philippines delivers a successful dish with precisely measured amount of needed ingredients: danger, glory, fear, loathing and friendship. Alongside with fifteen new people audited and accepted for Survivor: Philippines, there are three well-known castaways from previous seasons. All of them have got a illness and/or injures during the previous Survivors, however their charisma and audience's love returned them to the show. These lucky ones are Russell Swan (removed from Survivor: Samoa due to his blackouts), Jonathan Penner (who has seriously infected a knee in Survivor: Micronesia), and Michael Skupin (who was evacuated from The Australian Outback due to his multiple skin burns).
