The Girlfriend is a slippery, dual-perspective psychological thriller on Prime Video, adapted from Michelle Frances's 2017 bestselling novel. Robin Wright, who also directs several episodes and executive produces, stars as Laura, a successful gallery owner and fiercely protective mother whose comfortable life tilts off its axis when her adored son Daniel brings home a new girlfriend. Olivia Cooke plays Cherry, the ambitious young woman who may be a devoted partner or a calculating opportunist, depending entirely on whose version of events you believe.
The series' central formal trick is to refuse to take a side. As the relationship between the two women curdles from wary politeness into open psychological warfare, the show replays key events from each woman's point of view, subtly altering a glance, a line of dialogue, or a gesture so that the same scene reads as either menacing or perfectly innocent. The effect keeps the audience permanently off balance, unsure whether Laura is a mother rightly sensing danger or a snob poisoning her son's happiness, and whether Cherry is a victim or a predator.
Wright and Cooke are both excellent, circling each other with icy precision, and critics praised the series as a tense, morally ambiguous adult thriller elevated by its two committed leads. Stylish and coolly unnerving, The Girlfriend is streaming on Prime Video.
Inspired by Sex and the City, Girls are the remarkable product of HBO's 2011-2012 season. Written and directed by Lena Dunham, a Tiny Furniture's Aura, this TV series showcases a "sex and life" everyday situations of four twenty-something girls. A recently financially cut of her parents Hannah, played by Lena Dunham - how do you like writer / director / actress "“ all in one person?. Her best friend Marnie, played by Allison Williams, who's may be familiar to you as Deborah from American Dreams. Shoshanna is another friend of Hanna, portrayed by Zosia Mamet, a Kelsey in Parenthood. And Jessa, played by the real-life friend of Lena Dunham, funny Jemima Kirke, a Charlotte from Tiny Furniture. It's remarkable that all of the actress are daughters of big names in entertainment industry. Jemima Kirke is a daughter of Simon Kirke, you may know this drummer from Bad Company band. Zosia Mamet is a daughter of the Oscar nominee, screenwriter David Alan Mamet. Allison Williams' father is the famous NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. As for reception of this series, many critics define it as promising but not genre-revolutionizing, although some of the awkward sex scenes that are showcased in Girls is not usual for this type of series. Despite of glossy Sex and the City, many moments in Girls unfold the true relationships between the youngsters.
Ever wonder how many cops & soldiers TV series are succeeding on CBS in 2011-2012 season? OK, we'll give you a hint: six out twenty top television shows are cop or army related on this network. So, if you are tired and bored by numerous CSI /NCIS you should try this new one "“ NYC 22. Despite all the cons (we should count in an outdated flat and glossy picture that still is CBS's "signature" bobble) of another one police investigation drama, NYC 22 features some pros as well. Let's start with Robert De Niro as an executive producer, who brought in lots of diverse and twisted scenario turns and some decent cast: you'll unlikely see elsewhere on conservative CBS a romance escalating between a handsome black ex-basketball professional player Jayson "Jackpot" Toney portrayed by Harold House Moore (whose filmography includes Single Ladies, Necessary Roughness, Lie to Me and House of Payne) and Jennifer, a cute blonde white rookie nicknamed "White Horse", played by gorgeous Leelee Sobieski "“ you may know her as Lolita from The Elder Son or Chloe in Night Train and the most attentive would probably notice her in Public Enemy with Johnny Depp.
Finally Kathy Griffin got her own talk show at Bravo. Why? Because she has been banned from most TV shows for her salty language and poking fun using over-the-top humor at celebs and other rich and famous people. So if you are looking for TV show to laugh at topics like spontaneous violence, drunken celebs and drug addicted stars, KATHY is the right choice for you. For all the fans of Kathy Griffin's "signature" jokes and videos where Kathy appearing in bikini (marketers are saying hello to significant share of male audience), we have to say: she acts very funny and natural, except the moments when she tries to interact with her panel (it's surprisingly boring). It seems like never ending sex jokes and beeping language becomes a kind of "trademark" of Kathy's style of performance, but nevertheless she is really hard working to entertain you. And, from that point of view, she is super successful: as the comedienne she raises the reality talk shows to a new level of reality.
What you'll get if you mix up together Melrose Place and How I Met Your Mother? Yes, the witty, funny and spontaneous The L.A. Complex, a TV show about vicissitudes of lives happening with group of buoyant young people living in the same apartment complex called The Luxe. Perfectly mixed scandal, drama and romance keep the audience intrigued as it should be expected taking in consideration the fact that The L.A. Complex was created by makers of the most realistic teenagers' television series of early "˜10s, Degrassi: The Next Generation. But the professional creators aren't the main cornerstone of The L.A. Complex success, the perfectly selected and combined cast is the crucial piece in TV show's popularity. Just imagine Jewel Staite (Supernatural, Warehouse 13) playing along with Cassie Steele (mentioned before Degrassi: The Next Generation and My Babysitter's a Vampire), Joe Dinicol (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Flashpoint, Haven) and sexy Chelan Simmons playing Alicia, a sweet , cute and innocent "¦ strip-dancer - certainly a necessary character to attract some share of male audience, which is undoubtedly kind of smart step taken by the series' plot creators.
A pair of young women make for "strange bedfellows" when they finally become friends of sort after one's attempts to scam the other fail. June Colbern moves to New York only to find her dream job falls apart when the mortgage company she went to work for suddenly falls apart as the company goes under due to ripping off schemes. After losing her apartment she moves in with Chloe who June discovers is a con artist. They do become friends however and Apartment 23 becomes a place of interest to other local residents like Robin, a neighbor obsessed with Chloe, Eli who lives next door and spies on the women. Chloe has one good friend in James Van Der Beek (played by James Van Der Beek) on whom she can rely. Starring as Chloe is Krysten Ritter from Veronica Mars & Gilmore Girls, Dreama Walker from Gossip Girl & The Good Wife is June Colbern, Robin is played by Liza Lapira from Fast & Furious and Crazy, Stupid, Love. James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek, Mercy) plays a fictionalized version of himself. Fun series with plenty of New York scenery.
Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to keeping public figures scandal free but that's a difficult task when some of them have another agenda. Kerry Washington from The Last King of Scotland and Ray, plays Olivia Pope, a woman on a mission with plenty to work on as she is a crisis management expert with recurring crisis situations going on around her continually. Loosely based on Judy Smith who was President George H.W. Bush's administrative press aide, this TV series attempts to show how chaotic life in the political arena can be. Also starring in Scandal are Henry Ian Cusick (After The Rain, Lost) as Stephen Finch, a womanizer attempting to "turn over a new leaf". Tony Goldwyn (Without A Trace, The Mechanic) plays President Fitzgerald Grant, and Harrison Jones who is played by Columbus Short from Cadillac Records, Stomp the Yard). Created by Shonda Rhimes who is behind Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, Scandal gives an interesting peek into backroom politics.
Want to talk about a sex? You couldn't find a better interlocutor than a Dan Savage. So, everybody knows the fact that sex takes first place in teenagers' minds and almost every college student have sex and a lot of. Besides this fact, the issue of sexual relationships is a much tabooed topic and it takes a proper host to run a reality television series about this complicated subject. And it seems like MTV made a perfect choice, a frank, funny and tolerate Dan Savage keeps things easy in Savage U in the way they really should be. Of course, we need to say, Dan cleverly avoiding twisted questions like pregnancy termination and bindingness of monogamy as a fundamental piece in architecture of family building. Nevertheless you can hear Dan asking lots of tricky questions and getting some vulgar answers, but he manages keep things both natural and decent almost every time. As for "how it rated" question it' necessary to say that Savage U isn't that kind of TV series teenager should watch alone. It would be more appropriate for parents watching to be prepared for some "hard" questions in order to answer then in better way. In any case this show will be definitely in help for teenagers to avoid unwanted pregnancy and keep STD checks steady negative.
AMC presents another reality TV series about advertising business, which is pretty much similar to The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice. So if you are very fan of these two abovementioned shows, there are lots of chances you'll be hooked by The Pitch. If not, it depends on how much you like shows revolving around business battles between professionals in highly stressed environment. Number of cooking and fashion series could be referred to this group: Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Project Runaway etc. Another most likely chance for you to become addicted to The Pitch is that you are working in advertising business. Although most of its "reality" scenes are considered as a fake by many advertising market professionals, there are still lots of both interesting and intriguing moments; just imagine two super heavy-weighted world known marketing agencies struggling against each other to win a contract with America's largest QSR, the Subway.
Picture this"¦ it's the 1950's in the ultra glamorous Miami Florida. The hotels are huge and luxurious and the people who run them all appear to be a bit "shady". Mob influence is obvious but the guests who stay for days or weeks at a time don't mind as they watch for "Miami Vice" to come to life there. Creator Mitch Glazer lived the life when he was growing up as he worked as a cabana boy and his father was involved in hotel maintenance back in the late 50's. All the glitz and glamour covers up a world of gangsters, dope dealers, and strippers that has always been part of the lifestyle. And it makes for interesting viewing, particularly when based on true events. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural, Watchmen) as "Ike" Isaac Evans, Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Hitman) plays Vera Evans, Steven Strait (Undiscovered, City Island) is the young Stevie Evans, and Elena Satine (Melrose Place, Smallville) is Judi Silver. An intriguing show with lots of nice scenery and plenty of action, Magic City is one to watch.
Would you mind if your girlfriend's female friend will live in your place for a while? This is the plot-building situation for a promising NBC's sitcom Best Friends Forever started April, 4 2012. Needless to say that good old-fashioned BFF will take many trials when a boyfriend is involved. Shot with single camera these 22 minutes lasting episodes are aimed to compete lots of similar series including such a heavy-weights like The Big Bang Theory, Two And a Half Men and so on. It is obvious that Universal Television bets on proven duo cast represented by Jessica St. Clair (Whitney from Bridesmaids, Beth from Life as We Know It and lots of TV shows such as The Life & Times of Tim, Weeds, Love Bites) and less known but awesome comedienne Lennon Parham; you can remember her as Abby Chase "“ a leading role in CBS's situation comedy of 2009"“2010. The main male role is performed by Luka Jones "“ you should know him as Nick from How I Met Your Mother.
