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Best TV of 2017: Guilty pleasures, honorable mentions and some misfires
2017 was a pretty good year for TV with some great shows coming to an end and other exciting new shows. This is the first of two posts about the shows that I can’t say were the best, but I enjoyed, plus some good ones that didn’t make my top 20. Also, a few of my let-downs from 2017’s TV year Guilty Pleasures
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Tagged American Gods, Fargo, Iron Fist, Last Tycoon, Legends of Tomorrow, Legion, Lucifer, Stranger Things, The Defenders, The Leftovers, The Orville, Top of the Lake, Twin Peaks
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In Praise of Fargo
When it was announced there was to be a TV version of the Coen brothers movie, Fargo, not too many people were optimistic. It’s one of their most beloved and quirkiest movies, and who could possibly replace Frances McDormand as Marge, one the best movie cops ever. Therefore it was a huge – and pleasant – surprise that it ended up being one the best shows of the year (and was voted the number 1 by TV critics overall) The show was NOT a remake thankfully, but shared a lot of tonal similarities with the movie. Hapless dork Lester Nygaard (the fabulous Martin Freeman) is pretty similar to William H … Continue reading