Great News (2017–2018)
7/10
Enjoyable and fun
26 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I watched the entire first season of this last night to distract me when I was having a headache. I had to pause it many times to catch my breath from laughing, and it's one of the few shows I've watched where I finish binge watching it and actually still want more. There are a few times when it seems like it can't decide if it wants to be completely zany or more realistic, and the characterization of the minor characters is a bit lacking for my taste. Still, it's a funny show, which does a great job of showing multiple different viewpoints, and making them funny, without laughing at them. I strongly preferred it to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and I can't wait to see where it goes next.

EDIT: When Tina Fey comes in, the show falls apart. She plays a boss who-get this-is a hero because she's a woman who is in the groundbreaking role of sexually harassing her male underlings (ostensibly so that she can get laid off with a big bonus like her male counterparts do when they do the same). And because she's self-aware and female, we're supposed to find her sympathetic and laugh when she harasses men, and applaud her for doing so. Sorry, this isn't woke. This is the opposite of woke. If it weren't for this, I'd rate it higher. With the inclusion of this, I'm tempted to rate it much lower. I suppose I'll overlook it enough to rate it a seven, but if this is any indication of how poorly they're going to do with their handling of topics of any sensitivity, I may well come back and edit my review to be even lower.
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