The past 15 years have been the golden age of TV, creating generational treasures with Cold War-era Russian spies masquerading as the American nuclear family.gringo), a black family fighting for their family legacy by protecting their land (queen sugar), swear words (bojack horseman), and a surreal journey through the Mecca of Black Cool (atlanta). But somewhere along the path of prestige TV, the humor shifted from being straightforward and absurd enough to make anyone laugh, to a hyper-intellectual comedic vehicle that made the drama more palatable. We stopped laughing out loud and started laughing in our heads.
That’s why we need more shows like Peacock’s hilarious, independent comedies. lie down.
Over the course of eight half-hour episodes, Ruby Yao (Stephanie Hsu) and her true crime-obsessed best friend AJ (Zosia Mamet) discover that all of Ruby’s sexual partners are dying in that order, and then kill everyone she slept with. Track people. I had sex with her. Hsu, ever-wonderful as he tries to find a way to stop the murders, wears jeans, tries to ward off the curse with dry gossip, and remembers safe sex in the age of Corona. search partyJohn Early tries to say obscenities through his N95 mask and tells former colleagues who were with Simu Liu that they could soon die.
lie down It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it slams all the drama in the bud, flattening it into nothing more than soil for humor to sprout. Ruby is criticized by all of her exes for her indiscreet behavior, including drunkenly sleeping with AJ’s boyfriend and lying about it, and the deep self-reflection she is able to engage in causes her to come to terms with her predicament. By making a joke, you immediately weaken it. . She will tell you that after screaming at an incompetent police officer what a horrible person he was, she didn’t instinctively check to see if her partner was wearing a wedding ring because she immediately knew he was gay. lie down It is a laughter factory with a joke-making strategy. I hope other ‘comedies’ continue.
We live in a world full of anxiety-filled dramas. bearAn existential in-depth analysis of the mind of an assassin BarryAnd it explores grief through the eyes of a children’s TV presenter. joke All could be nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy category. All three are great shows, but there are very few laughs. mail-breaking bad, Hollywood has become so enamored with the relatable antihero trope that it appears in almost every TV genre. Why not just comically navigate ridiculous situations where your only real goal is to find new ways to make your audience laugh?
Fortunately, there are shows like this: hacking, Abbott Elementary SchoolAnd of course, lie down, Let’s remember that even fully-fledged humans can always be fucking fun.