Summer season is for being outside, not inside.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t try or catch up on some TV shows.
Here are my quick takes:
Holey Moley
I tried this clearly made for summer TV show, but it was about as dumb as I thought it would be.
It’s “Wipeout” meets putt-putt with appearances by Kenny G and Stephen Curry in the pilot.
It’s mind-numbing entertainment that at least kind of pokes fun at itself, but that’s about it.
Skip it
Younger
I’ve heard good things about this TV Land show, and it lived up to the hype.
Hilary Duff gracefully stepped into a more adult role, and Sutton Foster rocks as a 40-year-old moonlighting as a 26-year-old. I wish they’d sing more, but it would be pushing the realism, which it’s already doing.
Is it a far-fetched concept? Yes, but at least it’s funny and the characters are charismatic. I watched the first five seasons within two weeks and I’m already ready for season six to come out on Hulu.
Watch it
Dead to Me
Why the Emmys are calling this a comedy is beyond me, though from what I’ve heard it’s solely because it’s a half-hour show. What a rule.
I figured out the maybe not-so-obvious twist by episode 2, so it wasn’t quite the nailbiter I wanted it to be. It was hard to root for most of the characters, but I did root for the friendship between Christina Applegate’s Jen and Linda Cardellini’s Judy.
Try it
Nailed It
I started watching this last summer, but recently fully caught up.
This Netflix show can’t survive much longer, because it’s so obvious the contestants are set up to fail. The times are too short, the designs are too intricate and the directions are vague at best.
But watching three people epically crash and burn in 25 minutes is pretty laugh-out-funny.
Watch it (with friends and alcohol if you can)
UnREAL
I hope this parody of “The Bachelor” is more parody than real, because if it’s more real than parody, yikes!
Without spoilers, the drama, created by an ex-Bachelor producer, contains so many crazy twists and turns that every character is terrible in one way or another.
Season 4 was a Hulu exclusive, and it was so incongrous with the rest of the show I wouldn’t recommend watching it. But if you’re a Bachelor fan, I’d recommend it since it is similar to hate-watching the reality show.
Try it
What shows are you watching this summer?