Finally a Rave!! Kim and I have
discovered two wonderful programs on Netflix this past week. They are
entirely different from one another and would probably appeal to
absolutely disparate ranks of followers, but somehow they both
managed to appeal to us.
The first show is 'Flesh for the Beast:
Tsukiko's Curse.'
FFTB is an unusual show in that it
melds X-files, Supernatural and Warehouse 13 with early 90s Skinemax
production values. The show is at once intriguing, almost
captivating, and so low budget it makes MST3K look like a Pixar
project. I'm serious. This train wreck of a show is absolutely worth
watching if you're even the least bit interested in occult shows. The
acting is often bad, the cinematography is lacking, the special
effects are cheesy but somehow we couldn't stop watching. To put this
in context, we had both just watched Twin Peaks for the first time
and thoroughly enjoyed it. I really can't explain this shows appeal.
There is only one season. But like the
best of shows, it completes the story by the end of its run. And the
wrap-up is awesome. After dealing with decades of great shows killed
before their time [or their story] had been finished, it was nice to
see a complete package like this.
Seriously, give it a couple episodes.
You might find it enjoyable.
The second show is 'The Unbreakable
Kimmy Schmidt.'
“They alive dammit!” This show has
made me laugh harder and more frequently than an Eddie Izzard
stand-up show. It is hilarious! Kimmy Schmidt left the 1990s and
emerged in the 20teens - dealing with her 'time travel,' her
kidnapping and her adaptation to the smartphone age is very funny.
Ellie Kemper, the title character, has this engaging, puppy-like
charm that makes almost every word out of her mouth a gigglefest.
Sometime either late in season 1 or early season 2 [one of the
problems with binge-watching] they straightened her hair and somehow
the show started being less funny. Her supporting cast is awesome.
Carol Kane often steals the show as her slightly crazy landlady,
Lillian. Her bald, black, gay roommate Titus Andromedon, played by
Titus Burgess, who breaks into show tunes from way the f***
off-broadway shows like 'Alabama!' [the black version of Oklahoma!]
and the wicked title song from 'Daddy's Boy.' [Just watch the show
lmao] Her boss/friend Jane Krakowski and her Psychiatrist Tina Fey
round out the cast with enough power to fill every tank at Monsters
Inc. with adult laughter. Run Lillian!
ok...I've raved myself out. FFTB is
awful and wonderful. Kimmy Schmidt is just plain funny for the most
part.
I hope you enjoy.
