By now it should be pretty clear to anyone paying close attention: The experts know nothing about Covid-19. They've studied it for months, looked at it this way and that way, and have come up with the following:
1. Wearing a face mask either prevents the spread of the disease or makes it worse.
2. Staying at home either works or doesn't work. Returning to normalcy will help our mental attitude, thus prevent more deaths such as suicides, drug ODs and heart attacks, or it will increase the spread of the coronavirus and kill more people.
3. Covid-19 enters your body mainly through your eyes, so wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth is pointless. (See #1)
Because of all that I have given up following the news, both in print and on TV. Instead, for a little distraction I've started watching dramatic shows on Netflix, AppleTV and Amazon Prime, and my mood is greatly improved. Following are brief reviews of some I can tell you about, should you be so inclined.
Ozark
This very popular show is extremely violent, gruesome and depraved. (Also dumb and unbelievable, according to my husband.) In the opening episode, four people are shot at close range, their bodies then stuffed into oil drums full of acid for later disposal. A man is pushed from a high floor of a building and we see/hear his body hit the pavement with a loud splat. The wife (Laura Linney) is cheating on the husband (Jason Bateman), a money-launderer mixed up with evil drug lords. Their two kids -- a surly teenage daughter and a clueless 10-year-old son -- are savvy enough to hate their parents and each other. Hey, what a good time!
The Morning Show
Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell act out what happened a few years ago when it was discovered that Matt Lauer, the star of morning news on TV, was a sexual predator. An inside look at the way TV works, a dog-eat-dog world where everyone is nasty and anger rules the day. (You can tell by how many times everyone says "Fuck this" and "Fuck that" and "Fuck you.") Great visuals of New York City and ultra-fabulous homes inhabited by the extremely rich news anchors make it fun to watch. Also, Aniston gives a great performance wherein she is finally not just a pretty face, and Witherspoon shows off her new one that she got from a plastic surgeon.
Killing Eve
The fabulous Sandra Oh could just sit and stare at the camera for an hour and it would be mesmerizing. Here she does a lot more as a secret agent hunting down an assassin who works for a hidden international organization. While there is always one death per episode, it is accomplished with such style and flair by the beautiful psychopathic killer (Jodie Comer) that you don't mind it too much. There is also an undertone of sexual tension between those two women, making it appealing to sex fiends and the LGBTQ community.
Bojack Horseman
While I have yet to see one episode, my son, who is very smart and has a great sense of humor, tells me in no uncertain terms that this is the best series now on TV. The critics seem to agree, so it is next in my lineup. The main character is a cartoon horse who lives his life as a man. (Don't ask me.)
Grace and Frankie
Funny, funny, funny, and fun. How can you go wrong with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as best friends whose longtime husbands (Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston) left them for each other? Featuring extremely rich people living on the beach in California, it's always nice to look at. And it's very racially diverse, with black adopted children and mixed marriages and love relationships all over the place.
1. Wearing a face mask either prevents the spread of the disease or makes it worse.
2. Staying at home either works or doesn't work. Returning to normalcy will help our mental attitude, thus prevent more deaths such as suicides, drug ODs and heart attacks, or it will increase the spread of the coronavirus and kill more people.
3. Covid-19 enters your body mainly through your eyes, so wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth is pointless. (See #1)
Because of all that I have given up following the news, both in print and on TV. Instead, for a little distraction I've started watching dramatic shows on Netflix, AppleTV and Amazon Prime, and my mood is greatly improved. Following are brief reviews of some I can tell you about, should you be so inclined.
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| Laura Linney: Not your typical mom. |
This very popular show is extremely violent, gruesome and depraved. (Also dumb and unbelievable, according to my husband.) In the opening episode, four people are shot at close range, their bodies then stuffed into oil drums full of acid for later disposal. A man is pushed from a high floor of a building and we see/hear his body hit the pavement with a loud splat. The wife (Laura Linney) is cheating on the husband (Jason Bateman), a money-launderer mixed up with evil drug lords. Their two kids -- a surly teenage daughter and a clueless 10-year-old son -- are savvy enough to hate their parents and each other. Hey, what a good time!
The Morning Show
Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell act out what happened a few years ago when it was discovered that Matt Lauer, the star of morning news on TV, was a sexual predator. An inside look at the way TV works, a dog-eat-dog world where everyone is nasty and anger rules the day. (You can tell by how many times everyone says "Fuck this" and "Fuck that" and "Fuck you.") Great visuals of New York City and ultra-fabulous homes inhabited by the extremely rich news anchors make it fun to watch. Also, Aniston gives a great performance wherein she is finally not just a pretty face, and Witherspoon shows off her new one that she got from a plastic surgeon.
Killing Eve
The fabulous Sandra Oh could just sit and stare at the camera for an hour and it would be mesmerizing. Here she does a lot more as a secret agent hunting down an assassin who works for a hidden international organization. While there is always one death per episode, it is accomplished with such style and flair by the beautiful psychopathic killer (Jodie Comer) that you don't mind it too much. There is also an undertone of sexual tension between those two women, making it appealing to sex fiends and the LGBTQ community.
Bojack Horseman
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| Bojack Horseman: Not your typical guy. |
Grace and Frankie
Funny, funny, funny, and fun. How can you go wrong with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as best friends whose longtime husbands (Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston) left them for each other? Featuring extremely rich people living on the beach in California, it's always nice to look at. And it's very racially diverse, with black adopted children and mixed marriages and love relationships all over the place.
HAHAHA So funny! Have you watched Schitts Creek? I think you might had said something about that at some point. Bojack horseman is bazaar, sometimes I get a uncomfortable feeling that the person that created this is trying to normalize beastiality LOL There so many shows out there I get burned out.
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