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Review: Queer Eye (the revival!)

I'm not much of a reality show fan, usually only using it as inspiration for sarcastic and witty observational tweets, with some exceptions of course. Queer Eye is definitely one of those exceptions. Having watched the original series all those years ago, I thought I knew what I was in for when I tuned in to the new Netflix revival, after seeing people raving about it on Twitter. A group of trendy gay guys swoop in and change a clueless straight guy's life with a haircut and a new outfit, fun is had, tears are shed. Well I don't know how well I remember the last series, but the new one is so much more than I expected. It has all the fun of your typical makeover/renovation/cooking show, but with a little extra thrown in as well. Of course, all of your usual reality shows have the 'make or break' moment, when the camera pans in to the contestant, on the verge of tears, as they tell the story of how they beat the odds and triumphed over adversity just to be in t...

Review: Vinyl

Vinyl is one of those shows that you binge watch in a couple of days and then wish you would've taken your time because the next season isn't out yet and it will be forever until you can get your next fix. I haven't actually heard much about it, I can't even remember how I came across it, but I think once more people start discovering it, it will become a much-talked about, must-see series. With all the drugs and murder it's not surprising when you find out that Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese are the creators (along with Rich Cohen and Terence Winter). The quality you would expect from these big names, as well as the incredible cast, is there as well. There is a lot going on in the show, but somehow it blends seamlessly together to create cohesive storylines and keep the audience's interest. The show's main focus is on Ritchie Finestra. Founder of record label American Century, we see his relationships with his partners begin to disintegrate as ...

Review: Bojack Horseman

So apparently I'm a bit late to the party, but I have just finished watching the first two seasons of Bojack Horseman, and I'm hooked. It's not what I expected, after getting the recommendation from a Reddit post, asking, 'What's the best show that people aren't watching?'. I hadn't heard of it, so I thought it would be a kind of weird show by some creative up-and-comers, but it's really full of big names; Bojack is voiced by Will Arnett, his friend Todd by Aaron Paul, and appearances by Amy Schumer, Daniel Radcliffe, Naomi Watts, and even Paul McCartney, just to name a few. It's an animated show, so I was assuming it would be similar to Family Guy; funny with a kind of sick sense of humour. But it's so much more than that. Based around the main character, Bojack Horseman, who is an actor famous for a cheesy 90's sitcom, the show mainly focuses on Bojack trying to get through life and deal with his myriad problems. Having grown-up w...