Not “P-Valley.” Katori Hall’s lush Starz drama (built from her 2015 play, “Pussy Valley”) offers enough spellbinding atmospherics to hold anyone’s attention, yet remains entrenched in the rough-and-tumble reality of the Dirty South. The stage remains stagnant, even if props and sets change, so many TV adaptations of theatrical offerings struggle to create the compelling visuals needed to make the imagined world on stage spring to life on screen. Typically, plays are built through language and performance, both of which help audiences evoke a setting not physically present on stage. “P-Valley” (Starz)īrandee Evans and Elarica Johnson in “P-Valley” “The Baby-Sitters Club” Season 1 is available to watch on Netflix. Topics like gender transition and inherited trauma are smoothly incorporated without making episodes feel politically charged or overly intimidating everything in “The Baby-Sitters Club” is addressed on a human scale, and every human should find plenty to enjoy. “The Baby-Sitters Club” works in large part because it feels like a throwback even though it speaks to our current lives.
She keeps things focused on the baby-sitting more than the business - these girls genuinely want to help kids - and such earnest but never treacly stories encourage a similar pride in one’s work and investment in one’s community. The strong ensemble deserves plenty of credit, but Shukert (whose time on “GLOW” shines through here) manages an aspirational yet grounded tone extremely well. Tracking a group of middle-schoolers who start a babysitting business, the main cast of characters consists of sincere and loving teens who never come across as overly cutesy or too mature for their age. Updated for modern times yet fashioned to be timeless, “The Baby-Sitters Club” is winsome, compassionate, and incredibly efficient entertainment that should play perfectly to a wide variety of viewers. Martin’s books or who don’t find themselves particularly invested in family entertainment, Rachel Shukert’s Netflix adaptation hits a universal sweet spot. “The Baby-Sitters Club” (Netflix)Įven for those who’ve never picked up one of Ann M. TV offered us everything in 2020, and these shows offered the most. For each entry, we’ve also included the places where you can watch these seasons right now. Our list isn’t exhaustive, but in a time when people might just be looking for newer viewing options, these are the shows from 2020 that are worth a first (or second) look. There’s plenty to choose from in the scripted space, including faraway worlds and those as real as the noisy neighbors next door.
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To keep comparisons as reasonable as possible, unscripted, reality, and documentary series were not considered here - so don’t expect to see “Tiger King” (not that you should anyway) or “City So Real” (though that would definitely be in the Top 5).
(Thanks to some recent strategic brand synergy partnerships, some just happen to be both!) Some shows are from cable stalwarts, while others are new favorites in the streaming world. As usual, the noteworthy shows in this great big mess of TV happen to be a cross-section of the industry at large.
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So why not focus on the best?īelow, you’ll find IndieWire’s Top 10 TV Shows of 2020, plus a handful of honorable mentions.
There was still too much TV for any one person to keep up with, and there was still a wide variance in quality from show to show. Perhaps we can pretend 2020 was just another year, when TV consumption needed to be modulated. Taking both extremes into account, perhaps they balance out. 'House of the Dragon': Everything You Need to Know About HBO's Upcoming Series Recommendation Machine: The 'Mildred Pierce' Food Scenes Are Still Worth Savoring 'Better Things' to End with Season 5, as Pamela Adlon Says Goodbye to Her Award-Winning Seriesīob Odenkirk Speaks Out After Heart Attack: 'I Feel the Love and It Means So Much' But TV was also a cinderblock a perilous weight dragging viewers so quickly through the water you could forget to vote, protest, or remember the world around you was drowning, too. Any show that helped you get through another socially distant day was a great series. The family room’s big screen functioned as a vital reprieve from an ocean of very real fears. In an age of isolation and social distancing, television was a lifeboat. Still, TV did play a more substantial role this year than many others.
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