If you haven’t read my worst of TV in 2022, you can find that HERE. Well, 2022 is in the books and it was a great year for television, with awesome programs spread out over the months. Let’s not waste any time. Here is what I enjoyed watching the mostContinue Reading
This week, we got to say goodbye to “Fleishman is in Trouble”, a mini series that had some of the best writing and acting on television, but went virtually unnoticed beyond your television connoisseurs. I don’t want to clutter up this celebration with too much angst over how poorly theContinue Reading
“There are no real villains in life. Not really. There are no real heroes either. Everyone is great, and everyone is terrible, and everyone is flawed and there are no exceptions to that” We knew there was another side to this story. But few could determine that the descent intoContinue Reading
Giving FX a good television show is like hanging a beautiful painting in a rural storage locker. It will still be beautiful, but almost no one will see it. The beautiful painting in this case is “Fleishman is in Trouble”, the wonderful mini series that is streaming on FX onContinue Reading
If you enjoy this post, please help me out below. Even a dollar helps! This week on Fleishman is in Trouble, we got our Libby is in trouble episode, and as expected, Lizzy Caplan took the spotlight and delivered as wonderfully, as Jesse Eisenberg and Clare Danes had in theContinue Reading
So much to unpack about “Fleishman is in Trouble” this week. Another powerful hour. Let’s not waste any time. We catch up with Toby as his loneliness in his empty apartment forces him to go “full bachelor”. This leads him on the “Bachelor’s Odyssey”, a voyage I’ve been on manyContinue Reading
Damn you, Jeffrey Eisenberg. You’re going to make me write a couple hundred words praising your masterful work on “Fleishman is in Trouble” this week. I don’t usually care for roles unless you’re fighting Superman or zombies, but they should show some of your scenes in this weeks eps inContinue Reading
Fleishman is in Trouble is building something special here. This week’s episode may have been one of the best hours of drama I’ve seen all year. We got to live through the evolution of Toby and Rachel in a well directed, and emotionally potent hour of tragic television. The showContinue Reading
My first thought after watching the first two episodes of “Fleishman is in Trouble” is “Thank goodness we’ve got writers that haven’t completely forgotten how to be this clever”. The cringe-worthy dramedy stars Jessie Eisenberg as Toby Fleishman, a middle aged doctor who’s marriage to his ultra elite, show businessContinue Reading