I seem to be the only person I know who finds Wednesday paint-by-numbers boring (the writing, not the actor).
Ha. Paint-by-numbers kits are in right now, doncha know.
I do know! I'm actually thinking of getting a custom PBN kit for my niece with a photo of her cat. Cheesy but fun for her, I think.
What should I get for my catless nieces? Except my sister would kill me if I gave them a cat.
1: my daughter is obsessed with Wednesday, but I would probably agree with you if I had to sit through it, considering that I feel that way about most Tim Burton productions in general and the Wednesday shtick in particular. Fun for kids, though, right? The 90s "Addams Family" Wednesday arcs do hold up pretty well (the whole Uncle Fester subplot from the second film was excruciating tho), and Burton films are set up to let particular actors chew as much scenery as they can, which, in the right hands, is entertaining.
Last night I binged most of the second season of Reservation Dogs before cancelling the mostly-unused Hulu subscription. I'll just throw some scattered thoughts here, with small spoilers, on the off chance that anyone is interested:
It's pretty slight; the plot has never quite had enough going on, and the fake-gang conceit fell apart quickly. The recurring comedy of white people launching into bizarre speeches about how much they admire Native culture and wisdom is always fun, and the episode with grifter influencers trying to educate the youth was funny. I never do lose the sense, though, that this is a show conceived and written by someone my age but populated with people a bit older than my daughter, who are all somehow inhabiting a 90s world with added cell phones, pronoun statements, and legal pot. The California fixation in particular is so incongruous that you pretty much expect the Red Hot Chili Peppers to meet them at the border. However, having that timelessness ruptured suddenly when they wander into a very 2022-scale tent city in L.A. and try to spend the night there, only to evacuate during a police raid hours later... that was really jarring and haunting for me. The show doesn't do much with it, but it was a moment: this is California in 2022, but Disney/Hulu having the will and funds to make this show happen is also California in 2022, and from there it drifts away into its usual amiable cluelessness.
Sentimental favorite episode was Willie Jack visiting Daniel's mother (who stole the show) in prison, followed by every minute of screen time for Elva Guerra, who never gets enough to do even in the episodes that focus on her character.
9.last: "her" should be "their"; I got confused between the character's pronouns and the actor's.
Generally liked Derry Girls but found season 3 to be generally below the standard of the prior 2 seasons. Will be interested in your assessment.