🇮🇩 Exams are a lot of stress when you're a student ; the pressure around academic results is not discussed much in most of European or North American TV shows, but much more often in Asian teen dramas, like Indonesian series #APlus.
https://ko-fi.com/post/Ton-seul-soucis-cest-lecole-R5R4LOFEK
🇳🇴 Sometimes bad things happen to good people. And sometimes scary things happen to incredible people. In the first episode of Norwegian drama #Etterglød, Ester learns that she has a cancer. But it's not really a show about cancer...
🇰🇷 Earlier this spring, sci-fi teen war drama (?!) #BanggwaHooJeonjaengHwalong, aka #DutyAfterSchool, tried to discuss... well, a lot of things, as you can see. Some of it quite timely. Here is my series-wide review.
❔ You know how it works : I offer five quick reviews, but I don't tell you in advance what shows they are about. The only way to know is to read them !
🇨🇦 In the latest French Canadian series for young viewers, #PremierTrio, Chloé must make a big decision about her future as a hockey player. And that's where this first episode shines : in the decision.
In a world where there is so much to see, isn't it nice when a completely forgettable show starts, and you really don't need to add it to your to-watch list ? Anyway, I reviewed the first episode of Swedish series #BarracudaQueens.
🇺🇦 I wanted to write less often this year, so I could write articles like this : through two different Ukrainian series, #IaNadiya and #Mama, I discussed (and questioned) the role that fiction plays in the ongoing war.
🇳🇿 Let me warn you that in today's impromptu publication, you're going to see something very much out of the ordinary : I'm gonna say something positive about a show heavily relying on romance, #DoubleParked !
🇩🇪 🇰🇪 Make sure you don't risk missing out on a golden opportunity to see an African show. Indeed in June, arte started airing German-Kenyan series #CountryQueen...
🇯🇵 Fun fact : this review was written because of a video of a certain President drinking beer, which somehow made me decide to watch #WakakoZake. But I'm not explaining why in the review, actually. Instead I talk about alcohol.
https://ko-fi.com/post/A-consommer-avec-moderation-C0C6MJL2O
🇨🇦 That day I didn't have much to offer, except a quick review of the first episode of Canadian series #AlterBoys. A tough watch, set in a conversion camp for young gay men.
🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇯🇵 🇸🇪 🇨🇭 What's up with orcas these days ? Why is a billionaire getting involved ? Why are so many people dying in our waters ? I'm actually talking about #DerSchwarm / #TheSwarm, as this is my season-wide review.
https://ko-fi.com/post/Fuck-you-but-thanks-for-all-the-fish-F1F0MML54
❔ You know the rules : I give you a quick review of the first episode of 5 different shows... but I don't tell you which shows they are until you're reading the article. Roll the dice, see what happens !
🇺🇸 This might just be my longest review this year yet ! I discuss the first season of American series #Silo... Don't worry, I've made sure you won't run into spoilers. You should never run down the stairs anyway.
🇿🇦 It's getting hot in here... and the fault probably lies with the latest South African thriller premiering on Netflix, #FatalSeduction. It should feel familiar to you !
https://ko-fi.com/post/How-to-get-away-with-Adultery-A0A8MZL11
🇵🇭 The latest Amazon Prime original in the Philippines (and yes, I did say "latest", there is more than one !) is a charming story set in the world of fashion. #FitCheck might not be very original or even expensive to produce, but good luck resisting its charm.
🇦🇷 🇲🇽 If you're sad that multicam sitcoms just aren't as common as they used to be, well, good news : Disney+ has launched a new series just for you. The Mexican/Argentinian comedy #CHUECO is very old school... for better or for worse.
🇧🇷 Let's talk about Kpop, but also about a Brazilian series. And it's... for younger viewers ? Is #AlémdoGuardaRoupa just an opportunistic series trying to exploit a trend ?! Or...
🇦🇺 The new comedy #GoldDiggers, set during the Australian gold rush, is not going to let you get a word in edgewise ! But that's exactly the reason why its energy and its two lead female characters have really struck gold.
🇮🇹 Just like in the previous article, I discuss a period drama set in the 19th century with a female character at its core. But this time, it's Italian series #LaLeggeDiLidiaPoët, a legal drama about being a woman in an unjust world.
🇿🇦 When a new medical drama produced in South Africa brings up all kinds of complex and interesting topics, you can guess that this review is about #Hartklop.
🇮🇳 This is probably going to be my favorite Indian drama this year. This is probably going to be my favorite drama this year, in fact. #SweetKaaramCoffee is the kind of show I love to love. And it's also a road trip about choices.
🇯🇵 In this review we're heading for Japan, and in particular for a southern village by the sea. In the new dramedy #Barakamon, a professional calligrapher struggles with self-doubt and finds enthusiasm thanks to a little girl...
🇰🇪 Growing up poor means making early choices : soccer life or gang life ? Unless maybe they're made for you... The first episode of Kenyan series #Pepeta is a terrifying and inexorable watch.
🇧🇷 Have you ever dreamed about the possibility of, oh I don't know, going through the screen and living in a TV show ? This is what happens to screenwriter Isabel, in the first episode of Brazilian series #Novela !
❔ Every month, I select the first episode of 5 TV shows I haven't written about, and surprise you with a "multi" review ! What's in July's batch ? Some good discoveries and... the other kind.
🇯🇵 Are high school students so rough now, that being harsh with them is the only solution to "teach" them ? That's more or less what the first episode of #SaikounoKyoushi implies, behind its time travel story.
🇫🇷 As if launching a restaurant wasn't stressful enough, now chef Adriana Soukho has to deal with unplanned events. Timing really is everything, in #Cuisineinterne and in telephagy in general.
🇯🇵 For the first time in probably forever, I decided today to review the first episode of an anime ! I just couldn't get #TengokuDaimakyou out of my head, so... I stopped trying.
🇰🇷 Because I am weak... because I've ALWAYS been weak, in multiple ways... I finally gave a try to South Korean revenge drama #TheGlory. I regret everything.
🇮🇱 What started like a heated debate between a civics teacher and a high school student is about to snowball into a much bigger conflict, in the first episode of Israeli series #ShatEfes.
🇯🇵 Craving a TV show and craving food are sort of the same thing. Sometimes, you want something you can consume easily at home ; it won't be a masterpiece, but what matters is to be satisfied ! A lesson learned once again with Japanese "appetite drama" #MentsuyuHitoriMeshi today.
❔ What are the 5 shows discussed in this month's Take Five review ? I could tell you, but it's way more fun for you to find out by yourself ! Risk a discovery every once in a while...
❔ Good luck trying to guess what the 5 shows of this month's Take Five are, considering there is no way of narrowing it down. Well, I guess you're gonna have to click and see what the reviews are about for yourself...
🇨🇦 Bringing chaos into a life that was not in order, Maggie reappears after 10 years into Max's life. She's pregnant, and soon, so is he ! Well, sort of. The setting of Canadian dramedy #WombEnvy is hard to explain actually.
🇰🇷 I mentioned it in a comment earlier this week, so I thought I'd write quickly about my latest romcom disappointment, the first episode of South Korean series #KingTheLand. Let's be honest, I didn't expect a miracle, given my long-standing issues with the genre.
🇫🇷 Is the French daily teen drama #Déter the show I wanted to see about rural life ? Not exactly. But first of all, that show was not made with me in mind. And second of all, it doesn't mean it's devoid of ambition.
🇰🇪 As the African platform Showmax gets ready to soon become unavailable to European viewers (why T_T), I discuss today Kenyan series #Faithless. Only a few weeks left for you to check it out, and get acquainted with its moral dilemma !
🇯🇵 Serufu is a clumsy teenager who has never held a hammer in her life (maybe that's for the best...) who takes an interest in building. Japanese series #DIY is simple, but sincere and joyful. Tell me you couldn't use some of that.
🇵🇰 All year I discuss shows from all over the world like it's the most natural thing. It is not. Sometimes it can be complicated, and I chose Pakistani series #JhokSarkar to have a conversation about it.
https://ko-fi.com/post/La-misere-nest-mere-de-personne-V7V4Q1BKG
Between things going on outside, and things going on inside, I haven't been able to finish my next review(s), and admittedly starting two at the same time might have been part of the problem.
Since I most likely won't have anything new for you to read before the weekend starts, I'll leave you this : an article from last year, that has been a lot on my mind in the past few weeks... but especially the past few days.
http://www.ladyteruki.com/2022/02/25/all-packed-up-and-nowhere-to-go/
Ainsi donc nous y revoilà. Quelque chose dans l’actualité qui fait peur, au point que notre écran lui-même se fige sur la litanie de mauvaises nouvelles plutôt que sur… Sur quoi, au juste ? Que vaudrait-il mieux regarder quand l’anxiété est à son paroxysme ? Ces dernières années, je me la suis souvent posée, cette [&hellip
🇲🇽 In June, SVOD platform VIX launched a series that in many ways feels like a homage : #SendaProhibida, a story as old as Mexican telenovelas. Literally.
🇨🇦 If you didn't care about politics and ended up running in an election, what would happen ? It's quite the uncomfortable experience for Alix, a manicurist and single mother who overnight gets thrown into party politics in French Canadian series #LaCandidate.
https://ko-fi.com/post/Show-business-for-ugly-people-V7V2Q5U29
🇫🇮🇸🇪 #KodnamnAnnika, the first Scandinavian original ordered by SkyShowtime, is a modern spy drama with sprinkles of identity-based thriller. It's a disorienting experience, but not at all an unpleasant one.
🇨🇳 The synopsis of Chinese series #FangShengRenJian (or #BionicLife) is full of terrifying implications. Behind the investigation launched in the first episode, aren't the stakes simply inhuman ?
Aaaaaand I'm up to date with the comments !
Thanks to everyone who is still posting comments regularly, it really warms my cold dead heart to see that for some people it's an actual will to participate longterm. It's very comforting :) Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
🇫🇷 French thriller #Dargentetdesang will not let you forget how white collar crimes, as fun as they might look, are still crimes. Maybe the worst of crimes. Never forget what was stolen from you, in so many ways.
🇮🇪 From a macabre dramedy, Irish series #Obituary evolves, in the course of only 6 episodes, into a drama with many layers and depth. Whoever said journalism is dying... had no idea how much it could kill !
🇬🇧 They left Jamaica hoping to build a new life for their generation and the next. They were not prepared for what they'd find in the UK. #ThreeLittleBirds starts like a wholesome British period drama, until you remember that there was no wholesome period in History for Black women in the UK.
🇿🇲 Everyone mourns in their own way, and every culture mourns in its own way. And sometimes the two are a little bit incompatible, as the Senkulo clan is about to find out in the Zambian soap #Chokolo.
🇵🇱 It's hard enough to be a teenager, but imagine being a teenager who grows up in a minority culture that has been persecuted. How do you rebel against that ? Do you even rebel ? Such is the conflict at the core of Polish series #Infamia.
Quick note : I post all my articles under the hashtag #ladytelephagy, so if you are interested only in my TV-related articles but not my more personal stuff, or reaction to political stuff, or cat-posting, or whatever... You can follow JUST the hashtag ! \o/
Ahhhh, the Fediverse is a great place :)
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