Green Lights Archive
Television
Title
Host
Date
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
January 30, 2024
The Greek mythology connotations are great teaching opportunities but show good storytelling that my kids enjoyed. The very smart use of celebrity/big actor cameos made…
True Detective: Night Country
January 30, 2024
Jodie Foster and newcomer Kali Reis are throwing a million miles an hour. It’s creepy, it’s frosty, and it’s a visually stunning show. It does…
Such Brave Girls
January 17, 2024
Dysfunctional family sitcom from the British Trauma genre. A PEN15 vibe with interfamily savagery towards each other in the funniest way possible. It is the…
Slow Horses S2
January 10, 2024
Knox: It’s like the office, but British, and if Michael Scott was calling people twats and c-words. Jamie: There is something quite cathartic about folks…
Deadloch
December 20, 2023
The working title was "Funny Broadchurch," which 100% encapsulates the vibe. Take the cinematography and soundtrack of Broadchurch, but add a seal named Kevin, causing…
Colin From Accounts
December 6, 2023
Y’all - I wasn’t ready! A surprising and smart rom-com TV show with sharp writing executed perfectly in Australian accents. The characters are flawed but…
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
November 29, 2023
A feel-good watch if you're like me and have been more acutely feeling the effects of aging. It felt like an hour of therapy, but…
The Gold
November 29, 2023
The Wire meets blue-collar, British Ocean's 11. It is an enticing slow-burn procedural full of high jinks and a fantastic cast of newcomers on the…
The Lady Bird Diaries
November 22, 2023
A lovely documentary about the only First Lady I've ever met (FLEX!) and how influential and misunderstood she truly was.
Bodies
November 15, 2023
Unparalleled cast with all the tent poles of a good thriller: detectives with secrets, surprising villains, and unexpected twists. Add in time travel and existential…