Watch Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This. And this LGBT+ documentary on Apple TV+
Here’s some shows I really enjoyed recently...
Hello,
Welcome to your Worth Watching newsletter.
Here’s some things that I have liked recently that I reckon you might like too.
I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix, out Wednesday) - If you are a fan of The End of The F**king World, you’re in luck. Not only have Netflix adapted another Charles Forsman graphic novel for television (this time without Channel 4), this series is directed by the same guy: Jonathan Entwistle. The result is a drama with a strikingly similar tone and style, and the story isn't a copy/paste job of F**king World either, but something less black comedy-based and much more tender. I won’t tell you too much of the plot as it's great to see how it unfolds, but it focuses on Sydney, a teenage girl who then realises that her anger and pain can be charged into a superpower.
Each episode is roughly twenty minutes long, but I bet you will watch it in one big go.
Visible: Out on Television (Apple TV+) - Featuring interviews with activists and well-known names, this new Apple documentary series highlights how television was used as a tool for homophobia and ignorance for years and how a brave set of activists (and actors) paved the way for other, much larger LGBT+ roles. There are many inspirational stories here, but what impressed me the most is its depth and detail.
It is also the fourth Apple TV+ show I have enjoyed in only a few weeks. The Morning Show is addictive and bingeable, Little America by Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani is uplifting and heartbreaking and M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant is creepy as hell.
I know investing your time and money in a new subscription service can feel like a fuss when there are already so many hours of content out there (and with Sky announcing another 80 “Originals” this year, prepare for more), but I would say Apple TV+, for now at least, is worth it. Heck, it might not cost you anything right now anyway - subscription is free if you have bought an Apple device in the last year, or it's £4.99 a month following a free weekly trial. You can also watch first episodes for free.
Love is Blind (Netflix) - I'm only a couple of episodes into this, but the concept is essentially Married at First Sight fired directly into the sun. Couples choose who to marry solely from talking to them without being able to see them. Chaos ensues. There’s a scene where someone feeds their dog wine. An addictive train wreck.
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Coming up around the corner… Race Across The World (BBC Two) is back next month. Also Quiz (ITV), based on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire coughing Major, starring Michael Sheen and written by James Graham (you know, that C4 Cumberbatch Brexit drama) is out soon. I’ll be mentioning when these two are out in this newsletter.
Shows you don’t need to bother with… Intelligence (Sky One) and Hunters (Amazon).
And Disney+ also launches next month… On the 5 Live Must Watch podcast this week we had Zai Bennett in as a guest, who is Sky’s Managing Director of Content. He told us that Disney shows will remain on Sky “for the immediate term” (eyes emoji). Also, that The Simpsons will remain on Sky too, which suggests (after silence from Disney+ UK themselves) that that new streaming service won’t have feature The Simpsons. You can catch the interview at the start of the podcast.
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Your Worth Watching suggestion… Crashing Landing on You (Netflix) - Aysha got in contact with me by email and said that this South Korean drama “is one of the greatest shows I have ever watched.”
“The story follows Yoon Se-Ri, a wealthy CEO of a cosmetics/fashion company in South Korea. While testing out paragliding equipment, she gets caught in a storm and wakes up in North Korea. Here she meets Ri Jeong- Hyeok, a North Korean soldier. The drama follows the two characters and their growing relationship as Ri Jeong- Hyeok agrees to protect Yoon Se-Ri and help her get back home.”
“Despite each episode being 90 minutes in length, I enjoyed every minute of it as it carefully balanced drama, romance, suspense, and comedy. You will grow attached and fall in love with almost all the characters. The supporting cast is *chefs kiss*”
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Oh and finally, if you want to see CBBC footage of a 13 year old me receiving a Valentine’s Day card from my then girlfriend shortly before I came out, you’re in luck.
Have a great week,
Scotty / @scottygb