A big problem with TV today is the proliferation of streaming services (we subscribe to six!) and the constantly changing libraries around the world. (One example is Todd Haynes' latest film, "May December", which is only on Netflix in the U. S. and no clue when we'll have it here or in whose library it will appear.)
But I digress. "Superstore" was originally on Prime here, and we watched the first four seasons during the pandemic, but then it disappeared. A few years went by, and then the show magically re-appeared on Netflix. We finally watched the last two seasons and absolutely loved it (I was happy to see America Ferrera get an Oscar nom for "Barbie").
It's a workplace show about the staff at a Wal-Mart-esque store outside St. Louis, but it (usually) doesn't rely on easy stereotypes. They have a really diverse cast, which feels organic and not contrived. The writing is clever with hilarious short scenes with no dialogue showing an absurd tableau you might find down any aisle of a big box store today (except during pandemic, which they get to in the latest season, to pretty hilarious effect). We chortled multiple times in each 22-minute episode.
But I digress. "Superstore" was originally on Prime here, and we watched the first four seasons during the pandemic, but then it disappeared. A few years went by, and then the show magically re-appeared on Netflix. We finally watched the last two seasons and absolutely loved it (I was happy to see America Ferrera get an Oscar nom for "Barbie").
It's a workplace show about the staff at a Wal-Mart-esque store outside St. Louis, but it (usually) doesn't rely on easy stereotypes. They have a really diverse cast, which feels organic and not contrived. The writing is clever with hilarious short scenes with no dialogue showing an absurd tableau you might find down any aisle of a big box store today (except during pandemic, which they get to in the latest season, to pretty hilarious effect). We chortled multiple times in each 22-minute episode.