Andrea Maderna

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Mad Men: Season 7
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BlockedParent2017-02-22T09:22:58Z— updated 2018-10-23T20:42:47Z

Less gripping drama and thrills than season 6, but a great final season, that takes its time to close all the storylines the right way and has got a very nice and warm "goodbye" feel. Sorry for Birdie, though.

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Santa Clarita Diet

The pilot is a mess, but then it gets better. The humour doesn't always work, but some moments are hilarious. Characters are nice and fun, even though I think Drew Barrymore is too much on the nose. Timothy Olyphant is adorable, though.

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The Girlfriend Experience: Season 1

Tense, fascinating, very well acted, visually striking and with a refreshing "amoral" approach. Once again, when Soderbergh is involved, TV tends to be great.

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Transparent: Season 3

How the fuck does this get better and better every year?

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Mad Men: Season 6

What a beautiful, beautiful season. Deep, funny, emotional, amazing in the way it brings forward all of the storylines. Maybe it's a bit heavy handed in how it connects to the real world stuff, but that's it. The rest is great. And it's not news, but what a great cast. Jesus.

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The Strain: Season 3

A really good third season, fun and gripping from the beginning to the end. This is a real step up from the highs and lows of the firs two years.

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Scream Queens: Season 2

Even more weird, over the top and fun than season 1. It's got ups and downs, but certain scenes made me cry out of laughter.

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The Expanse: Season 1

It kinda reminds me of Battlestar Galactica and it's not as good as its amazing first season, but this is a really good sci-fi series, with interesting themes, some nice characters and a well thought out plot. Sometimes the writing gets a bit cheesy, the acting is not always consistent and in a few scenes the lo-fi visuals don't really work, but I'm nitpicking. This is good.

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Blunt Talk: Season 2

The actors and the characters are adorable and certain bits are really funny but it's quite inconsistent. The crescendo through the last four episodes is really good, though.

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The Night Of: Season 1

The pilot is really amazing and the rest of the series is not on the same level but it's still really, really good, with great characters and a wonderful pair of actors in John Turturro and Riz Ahmed. This is how procedural crime stories should be made.

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Lovesick: Season 2

At times the humour falls a bit flat and I'm not sure that the longer season was a good idea, but overall it's still lots of fun. The "timeline" plot device is kinda confusing but also really fascinating and the whole drama element works beautifully, with great character development.

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Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 2
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BlockedParent2016-12-13T08:21:22Z— updated 2016-12-14T17:05:07Z

A bit less horror, a bit more fun, slapstick and experimentation, kinda like it happened back in the days going from Evil Dead 1 to Evil Dead 2. Still a great, fun, inventive season, with lots of spectacular episodes (the morgue, the two in the asylum... ). The ending is maybe underwhelming, even though the return of Henrietta is great.

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American Horror Story: Season 5
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BlockedParent2016-11-30T09:26:28Z— updated 2016-12-06T10:27:28Z

The formula feels a bit tired by now, but it's still quite fun, even though going from Jessica Lange to Lady Gaga, well...

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You're the Worst: Season 3

A couple of episodes are a bit flat but honestly that's nitpicking. The main themes of depression, loss, and love troubles are all incredibly well written and thought out, the supporting cast is much more explored than in the past (and with two great episodes devoted to them) and the last four episodes are amazing. Plus, a full episode made only of tracking shots, and not just for showing off, but with great depth in terms of storytelling. If you're not watching this, I can't even... whatever, fuck off.

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One Mississippi: Season 1

Funny, sad, deep, tender, thoughtful, imperfect, unmissable.

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The Fall: Season 3

An adequate ending for such a lovely, heartwarming, funny and lighthearted series.

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The Night Manager: Season 1

He's cheesy as hell and the honorable woman is clearly out of his league, but the night manager is a fun chap.

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Crashing: Season 1

It's not as good and ambitious as Fleabag, more of a typical sit-com with all its clichés, but it's fun and smart.

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Crisis in Six Scenes: Season 1

Funny and clever, it's classic Woody and the characters are adorable, but honestly I hoped for something more.

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Marvel's Luke Cage: Season 1

Great themes, amazing sense of place, wonderful use of the soundtrack, very nice ideas and some beautiful moments, but also the usual Marvel/Netflix issue: this shit is too long, it would benefit sooo much from shorter seasons and less fucking around.

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Master of None: Season 1

What a beautiful, funny, deep but always light show.

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Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2

It's different enough from the main series to be interesting, even though themes are obviously similar and also in terms of structure it doesn't go very far from it. Some missteps, but also a bunch of really good moments.

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Fleabag: Season 1

Funny, poignant and deep. Another great TV show from the "30 minutes area".

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True Detective: Season 2

A really, really good hard boiled detective story, with fantastic performances by great actors, solid writing, the usual iper complex crime tale and - fortunately - a much less pretentious tone and writing style than season one. Sure, it's also less visually stunning and less consistent than season one, with a few really cheesy moments, but I found it overall more interesting and less empty. I guess it's a matter of taste. Oh, by the way, the shootout at the end of episode 4 is amazing and sooo much better than the great, but ultimately masturbatory, tracking shot in season one.

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BrainDead: Season 1

A very nice, smart and funny comedy/sci-fi/satire thingie. It's a bit uneven at times and the ending feels rushed, but it's a fun ride.

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Chef's Table: Season 3

Always interesting and fascinating. Plus, two out of four chefs are not that pretentious. That's not bad.

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The Americans: Season 3

This is amazing, with every season it gets better and better. Deep characters, tense drama, great plot twists and raw emotions all the way. And the final cliffhanger is just... wow.

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Show Me a Hero

What a beautiful show. Tense, gripping, funny, moving. It shows the addictive side of politics and it's also great in its depiction of many different stories with a very realistic touch, never pushing too much on the melodrama. Also, is there a better actor than Oscar Isaac right now?

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 11

This season is fucked up.

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Downton Abbey: Season 2

The first episode is not that good but then the season takes off and it's still very entertaining, even though it's much less fun and much more focused on the tragic side of things.

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