What to Watch and (Not) Read Right Now, According to Sarah Z Reviewer
So I’ve been on deadline to get a fresh draft of my book out to beta readers, which means….I’ve been watching a hella lot of shows. It’s not just my favorite way to procrastinate (some people sleep or…exercise, I hear? eww) but it genuinely does relax and inspire me creatively-when w it’s good. When it’s bad? It gives me hope that if THAT SHIT can be published/made, so can mine shit.
“ I found it very, very funny- you know, how bad they are at murder and how good he is at escaping death.”- Sharon Horgan, the creator and star said about watching the source material for this show, ‘Clan,’ a Flemish series from 2012.
If you don’t yet know Sharon Horgan, the hysterical and brilliant Irish writer/producer/actor, fix that today. Start with one of my all-time favorite shows, Catastrophe (Amazon Prime, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes), and then come back here.
This show (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) had me from the first moment, from the weird intro to the way the five sisters interact so naturally and share a trauma bond over wine, raunchy humor, and swimming in the frigid winter waters of Dublin, to the really deftly written villain. It’s a funny, sometimes farcical, often very real murder mystery/comedy family/domestic drama thriller. Each and…
