2017 was a phenomenal year for television. From the sharp socio-political comedy of Saturday Night Live, to the dark fantasy of Stranger Things, small screen had never been so interesting.
And it’s not just about big budget spectacles like Game of Thrones or Outlander, but also about gritty content like The Handmaid’s Tale or Twin peaks. Let’s have a look at the best things on TV right now.
1Twin Peaks
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David Lynch and Mark Frost revived the show which had owned the ‘90s - and it is now owning 2017 and with obvious reasons. The big bad watch of mystery television has come back with a new edition — and you must watch it, especially if you watched the ‘90s show. The twisted thriller about an FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), who travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of high schooler Laura Palmer, owned the '90s and has acquired cult status.
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The 18-hour miniseries is still surprising in its unpredictability and sense of imagination, and has no hangover of its earlier success, and is beyond doubt the perfect binge watch content.
2BoJack Horseman
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Probably the only animated show about the existential crisis - and that too on an allegorical level, BoJack just concluded its fourth run, and is still as stellar as it was four years ago. Revolving around the life of a humanoid horse, BoJack Horseman, who wants to make a comeback to showbiz, but is held by the obvious trifecta of addiction, self-loathing and narcissism.
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The Netflix show starring Will Arnett as BoJack is one of the funniest on TV, boldly going to places where no TV series will take you. The comedy is dark and the writing is sharp and you will regret 2017 if you didn’t meet BoJack.
3Crazy Ex Girlfriend
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Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna have created a musical comedy that is so real about women - that it is almost unsettling. The CW series based on a woman and her obsession with her ex-started out slow but evolved into a major psychological comedy. It’s dark, and yet it will draw you in with what it is saying because it is just so true. Rebecca Bunch (Bloom), much like BoJack Horseman, is a narcissist and yet does not have faith in her self-worth. And her feelings for her ex-do not help her situation.
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In 2017, the series grew even murkier, as Rebecca hits a new low in her journey towards her self-esteem. And Bloom’s performance as the on-the-edge Bloom is somehow only getting better.
4Outlander
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The Brit-American time-travel drama is all kinds of excellent. A married combat nurse from 1945 is transported to the 1700s and thrown into the middle of a famous Scottish rebellion. She falls in love with a rebel Highlander, and now must choose between two timelines — and if that isn’t the most exciting thing on TV, then nothing would be.
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Based on the novel by Diana Gabaldon, the show just concluded its brilliant third season and has received rave reviews. The show has stunned the viewers with its consistency and is the only time travel drama on TV. Catch up before the next season hits!