Like A Treasure: BluTV Series

Somebody Somewhere (2022) / 8.1

“Somebody Somewhere” is a sweet and light series that we cannot understand why it is not among the Emmy nominees. It’s like a rare and precious fabric, when you come across it you realize how good it is. Bridget Everett does wonders in the series, which tells the story of Sam, who lives in Kansas and deals with both her family and her midlife crisis after the death of her sister. Sam, who starts working with an outcast group, takes refuge in music to overcome difficulties. The character of Sam is so delicately crafted that one wishes to have friends like Sam in his life. It’s like you’re watching the daily life of a really existing family and friend group, not a TV series.

It is a comedy-drama series that makes the audience as soft as cotton even when talking about heavy emotions and does not tire them with its 20-25 minute episodes. The world of friendship that we feel and want to be in while watching “Friends” is also present in “Somebody Somewhere”. And the view is magnificent: Huge fields, big houses, fields… We recommend you to watch this HBO series when you are in a bad mood.

Get Shorty (2017) / 8.2

“Get Shorty”, in which we watch our favorite Irish actor Chris O’Dowd, is an Epix series adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name. And yes, it deals with the same subject as the 1995 movie. Miles, who left his criminal past and moved to Hollywood to become a film producer, enters show business with second-rate film producer Rick. On the one hand, the ups and downs of the cinema industry, agencies, a flashy business world; On the other hand, he is a man who devotes himself to cinema to launder money.

You have a bit of a hard time watching the first episode of “Get Shorty”, but the rest of the series flows by like water. The series, which has been compared to “Breaking Bad” by the audience, actually tells the story of a father’s effort to cleanse himself in order to win back his daughter and his ex-wife, whom he still loves but left him because of his dirty deeds. It is worth watching how Miles maintains his calm demeanor even when he is in the heart of the criminal world and pursues the movie, he believes in. And of course, the Irish accent! One episode lasts about an hour. But it goes by so quickly.

Mare of Easttown (2021) / 8.4

This series, starring Kate Winslet and working wonders, actually made a lot of noise the year it was released. The series won Winslet an Emmy in the Best Actress category, Evan Peters, who had a great breakthrough with “American Horror Story” and “Dahmer”, won an Emmy in the Best Supporting Actor category and Julianne Nicholson an Emmy in the Best Supporting Actress category. In the series, Kate Winslet plays a tired, weary detective named Mare, who investigates a murder in the town where she was born, with her shabby appearance, shabby clothes, and bag of chips that never leaves her hand. Despite the weight she gained for the series, showing off her body easily in some scenes is a brave behavior that defies today’s beauty standards.

In one of the most striking episodes of the series, the confrontation between mother and daughter is reflected with very finely tuned dialogues. It leaves the audience with a lot to think about, especially regarding the concept of motherhood. A realistic and gripping series. If you haven’t watched it, be sure to add it to your lists.

Know This Much is True / 8.1

One of the rare and valuable TV series is “I Know This Much is True”, also an HBO production. Mark Ruffalo gives life to twin brothers in this series like a one-man giant cast. Thomas is hospitalized with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. His twin brother Dominick struggles to get him out of the hospital. But helping him is much harder than he thinks. “I Know This Much is True” is a very harsh, very realistic series. The series, which tells about the bond between siblings, the turmoil within the family and the importance of forgiveness, looks very closely at the concept of family and underlines that true love can heal people.

If you like psychological dramas, this series with intertwined and slowly unraveling issues is for you. However, if you do not like slow and suffocating atmospheres, it may bore you a bit at first. However, let us add that this series is one of the highest quality series of recent years and you should definitely watch Mark Ruffalo’s impressive performance.

“Scenes From A Marriage (2021) / 8.1

Ingmar Bergman’s iconic production “Scenes From A Marriage” appears this time as a series starring Jessica Chainstain and Oscar Isaac. “Scenes From A Marriage”, which presents the complexity of love, the difficulties of marriage, mistakes, abandonments and destruction from a very realistic perspective, is an HBO mini-series consisting of 5 episodes. The series, which we can say is quite “American” compared to the original, makes people question many things. We are faced with many questions about whether a 10-year marriage can last as it was on the first day, whether monogamy is really possible, and whether the “perfect couples” we often encounter on social media can really exist.

There are some very good references to marriage being a kind of pact that reflects itself as perfect to the outside world. This couple also reverses the perception created by society that “the mother takes care of the children and the father earns money”. And the concept of divorce, which perhaps we should talk about more, is one of the central ideas of this series. It’s a series you can watch with interest, regardless of your relationship status. It flows like a crispy cookie.