OPINION: Here are 10 TV shows that are truly worth your time and attention.
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There are at least 10 shows that are on TV now that you’ve gotta watch. Everyone’s got a list. Everyone loves to recommend shows. I know I do. Some of these you may have seen, some you may have not seen. I don’t know what you’ve seen so if you’ve already seen it then we probably agree that you should’ve seen it. Anyway, if we were talking at a party, and you said what should I be watching, this is what I’d talk about. Presented in no particular order.
1. “Black Mirror” (Netflix): This is probably the best show on TV now. It’s brilliant, often frightening, dystopian, technological and unlike anything else. Each episode is like a little movie. “Black Mirror” is one of those shows where after you watch it you start to see the world differently, you start to say, oh wow, that’s like a “Black Mirror” episode. It bends your mind. The new season has an incredible episode starring Zazie Beetz called “Mazey Day.”
2. “Severance” (Apple TV+): I like mind-trippy shows and here’s another. This dramedy about life in a bizarre office environment is the perfect metaphor for a world where society is in the midst of a conversation about what level of importance work should take in our lives and how much we’re expected to give to the companies that employ us and what having a work/life balance really means.
3. “The Bear” (FX): A gritty show about life in the kitchen of a beloved Chicago restaurant. It makes you feel like you’re in the midst of the chaos of keeping a restaurant afloat while trying to maintain a sense of culinary authenticity.
4. “Dave” (FX): An amazingly hysterical parody of the life of a white rapper. I love this show. From the studio to the stage, “Dave” always finds brilliant ways to talk about what it’s like to be a rapper in the modern world.
5. “Random Acts of Flyness” (Max): The Blackest TV show ever made. There’s a sense of Blackness in this show that is beautiful. In the first moments of the first episode, a boy on a bike is stopped by a cop. The boy’s response? To fly off into the air. As soon as I saw that bit of magic realism I was hooked.
6. “Sherman’s Showcase” (Hulu): A parody of “Soul Train” and other Black shows from the ’70s.
7. “Beef” (Netflix): A man and a woman almost collide in a parking lot. That small moment launches them into an insane all-out war that changes their lives. If you like seeing two angry people trying to destroy each other, this show is it.
8. “Swarm” (Amazon Prime): Donald Glover’s gritty, horror-ish show is about a young sister who’s willing to do anything to see her favorite singer. Even murder. Dominique Fishback is the star and she’s extraordinary.
9. “Jury Duty” (Amazon Prime): This is a reality show about a group of people who are on a jury in a civil trial. The thing is, there’s only one person on the show who doesn’t know that it’s a reality show. It’s fun watching the actors play out the charade and watching the crew tap dance to figure out how to keep the charade going.
10. “Euphoria” (Max): Zendaya’s show is one of the very best shows in modern TV. It’s a wild ride through the world of an insane high school.
Touré is a host and Creative Director at theGrio. He is the host of the docuseries podcast “Being Black: The ’80s.” He is also the host of the podcast “Toure Show” and the podcast docuseries “Who Was Prince?” He is the author of eight books including the Prince biography Nothing Compares 2 U and the ebook The Ivy League Counterfeiter.
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