Great TV Shows - Part 5

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Five TV picks: a weird workplace conspiracy, reality-as-therapy, a Marvel experiment, a twisty limited series, and an all-timer sports drama.


The Chair Company (HBO Max)

After an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Emmy® winner Tim Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.



The Rehearsal (HBO Max)

Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life’s biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in carefully crafted simulations.



WandaVision (Disney+)

Two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives suspect that everything is not as it seems.



HIS & HERS (Netflix)

Two estranged spouses, one a detective and the other a news reporter, vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.



Friday Night Lights Season 1 (Prime Video)

Audiences cheer the first season of this poignant and powerful drama. The intimate storytelling and the inspired performances involve the viewer with an authentic portrait of life, love, family, and friendships that really hits home.







Endorsement: Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate (Illinois)

Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate.


This is Endorsement #14Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate (Illinois).

I’m backing Stratton because her campaign priorities are clear: make life more affordable, create opportunities for the middle class, and protect rights and our democracy — while rejecting corporate PAC money.


Why this endorsement (from her stated priorities)

  • Making life more affordable
    • End Trump’s trade war / “tax on working families”
    • Raise the federal minimum wage
    • Secure Medicare for All
    • Middle-class tax cut paid for by higher taxes on millionaires
    • Fight for a $25 minimum wage
  • Creating opportunities for the middle class
    • Restore the Department of Education
    • Expand federal support for trades learning and technical schools
    • Invest in grant programs for small business owners
  • Protecting your rights and our democracy
    • Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
    • Restore the protections of Roe v. Wade
    • Pass common-sense gun safety laws
    • Abolish ICE
  • Rejecting ALL corporate PAC money

If you can, donate or volunteer above — and share this endorsement.



Recent videos for March 3rd primary candidates I've endorsed

If you’re following the March 2026 primaries, here’s a watch‑and‑share roundup of videos for the candidates I’ve endorsed — separated by candidate, with my endorsement link under each section.

  • Mar 3, 2026: James Talarico (Texas U.S. Senate) + Nida Allam (NC‑04)
  • Mar 17, 2026: Kat Abughazaleh (IL‑09)

James Talarico (Texas U.S. Senate) — Mar 3, 2026

James Talarico campaigns for U.S. Senate (Austin)


KHOU interview: closing pitch ahead of the Democratic Senate primary


Nida Allam (NC‑04) — Mar 3, 2026

Majority Report: Nida Allam segment


Daily Bern conversation


Kat Abughazaleh (IL‑09) — Mar 17, 2026

Candidate Corner (Bitchuation Room)


Campaign stream (with Demi Palecek)


Evanston Now interview


Movies That Make You Think — Part 18



Four different kinds of tension — surveillance, conscience, loyalty, and chaos — all with that “hangs in your head afterward” quality.

KIMI (Max)

A tight techno‑thriller about isolation and surveillance — a woman who listens for a living hears something she can’t unhear, and the system closes in.



Juror #2 (Max)

A courtroom pressure cooker built around one question: what do you do when your duty to tell the truth collides with your instinct to protect yourself?



End of Watch (Max)

A gritty LA cop story with real heart — friendship, adrenaline, and the way “routine” work can turn into life‑or‑death fast.



Fargo (Prime Video)

A darkly funny crime classic about how small greed turns into big violence — and how ordinary people react when chaos drops into their lives.