How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
If you need soothing, an escape, or something that’s just fun, there’s plenty worth checking out.
Jan. 14, 2021
Every Monday and Friday, Margaret offers hyper-specific viewing recommendations in our Watching newsletter. Read her latest picks below, and
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‘Joe Pera Talks With You’
Both seasons of this weird, lovely show about a Michigan chorus teacher (played by Joe Pera) and his musings on the world are now streaming. It’s weirdly unbingeable, though — it’s too delicate just to shove into the uncaring maw, too special. In one episode, Joe explains the stages of watching fireworks, which include admiring how hypnotic they are, “just like their brother in law, regular fire,” and “thinking about ex-girlfriends.” If you’re feeling pessimistic about the human endeavor, but you think that watching children perform a musical about the rat wars of Alberta, Canada, might cheer you up, watch this. It worked for me.