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Results-2017: 20 series of the year
“A very strange game of thrones”, the long -awaited return and two Russian shows.
The editors of TJ with an internal vote selected 20 series that will help to kill two birds with one stone: to catch up in a year and take New Year's holidays. The editors talk about impressions, and at the end of the material, readers choose - who is worthy of the title of the best series of 2017.
"American gods"
American Gods, season 1
Cast: Ian Makshin, Ricky Wittl, Emily Browning.
How to look in Russia: N and " Amediak "
Author: Nikita Likhachev
At the time of the release of the series in the spring, everyone discussed how accurately the novel Nila Gaiman (received prestigious awards) was conveyed in it, but this turned out to be not so important. The first episodes of the season seemed rather weak and in general it did not go well with the audience, but six months later for me it became one of the most memorable series of 2017-due to the power of the picture.
Myths and religion from the gods of antiquity to the idols of our time, sex, magic, mysticism, blood, guns - and, most importantly, very charismatic Ian Makshin make “gods” an excellent series, although not intended for family viewing. I'm waiting for the second season.
"American vandal"
American Vandal, season 1
Cast: Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Grigory Volgin
A great parody of canonical detective series, which is perfect for all those who are used to impatient rest on vacation, interrupting only the remains of festive salads.
In an American school, someone drew a spray can on cars of teachers and administration of 27 genital organs. The narrative develops into a whole detective investigation - high school students take interviews from the suspects, build a chain of events and look for all kinds of clues.
From the absurd-consumption of the beginning, the series develops into an intriguing detective with unexpected turns and unpredictable interchange. It is not surprising that Netflix extended the “American vandal” for the second season.
"Shine"
Glow, season 1
Cast: Alison Bree, Mark Moron, Betty Gilpin.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Nikolai Chumakov
If I had to choose the funniest series of the year, then, by a wide margin, I would defeat the “brilliance”. Firstly, because my favorite comedy television shows-“Brooklyn 9-9”, “Theory of the Big Bang” and “A man is looking for a woman”-either rolled into a bad comedy, or closed. Secondly, because Netflix has seen enough of their own series “Orange-New Black” and showed high-quality female humor.
The scriptwriters also conveyed the spirit of the 1980s with historical scrupulousness: jokes about Reagan, new Russians with Brighton Beach and, of course, music, you won’t look, at least check the soundtrack. My favorite episode is just associated with a joke about cocaine and premiere “Back to the Future.” “Shine” is completely devoted to women at the end of the 20th century, but, fortunately, many does not hit the propaganda of feminism and does not give much time to the struggle for rights. And the charming Alison Bree is trying on the image of the "Sonya Destroyer" from the Soviet Union - the fans of the "Community" should see this.
"Big Little Lies"
Big Little Lies, season 1
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Sheilin Woodley, Zoe Kravitz.
How to look in Russia: at the " Amedias ".
Author: Sergey Star
Women in the American town by the sea slowly solve the “problems of white people” and open each other's past - I did not think that this show would be so remembered by the results of the year. Definitely-this is a series for those who are tired of the rest of the series, and exactly seven episodes for those who urgently need to relax from some cumbersome "darkness".
In a calm place on the outskirts, of course, there is a murder, but who and for what, the viewer will simply not tell the viewer. We add to this rare topics for television like domestic violence and the true meaning of marriage, as well as excellent images of Witherspoon, Woodley and Kidman (especially Kidman). What a sin to hide, only because of the cast, I stumbled upon this series-and did not lose. For the second season, the show has already been extended.
"Game of Thrones"
Game of Thrones, season 7
Cast: Emilia Clark, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Lina Hidi, Sophie Terner, Macy Williams.
How to look in Russia: at the " Amedias " .
Author: Olga Zhigulina
The Game of Thrones has been holding the title of one of the main series of modernity for several years now. Each episode is discussed for a long time on the network, and the most successful moments turn into memes - and so it was from the first season. The difference is that the plot lines rushed to the final: there is the first meeting of the Korolev, and the battle with the dragons, and the love line predicted by fans, and the long -awaited unification of the Stark. Due to the speed of the events in social networks, there are a lot of jokes that John Snow has mastered the art of teleportation.
Inside the plot, the bets grow, and the tension around the series is also growing - leaks no longer surprise anyone. Moreover, the creators of the series themselves are preparing for them, who may well remove several ending options at once. It remains to wait for the premiere of the last season-presumably, in 2019-to find out which of Martin’s favorite of the audience will kill and how exactly he will do it. According to Sophie Turner, we are waiting for an “incredibly emotional” finale.
"Punisher"
The Punisher, season 1
Cast: John Bernal, Deborah Anne Wall, Ben Barnes.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Evgeny Kuzmin
The last Netflix TV series on the Marvel comics universe, I cannot call successful. Luke Cage sagged seriously, the “iron fist” coldly accepted critics, and after the “defenders” I realized that I could no longer look at the development of the storyline with a ninja. Against the backdrop of this “punisher” scared: mixed reviews of the Western media, unsuccessful exit time (after the attack in Las Vegas) and accusations of protractedness.
Suddenly, the story of the former military Frank Kasla turned out to be something really new and fresh, at least due to brutality. In the first series, the “punisher” beats stamps about projects about superheroes. The fight with criminals ends habitually: the hero cuts off opponents, and according to the laws of the genre, they must remain beaten, but alive. But the CASL does not calm down and picks up a junk hammer.
The show has disadvantages. For example, it is generally not clear why he has some characters. But this feeling of freshness for me blocked many shortcomings.
"Silicone Valley"
Silicon Valley, season 4
Cast: Thomas Middledch, Tija Miller, Josh Brener, Martin Starr, Kumale Nanjiani, Amanda Kry.
How to look in Russia: at the " Amedias ".
Author: Damir Kamaletdinov
Despite the fact that the series about the Friends of the Startar has ended the fourth season, it is still developing and does not fall before copying his own plots. The show replaced the vector from the sitcom about technological geeks towards Dramedy, but it only benefited - watching the heroes became even funnier. Chemistry between the actors reached some unprecedented heights and this is even more sorry that Tija Miller suddenly left the project.
There is another reason for sadness: the authors are no longer trying to get to the point, guessing technological trends. By the end, circumstances are partly absurd, but there is a feeling that the series is on the right track and further than us awaits us not one worthy season.
"Lemoni Snings: 33 Misfortunes"
Lemony Snocket's a Series of UnforTunate Events, season 1
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warberton, Malina Weissman, Luis Hinnes
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Evgeny Kuzmin
“In this story, there is not only a happy end, but also a happy beginning. And in the middle there are few happy events, ”the series begins with these words of the fictional writer Lemoni Spiket, who sometimes communicates with the audience directly. It makes no sense for him to lie: “33 misfortunes” tells a rather gloomy story about Baudelaire orphans.
The whole series is the journey of children who have lost their parents in a fire from some guardians to others. As soon as they, it would seem, find their house, everything goes awry. In many ways, because of their first guardian of Count Olaf, who wants to kill orphans and get their inheritance. Along the way, Baudlers learn that their father and mother were members of a certain secret society.
Immediately subconsciously compare this version of “33 misfortunes” with the 2004 film, where Olaf was played by Jim Kerry (here Nill Patrick Harris, a very worthy replacement). Moreover, some of the events coincide. But the series has more time to reveal the story. Yes, and the picture was lighter, here the Baudlers find themselves in an extremely unfriendly world. And although they cope with all the trials - for children this means only that they will have to look for a new home again.
"Orange - Hit of the season"
Orange is the New Black, season 5
Starring: Taylor Shilling, Laura Ponon, Michelle Hurst, Dasha Planko, Michael Jay Harney, Jason Biggs, Natasha Lyonn, Selenis Leiva.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Maya Havasheli
Over the five seasons, the main character Piper Chapman (Taylor Shilling) runs in a female prison the path from a small six to authority. Prison business, racial hostility, novels with guards, lesbian relations and internal wars between girls - the series of all this is full.
The last season becomes the culmination of manifestations of anger, pain and despair that have accumulated in prisoners - they arrange a rebellion, put forward demands and take the guards hostage. At some point, in Orange is more and more drama and less comedy, but it does not get worse from this. Every season, the stories of other heroes are revealed: despite the harsh conditions, many remain people, experience mistakes and seek to leave the prison. And although the hackers leaked the season 5 of the series long before the premiere, this did not spoil the impressions.
"Very strange things"
Stranger Things, season 2
Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbor, Finn Wolfard, Millie Bobby Brown, Dacre Montgomery.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Nikolai Chumakov
The creators of “Very strange things” immediately after the success of the first season warned that they were preparing for three or four seasons and then closing the bench. Because of this, they predetermined the reaction of the public: on the one hand, we are again glad to see Od, demogorgons, Dustin and other heroes, on the other hand, I would not want the story itself to become worse. So far, the authors have managed to keep the quality bar: the second season is no worse than the first, but nothing is better for anything.
The impeccable stylistics of the 1980s, the soundtrack from cunning songs, playing well-players well-all this in the piggy bank of the new “very strange things”. The only thing they lack is fresh blood: the plot moves around the same problems of a small city as in the first season, and new actors do not fit into the team due to a lack of screen time. However, the fans still looked and are generally satisfied, like me, but I advise the new viewer to stop in the first season. The third wait until 2019.
"Mind Hunter"
MindHunter, season 1
Cast: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallani, Hannah Gross, Anna Torv.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Damir Kamaletdinov
The series, several episodes of which was shot by David Fincher, is similar to his own Zodiac: a calm narrative, investigation and serial killers. Only now, the action of the “mind hunter” takes place at a time when the term “serial killer” was not there-the main characters have to come up with it. And maniacs, unlike the zodiac, have been in prison for a long time. It remains only to find out what was distinguished by crimes.
The main thing in the series is an interview with serial killers like real Ed Cemper and Jerry Brokes, who are taking place with all the details. In his free time to study their psychology, the heroes advise police officers in small cities who are not used to investigating brutal killings. All this is at a very calm pace: FBI agents are simply doing their job. If sometimes it seems boring, then at other moments - rather creepy.
"The story of the maid"
The handmaid's tale, season 1
Starring: Elizabeth Moss, Ivonn Strachovski, Joseph Faines.
How to look in Russia: Hulu .
Author: Evgeny Kuzmin.
The series, based on the work of the writer Margaret Etwood, has already collected a collection of the main awards on the last Emmy. Everything is deservedly-the “storyteller’s story” created an atmosphere of oppressive anti-utopia, which shows that the usual world can go crazy at once due to one change.
The action takes place in modern USA, which turned into a totalitarian Republic of Gilead. Because of something, the birth rate in the country has greatly decreased than the religious fundamentalists used the military coup and converted society on the basis of their understanding of the Old Testament. Women capable of giving birth to children were turned into “maids”: they are assigned to the families of high -ranking officers and must bear and give them children. One of these “maids” became Fredova (the names from women are taken, calling them by belonging to the officer, in this case - to Fred). She did not forget that she had lived in an ordinary world until recently. And, of course, in the end he gets acquainted with resistance.
"Rick and Morty"
Rick and Morty, 3 season
The roles were voiced by: Justin Royland, Spanser Grammer, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chok.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Sergey Star
According to the results of the third season, the Absurd theater from Rick and Morty finally went to the people. Fans did not stop fiercely arguing about the plan of the creators, the memes from episodes lived much longer than jokes from other shows, and only thanks to the series someone was able to try the damn Sichuan sauce from 1998.
The cynical main characters are no longer in fashion, but “Rick and Morty” do not care. About typical family difficulties, it seems to have released everything possible, but then it is decided whether Rick has a daughter or cloned. “You will not be able to have a good fun, if you analyze everything in a row,” the main character declares in the forehead. It is worth listening, but do not look in one gulp: every 20 minutes are still so saturated that by the end they are left completely squeezed.
"Sleeping"
Season 1
Cast: Igor Petrenko, Paulina Andreeva, Dmitry Ulyanov.
How to look in Russia: IVI.RU.
Author: Nikita Likhachev
Due to the political background, “Sleepers” turned out to be a scandalous series: hypertrophied positive heroes from the FSB outraged the liberal public, which forced the director of the series Yuri Bykov. It is unlikely that in such a situation it was possible to continue, but it was not supposed to be “sleeping”: this is a multi -part film in itself, which, despite the excesses, quite vividly describes the reality of the post -protest Russia - the way the screenwriter Sergei Minaev sees it.
As an action -packed series about special services, “sleeping” largely resembles the American “homeland” in style, but not in depth (although the “homeland” in terms of depth is also not the best example). Despite everything, it is quite exciting to look: harmony, dynamics and relevance of the plot more than compensate for the shortcomings, including not the best acting.
"Twin Pix"
Twin Peaks, season 3
Cast: Kyle Maclahlen, Cheryl Lee, Michael Hors, Sheril Fenn, James Marshall, Kimmy Robertson.
How to look in Russia: at the " Amedias ".
Author: Roman Persianinov
For me - the Great Fan of Twin Pixes - the third season was simultaneously a disappointment and a gift. Disappointment, because in many ways this is a completely different story. Not so much a detective as the first two seasons were, but a prone surrealism without strong soil underfoot. You can watch this only in a certain mood or during different states. A gift - because few work made me so sincerely amazed at what was happening.
It is necessary to pay tribute to David Lynch - now there is no other Hollywood author who would create something more crazy than Twin Peaks. He is just one of the rare directors who give millions of dollars to shoot an incredible and places of a wildly boring work. After all, besides him, no one else can do that, and giants like CBS (owns showTime) understand this. I recall the story of Woody Allen and the “crisis in six scenes”-Amazon for so long begging the titan of comedy and drama to remove “at least something” for them, which the director agreed overnight-he was tired of listening to requests and became interested in a solid fee. The series, however, turned out to be so -so.
"Darkness"
Dark, season 1
Cast: Oliver Mazucci, Carolina Eichhorn, Yordis Tibel, Luis Hoffman.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Author: Damir Kamaletdinov
"Darkness" is the first European series, shot specifically for Netflix for the service of the service. German origin is visible from the first frames of the pilot: a small cozy house in the forest and a rainy cloudy sky. Events take place immediately in three temporary lines (in 1953, 1986 and 2019), but in the same place in the fictional provincial city of Windle. The plot “darkness” resembles “line”, “very strange deeds”, “secret materials” and many European thrillers. The impact of “live” and “Mystery Boxes” Jay Jay Abrams is most felt: some storylines will not open even at the end of the season. The name "darkness" speaks for itself - this is a gloomy depressive story about hopelessness, where it is easy to immerse and where it is not easy to get out.
The series intrigues from the first minutes and does not let go to the very end. This is similar to many other Netflix projects that have been published recently. But this time, the principle of “viewing in one gulp” seems to be erected to the Absolute: most of the season is a long exposition that is very slowly approaching the denouement in the last series. It’s difficult to stop at some series-it is too great to the temptation to watch another series, because it seems that the clue is so close. In this regard, "Darkness" is an almost perfect series for viewing on weekends or on holidays.
New "duck stories"
Ducktales, season 1
The roles were voiced by: Danny Poody, David Tennant, Bobby Moinakhan, Kate Mikuchchi, Ben Schwartz.
How to look in Russia: at Disney Channel .
Author: Sergey Star
The original series was released back in the 1990s-believe me, despite all the nostalgia, it is better not to return to it. Да и как воспринимать его по-прежнему, если каждый второй уже пережил травму, узнав, что Билли на самом деле Хьюи, Вилли — это Дьюи, Дилли зовут Луи, а Поночка — это Вебби.
Новые «Утиные истории» — это грандиозный перезапуск, как зрителей к нему и готовили (хотя бы вспомните, как актёры озвучки исполнили заглавную песню шоу). Такую операцию надо ставить в пример: все старые герои на месте, но получили мотивацию и сюжетную арку, персонажи дурачатся, но мимолётом препарируют институт семьи и жизнь современных подростков. Скруджу Макдаку нужны приключения, Вебби — друзья, племянникам-близнецам — потерявшаяся мама, а Дональду Даку — новая работа и деньги.
«Чернобыль: Зона отчуждения»
2 сезон
В главных ролях: Константин Давыдов, Сергей Романович, Валерия Дмитриева, Кристина Казинская, Анвар Халилулаев.
Как смотреть в России: RuTube .
Author: Nikita Likhachev
Если бы меня заставили положить на две чаши весов «Очень странные дела» и «Чернобыль 2», мой маятник завис бы в ровном положении. Для меня российский сериал стал открытием года: я пропустил его в 2014-м (вообще ничего тогда о нём не слышал) и с большим удовольствием, фактически запоем посмотрел все серии с первого сезона, тратя на это каждый вечер в течение недели.
«Чернобыль 2» — это и есть русские «Очень странные дела»: как подметил автор Disgusting men Виктор Зуев, это тоже сериал про группу молодых людей, которые сталкиваются с неизвестной силой, с сильным оммажем на 1980-е годы и перемещениями в параллельную реальность. Только «Чернобыль 2» ближе российскому зрителю: там и СССР, и офицеры КГБ, и чернобыльская катастрофа, и постоянные заимствования из игры STALKER А снят он по-голливудски: ради этого сожгли вагоны денег. Второй сезон — последний, но у создателей есть план снять полнометражный фильм.
«Южный Парк»
South Park, 21 сезон
Роли озвучили: Мэтт Стоун, Трей Паркер, Джон Хэнсен, Эдриен Бирд.
Как смотреть в России: Paramount Comedy .
Автор: Николай Чумаков.
В августе 2017 года «Южному парку» стукнуло 20 лет, в честь чего вышел трогательный ролик « Мы были здесь » о поколении, которое выросло на мультсериале. И обо мне тоже, потому что я смотрю на Кайла, Картмана, Кенни и Стэна и пытаюсь не делать так же. В 21 сезоне герои по-прежнему смешные, но гораздо важнее то, что они всё ещё преподносят полезные жизненные уроки.
Наверняка многие читатели бросили «Южный парк» на 10, 19 или даже 5 сезонах. Тем, кто вообще не смотрел, стоит начать где-то с четвёртого, чтобы увидеть всё самое важное. В 21 сезоне есть минимум одна стоящая сюжетная арка — это любовная линия Картмана. Стоун и Паркер лучше всех в современной культуре показали болезненные и угнетающие отношения, которые из несчастной любви перерастают в современную интерпретацию Кобейна и Лав.
«13 причин почему»
13 Reasons Why, 1 сезон
В главных ролях: Дилан Миннетт, Кэтрин Лэнгфорд, Кристиан Наварро, Алиша Боэ.
How to look in Russia: at Netflix .
Автор: Роман Персианинов.
Зачастую подростковые драмы довольно сложно воспринимать серьёзно, если ваши школьные и студенческие годы достигли пика или вовсе отхлынули. Отчасти поэтому кажется, что герои «13 причин почему» думают и действуют слишком глупо даже для своих 16-18 лет. Но это иллюзия — кто в школьные годы не делал вещей, приносящих боль другим, даже не подозревая об этом. Сериал как раз рассказывает о том, как даже мелкие поступки подталкивают к трагическому исходу.
Хороший способ понять, задело ли произведение важную тему, это посмотреть на реакцию общественности. История гибели дружелюбной школьницы Ханны Бейкер вызвала в США скандал и новое обсуждение подростковых проблем — темы, которая не менее остро стоит и в России. Поэтому сериал полезен не только школьникам и их родителям, но и всем, кто пытается понять, почему молодёжь кончает с собой. Здесь нет прямых и точных ответов, но на почве «13 причин почему» можно начать дискуссию, а это уже немало.
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