Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Man Seeking Woman, Season Two:
The second season of this show full of bizarre skits about relationship tropes has some very funny moments but doesn't feel as fresh as the first season. With only one more season to go, I'll probably finish it off, but am in no hurry to binge it.

Final Grade: B-

Party Down, Season Two:
The second season is better than the first, although the vibe feels a little different with Jane Lynch gone to Glee and Megan Mullaly taking her place. Worth watching if you like raunchy humor mixed with a tiny bit of character development. On Hulu.

Final Grade: B+

The Diplomat, Season One:
This show about a woman becoming the ambassador to England when she had expected to do "real" work in Afghanistan has a very unique flow and fun energy. It sometimes feels like the show, Homeland, if the main character weren't broken and if people cared less about who carried out the terrorism and more about who should be invited to tea. There's a lack of closure in the ending (another season is probably in the works), but otherwise we enjoyed the whole first season. On Netflix.

Final Grade: B

A Man Called Otto (PG-13):
This is a by-the-book sentimental movie about a curmudgeon whose suicide attempts keep getting interrupted by the well-meaning people around him. There are no surprises, and I think it would have worked a little better if Tom Hanks had looked about 10 years older than he does. On Netflix.

Final Grade: B-