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How to With John Wilson (Season 1) TLDR: It's hard to describe exactly what How To is or why exactly it works, but there's a certain point in every episode when the comedy begins to click and then the human element - the surprising poignancy and the everyman/woman relatability - comes out in spades. This documentary series is unlike anything else out there and absolutely worth your time. Who exactly is John Wilson? That's the first question that comes to mind when HBO's new documentary series is recommended to a new viewer. The name is in the show's title, and yet John Wilson is rather a nobody in the grand scheme of things as well as in the entertainment industry (at least he was prior to the becoming a bonafide hit). However, not long ago, contemporary comedy icon Nathan Fielder discovered Wilson and, after seeing his work and style, decided to jump on board as a producer for a new series made by Wilson.  So, again, what exactly is this show? Well, each episode of...

The End Of The F***ing World (Seasons 1 and 2) There's something about Netflix's The End Of The F***ing World that just does it for me. I don't know if it's the dark, quirky world its created, its comically nihilistic outlook on life, or the deeply compelling characters its created in James and Alyssa (and many of the supporting characters), but there's something about the show that demands me to binge each new season in ungodly compulsive speeds. Perhaps this is an indication of my own inner-disturbances (note to self: look into this further...), but under the surface of antisocial behaviours, violence and sex TEOTFW is a very relatable story of two teenagers simply trying to understand themselves and their place in this oftentimes perplexing and challenging world. It is attempting this Herculean task that our two leads, James and Alyssa, ultimately find one another. As said, much of the show's success likely comes down to the black and quirky (I am going...