This show posses a rare characteristic that almost every other show out in web space seem to deliberately skip, a characteristic called ingenuity. I was hooked on to the show within first 20 seconds, and that alone speaks volume about its quirky storyline and a great narrative. This underrated piece is an ideal amalgamation of humor, heavy emotions and relatable eccentricities.

Isha (Samridhi Dewan), a dreamy-eyed doofus, obsessed with the idea of 'prince charming,' has her life in shambles within a week. First, her boyfriend of 7 years breaks up with her just before a surprise proposal. Then she gets fired from her job and loses her apartment. While the stars are all aligned against her, she manages to secure a date credit to tinder and her best friend's resolute aim to pull her out of this rut. It is on this date she first encounters a wacky life coach Simarjeet Sabherwal (Sushmita Mukherjee) who claims to transform her life. Interestingly, Simarjeet refers to Isha as "poppet", a word as fun as their brilliant performances.

Writing is genius, so is the direction and editing. The show employs an elegant and intelligent sense of humor and can be rightly described as a flawless entertainer.

This show is the second worst thing to happen to vampires since Twilight. Where should I even begin describing the abhorrence that the show is capable of invoking. The characters are shallow, writing is terrible, and episodes are awfully long. I have seen better acting in teenage dramas.

Dr. Swann (Ian Somerha) hypothesizes in the beginning of the show about how global warming will unleash fatal viruses frozen under ice caps, and yes you guessed it right, he and his buddy Michael (Adrian Holmes) are exposed to one such virus shortly after; turning Michael into a blood sucking beast. Next victim is his wife and now after losing much of his family, he wants to salvage what he can with a very straight, expressionless face. His lack of variety in emotions and a very identical visage every shot is almost hilarious.

Story line isn’t completely ludicrous. Wacky? Sure. But not asinine. However, lifeless dialogues, and poor if not equally bad characters are enough to deter any intrigue towards the show.

If you ask me, I’ll recommend a hard pass on the show.

A French drama set in the overbearing modern day, where relationships are fickle and emotions are superficial, “Mythomaniac” attempts to explores the darker, more grim aspects of human psyche.

There’re quite a few things to like. The plight of a tired, undervalued and overwhelmed Elvira (a wife and a mother), putting up with a dead marriage, difficult children and a tiring job has been well portrayed by Marina Hand. When her family finds out about her harmless visit to the hospital, she refrains from revealing the truth and concocts a lie about being diagnosed with cancer. Although her medical condition initially strengthens her family, but eventually her lies catch up and she finds herself grappling with her own web of myths.

Other than a few convincing performances, there’s a little to hold attention. The pace of the show is slow and flow incoherent. It is also hard to relate to characters as they can often seem superfluous, or frankly a tad too weird.

Despite its flaws, I will recommend mythomania to anyone with abundant time and and appetite for outlandish dramas.

Casting Vikrant Messey is inarguably the best decision ALTBalaji has made in long time. His portrayal of a guilt ridden man, who is broken and distraught is indeed beautiful. Veer (Vikrant Messey) lost his wife during an accident of the car that he was driving, and since that accident, he feels nothing but remorse. He grapples with the prospect of moving on and trying to find himself beyond his now shattered, once ideal life.

The sheer depth in characters is a great relief from alt Balaji's typical teenage dramas and for once they seem to have an ace up their sleeves. As the story continues in a well-paced narrative, Veer (Vikrant Massey) stumbles upon Sameera (Harleen Sethi) in his newly rented apartment, who has been described as "the psycho ex" by his cousin. While the title "psycho" may not hold much truth, but she is quite guilty for being caring and considerate. Veer and Sameera's first few encounters aren't exactly amicable but bunch of misunderstandings bring them together.

Despite all the pain, agony and dark emotions it deals with, the show never feels gloomy. Aptly employed comic relief keeps the ethos of the show light; and the multidimensional characters keep it close to reality. It's a great watch for any romance/drama enthusiast.

The only thing about the show that is still stuck with me is that awful, awful laugh track. Let me say this once and for all, laugh tracks are a thing of the past and we need to LET. THEM. GO. What's worse is that even If the exasperating laugh track doesn’t turn out to be a deterrent enough when watching the show, then a very tired script will do the trick.

With a story, production and jokes straight from the 90s, “Merry Happy Whatever” is about the overbearing Quinn family headed by the super hard to impress dad, Don Quinn (Dennis Quaid). His children, their partners and kids have all gotten together in the Quinn house for the holidays; bonding, sharing and helping each other out with their lives.

There is not a lot to look forward to, just the usual confrontations with the controlling dad; cute, sick-with-love couples splitting up and getting back together and happily-ever-after Christmas miracles. The writing is lousy not the cast. There are a quite a few good actors including Brent Morin, Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, and Ashley Tisdale, and they try salvaging what they could of a boring script.

For a family entertainer, the show lacks any entertainment for most families. Being a story set around the Christmas , the only thing relevant about the show is its holiday spirit, and if that’s something you seek, then go ahead.

It’s ironical for a show named 'Comicstaan' to evoke feelings of exasperation and bitterness. To realize the potential of the show and the greatness it could have achieved, its heartbreaking that the show eventually crumbles down to an unwarranted heap of chaos.

Season 1 started strong and even attempted to cast a few promising comics. Contestants based their acts on themes that the mentors (Judges) picked out and teach. While the acts were not all applause worthy, the show still found ways to make amateur comedians entertaining with interesting weeks like improv, sketch, observational, anecdotal, etc.

Season 2, however, is abominable. There seems to be an attempt at targeting a wider base of audience and the explicit content in the jokes have been dialed down quite a few notches. The performances feel artificial, almost as if performers robbed of their artistic liberty so as to confine to a preset standard. What's worse is that a few "contestants" are actually professional stand up comics with an already existent online fan base.Hastened production of the show just to get the content out becomes apparent after a few episodes.

Bottom line: The show must be put at the very end of anyone's list titled 'Shows to steer clear unless short of alternatives''.

A documentary series that reveals the lesser knows realities of the trendy, cult-y products, “BROKEN”- is informative albeit rather unengaging.

There are currently 4 episodes in the series, and they manage to cover very surprising if not shocking truths about a variety of consumer products that are unsafe, unethical or misleading. From counterfeit make-up markets to flimsy furniture making giants, the true cost of fast, cheap and easy products eventually catches up.

Research work behind episodes seems apt and accurate and there really is a lot to learn from the series. However, the presentation of facts is dull and can get monotonous for a few viewers. For episodes nearly an hour long, the very serious, ‘Vice’ like ethos of the show could use some loosening up.

Go for it. Afterall, there’s no such thing as too much knowledge.

Even angels don’t have it all sunny and bright. They can have troubles. They can get tired and most importantly they can be cheeky too.

This Brazilian Netflix original has managed to perfect a very vivid ‘angelic’ universe in just a few fast-paced episodes. The show puts a whole new spin on the saintly persona inherent to angels and portrays their very human side.

The first episode is quite descriptive about the laws and working of their universe. Ulisses is the new angel who has been created nearly 300 years after the last one was. He has been assigned to Greta and Chun for his training of his share of work. Angels have been completing their assignments no-questions-asked since centuries, however, Ulisses is skeptical of the system and not just likes to question but challenge the institution. Within a short span of his existence he manages to break all four cardinal rules of the angelic universe and convinces other angels to follow suit.

There is a lot happening in the show. Along with a well written humor and enticing plot, the angels have a lot to offer. They see humans with contempt as fragile, icky and perishable entities, yet they are there when we need them.

Don’t even think twice before binging this beauty, just dive straight in!

I am not a huge fan of most of Karan Johar’s ostentatious work, yet this show altered my perception and made me realize the true potential of all that obnoxious “Inidan Cinema” as ideal source of content to make Pretentious reviews about!

Both Biswa Kalyan Rath and Kanan Gill are not just great comedians but brilliant performers and writers. With some ingenious and witty remarks throughout the show, most of the short videos in the series are absolute gems. The best part has to be the details, they bare everything to its bones, not just pointing out plot holes but absolute ludicrous moments that the movie directors, actors and writers slip by. This show while being quite a testament on gullibility of Indian viewers, still remains light, fresh and crisp.

We have accepted most of the nonsense that bollywood tries to shove down our throats no-questions-asked, it was about time someone called out their charade. With a format so unique and script so solid, it’s unfair to recommend it without highest of enthusiasm.

From a dear roomie's impromptu surprise party to paying bills and barely breaking even after an extravagant weekend, 'Adulting' is all about perks of growing up. Nikhat (Aisha Ahmed) and Ray (Yashaswini Dayama) are two roommates putting their best foot forward to make it in a big city, as they march straight through challenges of growing up and living far from home. Most of the themes are light-hearted and presented in a modern, cutesy fashion especially to draw in more new-age millennials, Instagramming their way through life.

Writing is vibrant with some witty remark every once in a while. Both Aisha Ahmed and Yashaswini Dayama do a convincing job of portraying amicable people of the kind that always have your back. Their relationship seems too good to be true at times, problems too menial and circumstances too favorable but that's what the show is about, fun and optimism. However, some harder questions come in the picture when an episode shot entirely in the back of a taxi uses roads, potholes and turns as analogies to life and success.

If a dash of positivity is all that you're looking for then 'Adulting' is the right place to find it.