Genre: TV Series
Grade: A
Notable People: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Created by: Amy Sherman- Palladino
Title: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Grade: Ending it’s brilliant five-year run with a bang this season, this dramedy features Brosnahan as a relentlessly aspiring comic in late 1950s-early 60’s New York- in a male dominated world. Dead-on period piece captures everything it should about a very optimistic time in our history; post war boom- pre-60s tumult. The sets and costumes and music are all fabulous. The feel of the time period is so right it makes me nostalgic for my childhood. Brosnahan in a tour de force in the title role-so good that is hard see her in other roles and get over her being Mrs. M- funny, droll, acerbic, sexy…she is he whole enchilada. The two sets of parents are unbelievably right casting- especially the wacky Shalhoub (Monk) and Pollak as dueling fathers in law. Borstein as the cantankerous agent is a bit much at times, but owns the part. I hate to see this one go- magnificent and relevant TV, and even offers a rendering of the great Lenny Bruce.