What are you watching? Readers recommend 'Mozart in the Jungle,' 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople,' 'Frasier'
I鈥檝e enjoyed both seasons of 鈥淭ravelers鈥� on Netflix. It鈥檚 a science fiction thriller that explores issues of individuality and morality. The premise is that travelers from the future take over bodies of individuals who are on the cusp of dying in the present. In trying to 鈥渃orrect鈥� the past, they inevitably affect the present and the lives of the loved ones (spouses, children) of the nearly deceased 鈥渉ost.鈥� Ethical conflicts arise, especially in Season 2, when discussions of which side of the future is 鈥渞ight鈥� arise. This show is the very best of what sci-fi does as a genre: It sparks the imagination and asks us to consider difficult questions. 听
鈥� Stacy Murison, Flagstaff, Ariz.
I am hooked on Amazon鈥檚 TV series 鈥淢ozart in the Jungle.鈥� It is so well done! I also loved watching the Netflix series 鈥淕odless鈥� and 鈥淭he Crown鈥� before that.听 鈥� Koa Duncan,听 Long Beach, Calif.
The hubby and I are both enjoying Netflix鈥檚 TV show 鈥淭he Crown,鈥� as Queen Elizabeth is a fascinating historical figure and one heck of a strong woman. The acting has been outstanding. I鈥檓 an 鈥�80s kid, and the FX TV show 鈥淭he Americans鈥� takes us back to that time period with its great cold-war drama. I鈥檝e got to have my sci-fi, and the Netflix movie 鈥淏right鈥� provided fun dialogue and an interesting story line, though I think it鈥檚 pretty similar to the movie 鈥淎lien Nation.鈥� 听
鈥� Cris Gain Weisbecker, Weisbaden, Germany
In the 2016 movie 鈥淗unt for the Wilderpeople,鈥� the bonds of genuine affection are woven hilariously in a delightful, well-acted movie with characters who are slightly (and wonderfully) oddball. In the film, an intelligent but misfit and delinquent 13-year-old boy, Ricky, is brought to a remote home in the mountains of New Zealand by a kooky social worker, Paula. The couple who takes him in is childless. The foster father, Hec, shuns him at first, but traumatic events throw them together when they are hunted down with trucks and helicopters after the authorities come to the conclusion that Hec has kidnapped Ricky. The few words spoken by Hec in the film are augmented by actor Sam Neill鈥檚 exquisitely etched facial expressions. It鈥檚 heartwarming when Ricky finds acceptance at last. 鈥� Jeanne Marie Peters, Grants Pass, Ore.
I鈥檝e been bingeing the NBC show 鈥淔rasier.鈥� I never saw it when it was on television. It holds up surprisingly well and is laugh-out-loud funny.听
听 鈥� Linda Phillips Newman, East Providence, R.I.
