Why all this huffing and puffing,
as though you were carrying a big drum
and searching for a lost child.
~ Chuang Tzu, (369 BC – 286 BC) from The Complete Works Of Chuang Tzu Translated by Burton Watson
Notes:
Human life is a kind of myopia, everyone walking around, seeing only what’s in front of them, or not even that—passing each other by, embroiled in our little dramas to such an extent that we miss out on everything; making big what is small.
~ Sheila Heti, Motherhood: A Novel (Henry Holt and Co., May 1, 2018)
Notes: Illustration: Owen Gent. Related Posts: It’s been a long day
8-part miniseries.
I started and didn’t stop until it was over.
Yes, that good.
Find it on Netflix or Discovery Channel.
Rotten Tomatoes Review: 95%. Critics Consensus: Engrossing and affecting.
“Do you have any regrets? ‘Yeah, that I always tried the easy way out, always, well I thought it was the easy way out. Always look for an angle, look for a shortcut, I should’ve tried, worked hard, but I gambled and I drank, I begged and hoped, I’m a coward, a failure I guess, I’m not a failure cause I didn’t succeed I’m a failure cause I didn’t try, I’m just glad I met Derek you know, not cause he’s better than me cause everyone’s better than me but cause he makes me feel better, better than everyone, Derek took the best shortcut you can, the only shortcut that’s good, and the only shortcut that works, and that’s kindness.'”
-Kev (TV Show Derek)
No matter what you think of Ricky Gervais, his new series titled Derek is worth watching. Funny, heartfelt, moving…here’s an excerpt from a Rolling Stone review:
“You might not expect that a series produced, written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais would find a way to bring a tear to your eye, but that’s precisely what the comedian’s new show Derek manages to do throughout its seven-episode run. Now streaming on Netflix, the series follows Derek Noakes (Gervais) – a kind, selfless, simple minded care worker in Broad Hill retirement home – and his friends and co-workers as they tend the home’s elderly residents, keep Broad Hill afloat and try their best to navigate through their own issues.” (Read Full Review in Rolling Stone)
Gervais has called the show “probably my favorite thing of everything I’ve done,” and we even put it on our list of the most underrated TV shows of 2012. (Read Review in Screenrant).
Here’s the trailer:
56 second video clip. Yet it packs a punch above (way above) its weight class.
Will you avert your eyes?
Will you grimace?
Will you hold your breath?
Did you breathe a sigh of relief when it ended?
I bet money the answer is yes to all. Don’t take the wager. I only bet when I know I will win. 🙂
