Fans Name This 100%-Rated HBO Dramedy the Most Overlooked Release of Recent Years
This is an inspiring HBO project about rethinking life and dealing with a midlife crisis that can heal emotional wounds.
In an era of abundance of TV projects, Somebody Somewhere could easily get totally lost among more high-profile releases, but thanks to HBO, it found its loophole to the heart of a small but loyal audience.
Viewers call Somebody Somewhere one of the most overlooked new shows, and rightly so – the series, which has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, deserves a lot more attention.
What Is Somebody Somewhere About?
At 40, Sam feels like a person who has achieved nothing. Moreover, she has not realized her main talent – although she has a rare, amazing voice, she has not sung in a long time.
Sam has devoted the last year of her life to caring for her sister who just died of cancer, and is now living in another sister's house in Manhattan – only not in the middle of New York, but in a small town in Kansas, trying to survive the loss.
Everything changes when Sam meets Joel, who offers her a place in the choir. Sam agrees to come to church. And it turns out that it is not a church at all, but a kind of hermit club. New friends give her the courage to start singing again.
Somebody Somewhere Masterfully Blends Heartbreaking Drama and Witty Comedy
Although the synopsis of the series has little chance of attracting the attention of a person who wants to "watch something funny," Somebody Somewhere is first of all a brilliant, deep and touching comedy. Redditor TheSwoleWaffle wrote:
“One of those “will make you laugh then cry out of nowhere” tv show!”
Even sad events – death of relatives, betrayal and divorce – are shown with such subtle wit and love for the characters, that the viewer believes that everything can be survived if there is a good friend nearby.
Somebody Somewhere Is Not Just a Worthy Show, It's a Valuable Experience
Somebody Somewhere is one of those shows that is hard to describe in words. Watching it is not like an ordinary acquaintance with a story, it is more like having an extremely important experience that can, if not change your life, at least influence your worldview.
Somebody Somewhere seems terribly realistic, especially for those who have ever thought about leaving their hometown. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, the series definitely qualifies as one of the most underrated new releases of recent years.
