[english]
I’ll be
honest with you – British television is weird. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s
feelings. In fact, you’d probably find Portuguese television weird, I already
do when I go home for holidays because I’m away for so long. Television is, in
a way, a reflection of society, and I have noticed that the British society is
substantially different from the Portuguese society, and even others in
mainland Europe. Not good different, not bad different - just different. I’m
missing the point though. What I’m trying to say is that, because of this, I
watch a lot of American TV shows. Most of my regular series broke up a while
ago for the summer, precisely when I stopped being busy and started having
loads of free time… how convenient. Anyway, the time has come to find
replacements, and I leave you here two suggestions in case you're struggling too.
I had
watched the first episode of ‘Girls’ in September, but it didn’t convince me
then. However, at a time of desperation for entertainment, ‘Girls’ started to
seem the best show in a while. Someone described it as ‘Sex and the City’ in
their 20’s… But the only resemblance might be the New York setting. The best
word to describe ‘Girls’ is honesty.
They don’t lie to you and say life in your twenties will be awesome. It’ll be
horrible. The insecurity, the career mishaps, relationships… In Sex and the
City we always saw Carrie spending enormous amounts of money on luxury
fashionable items – which is, by the way, the root for 99% of her adoration –
but with what money? There’s no way the salary of a columnist could pay for all
that. Hannah, played by Lena Dunham, on the other hand, is cut off by her
parents and forced to quit her non paid internship to get a real job. That’s reality nowadays, having
to depend on your parents while you start your career.
But telling
you about Girls wasn’t the aim of this post. After finishing its two (very
short!) series, I resumed my search. It was hard – no series seemed worthwhile.
I even gave up and started watching ‘Friends’, again!, for a while. And then I found it. The show I wanted to tell you about. The Mindy Project.
I knew
about this show from seeing bits of it on TV adverts, but never paid much
attention. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and my boredom led me
to try it out. And guess what? I loved it! It’s about a doctor in her thirties who
decides to change certain aspects of her life after hitting a new low – getting
drunk and ruining her ex’s wedding. Mindy is definitely self-centred, selfish
and sometimes annoying, but she’s also incredibly funny! Her work colleagues
and/ or friends are also a peculiar bunch, but you can tell they have the best
intentions. My particular favourite is British Dr Reed, because he’s always satirising
all things British. The following particularly cracked me up – don’t judge!
It has been
a while since I felt so content watching a show so, err, simple… Way too many
words just to say that The Mindy Project is definitely worth your time.
[portuguese]
A televisão inglesa é muito estranha. Não que a portuguesa seja melhor, mas pelo menos é familiar. Mas por causa de não gostar da televisão aqui, dedico mais tempo a ver séries americanas. Depois das minhas séries habituais acabarem mesmo quando eu acabei o curso e não tinha nada para fazer, tive que arranjar substitutos Aqui ficam duas sugestões:
Girls
Girls, a nova série da HBO - o mesmo canal que nos trouxe 'Sexo e a Cidade' - é uma lufada de ar fresco. A melhor palavra para a descrever é, sem dúvida, honestidade. Por exemplo, a personagem principal é obrigada a desistir do seu estágio não remunerado porque os seus pais recusam-se a sustentá-la. Quantos jovens hoje em dia não dependem dos pais se quiserem estagiar?
The Mindy Project
Esta série retrata a vida de uma médica na casa dos trinta, que decide mudar a sua vida depois de estragar o casamento do ex namorado. Ela é hilariante e os seus amigos e ou colegas de trabalho também ajudam...
Experimentem e depois digam-me se vos converti a alguma delas!
Mariana x
