After Forever

Started watching wth the husband last night. I wasn't feeling it at first, then it started to grow on me. Short episodes, easy to digest. Looking forward to watching more, if Amazon/producers do the right thing.

Immerse yourself in the lives of the characters and be prepared to be moved, to laugh, and to cry. Quite refreshing to be able to relate to the older generation and the reflection of our own issues at this age.

This drama has a lot of good energy, performances and the concept is very well put together overall. But the lead doesn't really seem able to carry the entire story, so the other characters and THEIR contributions/stories are very welcome (gets even better in the 2nd season). However, a few of the performances were over-acted and the biggest turn-off was all the name-dropping (they must REALLY hate Patti Lupone for whatever reason) and references to their lavish New York City lifestyle and proximity to Broadway, academia and artists...from a California stand-point, they just came off as posers. In fact, the more the characters talked about famous people, the more evident it was that pretty much no one famous or recognizable was in this cast. Worth a watch, but definitely a lot of area for growth (assuming there is a season 3).

AFTER FOREVER is a gentle masterpiece. Education with a velvet hand. No stereotypes, just real people living life on life's terms. Superb writing, terrific drama! I thank you.

Something adult for a change. Amazing. Watched all 8 episodes in one sitting. Touching. Real characters. Real situations. Nice to see some depiction of adult queer lives, not just teen coming-out angst. Touching story. I don't usually enjoy surrealism/mysticism but it worked flawlessly here. Perfect. Can't recommend this enough. Please watch. There will be tears.