Made for Love

3 episodes in, I cannot think of anything negative to say.. The cast is solid, the production solid, the story (get ready) is entertaining, funny, interesting, timely, relevant, well done, well told and, unfortunately in a sense, necessary.

But if you disagree, I'd respect that.

This show was so good! A role we actually got to see "the Mother" in (same Actress plays "the Mother" in How I met your Mother). I want to see Christin Milloti in more and I want to see her projects thrive (Another favorite of hers is Palm Springs). Billy Magnussen is truly freaky as a tech mega millionaire Gogol. Such an interesting exploration of relationships, love, and technology, especially in this day and age, and from the perspective of the woman. This show highlights how nuanced interpersonal abuse is, that it is more than just violence and hostile language, but financial and emotional manipulation. So disappointed that HBO didn't give this show a proper chance, or push for it, and that they took it off HBO Max. There are people who like this show (and MINX) and we want to still be able to watch the shows on your platform!!

This opens with Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti) escaping out of an underground hatch. She is married to tech mogul Byron Gogol who implanted a micro-chip in her head as his next great invention. Ray Romano plays her dad.

Cristin Milioti is a good comedic actress. She has those big eyes and sad face. She's a clown at heart. Ray Romano is doing some weirdness with some heart. It's a quirky weird sci-fi sitcom with heart and a take on the tech dystopian destruction of the self. It's a good binge. I don't know if it got good viewership. It got canceled after two seasons and a media merger secret doings.

Cristin Milioti plays the charismatic, yet acerbic Hazel in this creative non-linear story about the ethics of technology, agency and relationships. It is an extended Black Mirror episode, a union of The Collector (movie) and Upload (TV series), presented with a cynical, sinister core wrapped in flippant humour.

MfL tackles serious issues without being preachy or pulpit polemic and the half-hour episodes allow for a brisk pace and regular changes of tack. Ray Romano is fabulous as Hazel's father and his issues reflect Hazel's from a different viewpoint.

This is well worth the watch.

Sometimes a show that doesn't take itself too seriously and is weirdly (sci-fi) fun is entertaining escape from stress. The 3 main characters, Hazel, Byron, Hebert do some really good acting...that made a huge difference in making up for the few cheesy parts (most of the scenes with the nun). I laughed it off or didn't care about it and just let myself be entertained!