Strife

Asher Keddie remains in my top 3 favourite actors of all time & her performance in Strife doesn't disappoint! I wasn't sure I'd get to see her play a character more endearing & awkwardly hilarious than Nina in Offspring again. I'm still up at 2am binging the entirety of season 1!

I loved seeing her portray Evelyn; a feisty, funny yet vulnerable & authentic feminist based on MamaMia & Mia Freedman's book. (Another absolutely fab Aussie woman!)

It was also really nice to see lesser known actors that haven't been "recycled" in heaps of other Australian TV shows. Really hoping for a season 2! Well done to all cast, writers & crew. <3.

... eight episodes less than half-hour each, you can get through entire first season in one evening... a fun program with lots of very good performances... not for all audiences, those very critical are never going to like this type of work

... there's family-friends-relationships-divorce-work.environment-feminism-et al... lots-to-tackle, and for the most part all handled exceptionally well... good promising series have been shut down many times before after only one season... we can only hope that is not the fate of this very worthwhile little production from down under... .. trending towards fewer episodes, wish this time were more.

A caveat: I'm not a fan of Mia Freedman or her ouevre, but I tried to be as objective as possible.

I really wanted to like this. Asher Keddie is a goddamn national treasure. Her work in Love This Way and Offspring was great TV. But Strife is not worthy of her considerable skills. The writing is clumsy and, unusually, the main character is the least compelling in the whole cast. Evelyn Jones is simultaneously self-aggrandising, condescending and hypocritical, not to mention exceedingly unlikeable.

Tina Bursill, Emma Lung and Matt Day are all great, and it's refreshing to see young unknown actors get a shot, but this could have been so much better.

I consumed the whole show within a 48 hour period and I'm impressed with what they've achieved here. The production quality and acting are great, and the storyline is well-paced - it stays interesting the whole way through whilst still being light enough to suit any mood. I really enjoyed seeing current, potentially dicey issues addressed directly in a way that's entertaining and self-aware. No character or storyline is unrealistically perfect here, and that authenticity makes the story easy to connect with. The script's style of humour reminds me faintly of one of my all-time favourite shows, The Bold Type - specifically, the hilariously-awkward cold opens with manifold missteps taken in the character's stride. In the year of the Barbie movie, Strife does an admirable job of depicting the nuanced struggles of modern feminists and of celebrating and showcasing real people in all our imperfect perfection.

Great show, as a sixty year old bloke I found this an interesting insight into how women think ( assuming it is close to reality of course ). Funny, endearing and also a little bit cringy.

Made me thankful to be a man...lol. Great Aussie stuff! Definitely worth a watch. I gave it 6 Stars, could possibly be 8 Stars but I am conservative with my ratings.

Can not wait for season 2.

Just binged season 2 and I was blown away. I did not think they could improve on the first season but believe me, they did. Asher Keddie's performance was again outstanding, so believable, so honest and very funny.

I really do hope this show is a true representation of how women think as it truly opened my narrow male mind as to a females perspective on life.

I highly recommend this show, watch it to the end, episode 8 is well worth it!

I have increased my rating to a well deserved 8 Stars.