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sponsored by Squarespace, a website you can use to make a website. Hey guy, welcome back to a remote episode of the Drew Gooden show. I'm actually filming this one from inside the walk-in
cooler at Popeye's. Please don't tell my manager I'm in here, I'm hiding. Remember my last video when I said this? I know I've made a lot of videos lately about how dumb TV is, but clearly I haven't learned my lesson because I keep watching it. Well, I can't stop. But instead of just choosing
things I don't like on TV, I also wanted to add a positive twist and talk about things that
I think are pretty great, and have helped me get
through this past year. So without further ado,
the video is starting. (energetic music) So admittedly, I'm kind
of mad at Hulu right now because their whole thing
is Hulu has live sports, and they don't. That's like their number
one slogan, and it's a lie. - Hulu doesn't just have live
sports, it's a lifestyle. - So you know what? I can forgive them because they have some pretty
damn good shows on here. Malcolm in the Middle, Nathan for You, The Eric Andre Show, Hey Arnold, House Hunters International. What's not to like? But when you look at Hulu original series without a doubt the best
show on here is PEN15. With such an over-saturation
of content these days, it's not very often you can say that a show does something
you've never seen before. And PEN15 does something
I've never seen before. The gimmick in the show is
that the two main characters are played by the adult
versions of themselves, but the characters are
middle school girls. So you have these two 30-year-old women acting out scenes from their adolescence, surrounded by an ensemble of child actors. And it's one of the most
uniquely entertaining shows I've seen in a long time. Now you might be thinking
that sounds weird. And it is, it's extremely weird. But it works because Maya and
Anna are fantastic in this. I don't think I'd want to see someone else try to recreate their experiences. It's so much funnier and
somehow more authentic this way, even though they look
absolutely ridiculous. But it's not just absurd humor and early 2000s nostalgia. Although there is plenty
of both, they actually delve into some of the heavier
parts of their childhood, and especially as season two goes on you find yourself really
empathizing with them, when you're not cringing
at the awkwardness and regretting your entire existence before the age of, like, 22. Great show. Can't wait for more, assuming the third season gets picked up. I swear to God, Hulu. If you cancel this show, after already lying about the sports thing,
that'll be two strikes. And you don't want to get to strike three, because then... because then you have three strikes. On the other end of the Hulu spectrum, you have the docuseries Life of Kylie. - When I know I could
buy any car, any house. That happiness lasts two seconds. - Aww - [Drew] You know, if
there's one thing the world needs less of, it's rich people
complaining about things. - I have a soft spot
for the outcast because I was the outcast, I guess,
in a lot of ways growing up. And I still feel like an
outcast, in different ways now, because I can't relate to a
lot of people, so it's like - First, I wasn't famous
enough, and now I'm too famous. But I've never gotten to
be the exact right amount. All she does is complain
about the dumbest shit. - Posting a selfie is hard,
because it's a lot of, just pressure. It has to be perfect. I was home schooled. - Oh yeah, that's right. - Aww, it was really sad, actually. We never take the Lambo.
I feel so bad for it. Kids are mean these
days, and it's not right. My hair feels disgusting. Kids can be really mean, you know? Now I have to shower. Like who showers in here? It's hard. To feel normal. I just don't like the airport. - All of that was just the first episode. - I'm sad. - But credit where credit is due, she does occasionally offer
some really solid advice. - My dad always told me you gotta be nice to everybody because you never know who... No, that's not how he said it. - Honorable mention for
Hulu, Last Man on Earth. This is one of those
shows that I think will pick up more of a cult
following as time goes on. It premiered in 2015 and has some interesting parallels to
the events of the past year. Tin foil hat-wearers
might try to call this predictive programming,
but regular hat-wearers would just call it an
unfortunate coincidence. Regardless, this show
is so funny and great. Will Forte is a treasure,
there is just no one like him. He's responsible for my
favorite SNL sketch of all time and some of the best characters
to ever be on that show. If you're one of the 400
people who agree that MacGruber is a criminally underrated
masterpiece of a film, then you'll love this show. Great writings and brilliant cameos, and if it wasn't for January Jones sucking the life out
of most of her scenes, I'd say the cast is just about perfect. (jazzy music) I couldn't narrow HBO down to just one, so I'm going to recommend
three shows that all have great stories and varying
degrees of comedic relief. If you're a fan of Bill Hader's comedy, and want to see how talented he truly is, then you'll like Barry. If you're a fan of Pete
Holmes and/or his podcast, which is one of my favorites, or you're just interested
in seeing a story about a standup comedian trying
to make a name for himself in New York, then you'll like Crashing. - Fuck! I'm not mad at you. - [Drew] And if you're a fan of Brian Cox? The guy whose voice you might know from McDonald's commercials? - [Brian] Your fries will
be their fries. (scatting) - Morons! - [Drew] Then you'll love Succession, which is actually the exact opposite of a McDonald's commercial. As far as the worst show, this is going to sound really lame, but every show I've ever watched on HBO has been pretty good. I've said before that what
they lack in quantity, they make up for in quality. And lack of quantity is
not even a bad thing. Every time HBO comes out
with an original series, I feel like I can trust
that it's going to be good. Until they get to season 8. Now, personally, I never
watched Game of Thrones, so I missed out on that
emotional rollercoaster. But I do know someone who did. - If you're rolling on
the screen, let me know. I'll do a little clap. - Okay, yeah yeah yeah. (clap) - There we go. - Nice. Was that you? No, I heard a clap. Did you clap? - Yeah, no, that was me.
That was me clapping. I even announced it. I said,
I'm going to do a clap. - Yeah And I feel like I'm seeing
you look at your screen right now, though. So I feel like you saw. Where are you looking? - No, I'm not looking at my screen. - Just around? - Hi. - Hello. - Describe to me seasons one through seven of Game of Thrones. - I would say, and I think
the general consensus is like, seasons one
through four are, like, kind of masterpiece TV. They were turning the books into like a really, really good TV series. I don't know exactly what the opinions on like five and six were. I enjoyed them as like,
a more casual viewer. Like, I didn't read the books. And then once you start
to hit season seven, people started pointing out that like, a lot of the consistency of
the show was disappearing. Like normally if a
character had to move across like, the entire world that was known, it would be like their whole season arc. And then you'd have
episodes of season seven where like two characters
would jump back and forth. Like in one episode. - They unlocked the ability
to fast travel is what I understand. - Yeah. - They discover the
location, and then they just, woop, now I'm there. - For me personally as a viewer, it was that episode The
Bells, of season eight, where they had kind of played with this conflict before of Daenerys being, you know, this kind of hot head, but she really only did
it when she was like freeing people who were oppressed, or like taking revenge on
somebody who maybe deserved it. And then they flip a
switch with her character. She just nukes an entire city
with major characters dying. With just insane stakes, but no payoffs, no like, arcs ending in correct ways. Like the first episode
of the show is like, we have this monumental
event that is coming. It was a meme. Winter is coming became
a meme at the time. - It's all I knew about the show. - Yeah, and so the whole show was like, we're going to get you to
care about these characters. Let's see who makes it out alive. Let's see who makes it to the end. And let's see all of these
stakes that we've been building, you know, finally come to a head. And the fact that they
fumbled it at the end, I think I've seen most people agree, there's no reason to re-watch it. - So it seems like the whole
show, from the beginning, they were kind of cocky about it. Like, it's building up, you just wait. And then at the end they were like, oh wait, we have to think of something. And then they're like,
fuck, what do we do? - Well I think the big issue as well is they thought the book
was going to be done. - Ohh. - So I think they trusted
that George R.R. Martin would have the ending for them. It's like they were driving a train and he was laying the
tracks and he's like, guys, I ran out, I'm sorry. You gotta figure this out yourself. - Yeah - Um, but they had dragons in it, so... - They have dragons in it?
All right, I'll go watch it. - Yeah, you go do it. (roaring) - Bye Eddie. - Bye. (jazzy music) - It almost goes without saying that the best show on Disney+ is the critically
acclaimed spin off of the international movie franchise that millions of people grew up loving. High School Musical:
The Musical: The Series. Am I joking? Yeah, probably. I'm sure the Mandalorian
is the best show on here, at least based on what people
have said on social media. But I have not watched it. I don't know why, I'm a
pretty big Star Wars fan. I'm even a defender of the prequels. Hayden Christiensen is my soulmate. - What? - I think I'm just burnt
out on the franchise as a whole right now. There are too many Star
Wars in this world, and I need a break. I'll come back to this in a few years, and I'll probably enjoy it a lot. But for now I have to go with the show I started watching,
expecting it to be terrible, and was pleasantly surprised
that it wasn't that bad. But Drew, WandaVision.
WandaVision is the best show. That may also be true, but I
have seen one Marvel movie, and it was nine years ago. I'm a little behind on the lore. I'm not saying that having to
watch all 23 movies in the MCU in order to fully appreciate WandaVision is a waste of time, if
you're starting it now. But I am saying, I'm not going to do that. If you like to show, more power to you. I wish I could like it. It looks like a lot of
fun, but this is my list, and the only truth I can speak is my own. Otherwise, it would be a big fib. Speaking of which, the worst
show on Disney+ is The Big Fib. I've got nothing against
educational children's programming, but this show sucks. Whose idea was this guy? Ooh! (canned laughter) - The concept of the
show is that a kid has to figure out who's lying about
being an expert in something, and who actually is the expert. So not only are they using
listening and deductive reasoning skills, but they're also learning about some science stuff along the way. Pretty cool, right? Well, then C.L.I.V.E. opens his mouth. - They're also a very
important food source for some animals like sea turtles. - Wow. (robotic electronic noises) - Basically the show cycles
between being mildly interesting and insultingly stupid,
but never at the same time. - And then just make sure it gets to its destination as quickly as possible. - Oh, I've been stung by a jellyfish. (canned laughter) Only joking. - It just feels like another example of TV executives not trusting
children to be smart enough to absorb content that isn't
some over-the-top character being a bumbling idiot. Yvette Nicole Brown is great,
and I wish half the show wasn't her pretending to
laugh at C.L.I.V.E.'s jokes. - And where's the fun in that? (jazzy music) - Fuck Amazon Finally, Netflix, the granddaddy
of streaming services. The platform with over half
a billion active users, all sharing nine accounts. This is what you guys came here to see, and that's why I put it at the end. So, I'm not sure if anyone's
ever pointed this out before, but there's a lot of stuff on Netflix. Almost too much stuff. But in the middle of this
gargantuan tidal wave of content are some really incredible shows. Plus, when you include
things that have been retroactively acquired by Netflix like Death Note, Avatar the Last Airbender, iCarly, we're talking about some real classics. But when looking at
strictly Netflix Originals, in my opinion, the best show on here is BoJack Horseman. - You know, it's funny. When you look at someone
through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags. - [Drew] The are very few pieces of art that have made me both cry from laughing, and also the regular kind of crying. When I started watching
this, I fully expected a Family Guy style of stupid,
but occasionally solid comedy. The first couple of episodes
would make you think that that's what this is going to be. I was not prepared for
the emotional journey I was about to be taken on. If that description is not
something that appeals to you, I totally understand. There are a lot of shows and
movies that try to do this. They tug on your heartstrings, only to feel shallow and forced. Nothing in this show feels forced. Like, they're just being
dark for the sake of it. They're able to explore themes of depression, and guilt, and regret, and you feel connected to the characters, even though they tend to
represent the worst of us. It takes a special group
of writers to create such a relateably emotional
and human experience, using a bunch of
anthropomorphic cartoon animals. The voice actors are incredible. The writing is fantastic. There are so many great lines
I think about all the time. - I believe It was
Benjamin Franklin who said, "You have reached the
end of your free trial membership at benjaminfranklinquotes.com." - What a wise man. - And it's just a really great show. One that has subverted my expectations, and also has made me laugh as much as anything else I've seen. Really cannot recommend it enough. As for the worst show on Netflix, there are so many directions I could have gone with this one. space Force was a massive disappointment. Emily in Paris is a joke, and Unsolved Mysteries isn't a bad show, but it's frustrating to watch because they never solve the mysteries. Come on, guys, figure it
out and then get back to me. Lots of good options here, but I'm going to throw
a bit of a curve ball and go with something I think
is flying under the radar. It's a new series called
Marriage or Mortgage, and it could not have been released at a more unfortunate time. The producers got so unlucky with this, that it kind of feels like
an eight episode sketch. So, here's how it works. Every episode, there is a young couple that wants to get married and buy a house. And the two hosts of
the show will help them do one of those things,
but they have to choose. So this lady is a wedding planner, this lady's a realtor, and also kind of scares
me for some reason. And they're competing
to get the contestants to choose their thing. Now, if you're like me,
you're probably thinking who the fuck would choose
a wedding over a house? And the answer is, most of the people on this show. In that way, it's actually kind of the perfect hate-watch experience. I found myself yelling
at my TV multiple times watching these people
make the biggest mistakes of their lives. Now, we obviously have a
different perspective on this now. If this time last year
you were given the choice between throwing a big
event with 125 people, or a nice house to live in, because you're not going
to be able to leave it anytime soon, the choice
would be a no-brainer. But this show was filmed
in like, January 2020. These poor people had no idea
what was about to happen. And they all get sold on the little details that
are promised to them. This woman just really wanted
a ranch dressing fountain, and so they got that for her. - I just like, couldn't contain myself. - And she loves it, but they also really liked
the houses she showed them. So, wonder what they're going to choose. - We decided to choose a wedding. - Oh my goodness. - Wow. - Congratulations! - The dejected look on his mom's face. Good for you guys, really. The wedding will be a lot of fun, and it's not like you
have to live somewhere. Okay, maybe this couple
will choose a house. He seems to really like this one. - It's perfect. It's everything that I'm looking for. It is exactly what I wanted. - This house is perfect. You have no idea how much this
is going to change our lives. - We're going to go with - [Together] One, two, three Wedding. - What? (cheers and laugher) They couldn't even get
the venue they wanted. The venue was the only
reason they chose wedding. I do feel really bad for these people, as well as everyone who had to cancel important events this past year. But, thanks to Netflix, this unfortunate conundrum has been immortalized on their platform forever. To end on a positive note, let's do one more honorable
mention for Netflix. So I feel like most people are aware of Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, but I don't think as
many people know about a different sketch show from
2016, called The Characters. There's eight episodes, and they each feature
a different comedian, one of which is Tim Robinson. And this might as well
be another episode of I Think You Should Leave
because it has the same vibe. - Stop right there. Put your hands up, punk. Say I didn't clog your toilet. - [Drew] Tim Robinson is so
good at devolving into chaos, without it seeming like the
sketch is just yelling at you. He and Will Forte are
pretty similar in that way, where they can pull that
off without being annoying. I think, because they're
always the butt of the joke. I counted at least three bangers in here, so go watch it if you're a fan of Tim. Even better than this episode though, in my opinion is the
one with Lauren Lapkus. If you don't know who Lauren Lapkus is, you're missing out because she is probably the funniest human being
on the face of the planet. This episode incorporates a few
of the characters she's done on Comedy Bang! Bang! over the years, and it's also directed in
a really interesting way. They kind of weave the sketches together as if they're all
happening simultaneously, in the same universe, which
I thought was a cool touch. I'll show you this one clip from the show because you don't need any context for it. And it makes me laugh every
time I think about it. (turn signal clicking) (car starting) So that's it. That's my list. Of shows. If you ended up watching
something I recommended and you like it, let me know. I'm just here to spread some joy. In the meantime, I'm
being told by my producer that a certain CEO, who
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look at the script again and realize I'm a fraud. Well, this sucks. Anyway, go watch BoJack Horseman, and I'll see you guy next time. (upbeat rock music)
Ever since he said he's been working on a video that's been taking way too long I've been waiting for a 20min banger, and was not disappointed
Yeah, FUCK Amazon!
Although Man in the High Castle seems pretty good and Fleabag is amazing.
god i love these videos about random niche topics
I like how mods deleted my post just because they were late to posting about the new video lol
I’m honestly surprised drew didn’t cite Normal People as the best show on Hulu. It was far and away the best show I saw last year.
Drew gotta watch Fleabag. Amazon is bad but Fleabag is a gem.
The first 2 seconds of the song used in your outro and I already knew who it was. Give me more good outro music! Hail the Sun is a FANTASTIC band.