Sounds like a downer, but Loudermilk is sneakily funny and smart, with dashes of heart and of High Fidelity music nerdiness. He also runs a recovery group and lives with two sketchy ex-addicts ( Will Sasso and Anja Savcic). Sam Loudermilk ( Ron Livingston) is a former alcoholic and, even worse, former rock critic, who’s prone to rants against modern culture and rumpled flannel shirts. Bonus: Flaked was apparently filmed entirely through an exquisite sunset Instagram filter.Īs much as TV critics hated Flaked, they love CBS sitcom Mom-probably because of the non-sociopathic characters, so predictable.ĭespite its hacky laugh-tracked setting, Mom (which stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney as formerly estranged, newly sober daughter and mother, respectively) tackles dark material, addiction and beyond, consistently hilariously. compatriots and sleeps with clueless women half his age- redemption is only a Pavement song away.
Shifty shellshock intervention series#
In underappreciated 2016 – 17 Netflix series Flaked, allegedly recovering alcoholic and Venice Beach knockabout Chip ( Will Arnett) chugs wine from a “kombacha” jug, lies to his A.A. In that spirit, here are eight series that deal with the concept of sobriety to stream in February while sucking down shaky tumblers of club soda.
Don’t try to tell me that liquor affects cognition, you no-drinkin’ squares. For one, it’s shorter secondly, it’s not as long. Make mine a double vodka with a melatonin chaser.įebruary, aka “Sobruary” (still workshopping a “sober” title), is a far better month in which to eschew the booze. The best way to assess the upcoming 12 months of floating adrift on a shit barge in an ocean of uncertainty is with a drink or two in hand. Entering the New Year sober is an admirable, if misguided, practice.
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