Movie #1472 .........................."Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Movie #1472 "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" first season, WAS a wonder! I loved this show.  We binge-watched it in a week in December.  From the pilot (which is, in my opinion, the best of the shows) to the end, what great.........  sense of humor, character development of most of the characters, (esp. Mrs. M, her parents, Joel, Susie and Lenny Bruce), music, setting, costumes, energy, pacing, beautiful shots and transitions, etc.  But esp. what great storylines, infused with an  excellent sense of humor.  Hold on to your hats because it is very fast, but it is so rich in all the filmic tools, too.  It is so much fun to see life in the 50s ---her work in a department store, the tv shows they have on in the background, all the music!  The clothes she wears.  But most importantly, what it was like to work your way up in a comedy club, while also working AND trying to deal with two kids (well, thanks to her mom and dad for always being there to watch them)  --- I am also in love with the character Suzie (which is kind of ironic to say on so many levels!) What a fun character!    Even though it is so uncomfortable to watch comics have a bad night,  I value this show because it  presents the pressure-filled life of a comic -------- more than any of the other films I've watched on the subject!  Can't wait for Season 2 ---- 5 stars out of 5.

"THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL"

It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids and an elegant apartment on New York's Upper West Side. Her seemingly idyllic life takes a surprising turn when she discovers a hidden talent she didn't previously know she had -- stand-up comedy. This revelation changes her life forever as she begins a journey that takes her from her comfortable life on the Upper West Side through the cafes and nightclubs of Greenwich Village as she makes her way through the city's comedy industry on a path that could ultimately lead her to a spot on the "Tonight Show" couch. The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino ("Gilmore Girls").

First episode date: March 17, 2017, Amazon Prime, Exec. Producers:  Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino

Rachel Brosnahan 
as Miriam "Midge" Maisel

 

Michael Zegen 
as Joel Maisel

 

Alex Borstein 
as Susie Myerson

 

Tony Shalhoub 
as Abe Weinberg

 

Marin Hinkle 
as Rose Weinberg

In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel's life is on track- husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she's good at - and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladi