Because of @catrinity and @Ghulgrube, I watched the first episodes of #pokerfaceTvShow by #RianJohnson starring #NatashaLyonne (so many hashtags!), available for streaming via Amazon Prime.
It's a road trip case of the week mystery show where the viewer starts out knowing who did it and the main character also quickly gets an idea of who did it due to being a human lie detector, but because of her low social status and a justice system not accepting "Trust me, buddy!" as valid evidence, most of her time is spent figuring out how to prove what she already knows. I really like the characters, both Natasha Lyonne's Charlie and the people she meets - the virtuous, the villainous and the beautifully weird. And it scratches the mystery itch without being copaganda, which is always a plus in my book. I hope the series stays as strong as it started!

(CN: A dog gets hurt in the third episode.)

Best of 2023 TV continues with Poker Face on Peacock. Joelle Boedecker nominated this wonderful detective show featuring Natasha Lyonne and conceived by @rianjohnson. Check the link in bio for our full episode with more than a dozen picks for terrific 2023 TV series. #pokerface #pokerfacepeacock #pokerfacetvshow #judithlight #peacocktv #peacockoriginal #detective #detectiveshow #bestof2023 #besttvshow #2023 #television #tv #podcast #podcastersofinstagram

Now that #Columbo has been, essentially, rebooted as #PokerFaceTVShow , it’s time to consider rebooting #TheRockfordFiles.

It could be relevant to today: pardoned/exonerated ex-con PI living quasi-legally in a trailer in a parking lot by the beach. A blue collar guy in a world that’s changed while he was inside.

You can change gender, change racial background, change the coastal location, change whatever else is needed to help the writers room connect their own experience to it… 1/2