"How I Met Your Mother", "Sex and the City", "La Chronique des Bridgerton" on Netflix or even "Euphoria" on OCS ... This week, the SERIELAND team has prepared a selection of series for you to break with the ambient gloom and party at home.
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Do you miss evenings with friends, big parties and going out to nightclubs?
To accompany your long winter evenings, the SERIELAND team concocts for you every Friday a selection of series to laugh, reassure you, shiver and make you dream!
This week we invite you to do the bamboche by proxy.
From precious banquets at
The Crown
, to beers with friends at
Friends
, to bawdy nights at
Euphoria
, the choice is yours.
Super "select" evenings
Sex and the city
The pitch:
Carrie Bradshaw, keen on shoes and New York journalist, writes columns on romantic and sexual relationships.
His inspiration?
The love stories of her bunch of single girlfriends, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
Sex and the City
, it's the light series that
feels
good.
Aired from 1998 to 2004, the heroines' marriage aspirations are a bit dated, but
Sex and the City
has had the merit of portraying the sexuality and desires of women.
Female masturbation, loss of male desire, relationship between women,
Sex and the City
has lifted taboos.
But this fiction has another interest.
It is ideal for party by proxy.
With each episode, she takes us into the world of trendy New York evenings.
One prerequisite, however: impossible to go out without a haute-couture dress.
6 seasons, 94 episodes of about 25 minutes to watch on OCS
Succession
The pitch:
Succession
tells the story of the battle between the children of a newspaper magnate, Logan Roy, who dream of becoming the head of this empire.
Between low blow and shenanigans, everyone hopes to have their share of the pie.
Why SERIELAND recommends it:
Succession
, cynically portrays the power struggles that can tear a family apart.
The characters are all more hateful than the others and have no mercy for those close to them.
If at first glance, the psychological violence and vulgarity of the Roy clan can put you off, wait a few episodes, you will be embarked on this excellent dark comedy.
On the party side, expect staid receptions, like in episode 4 of the first season.
But the evenings in the universe of
Succession
are also, like the wedding of Shiv, the daughter of Logan Roy: disproportionate!
There is a crazy world, the champagne flows freely, and between two dances, low shots are numerous.
2 seasons, 20 episodes of about 1 hour to watch on OCS
Very wet evenings
White lines
The pitch:
Zoe goes to Ibiza in the footsteps of Axel Collins, her brother, a young DJ whose body has just been discovered 20 years after his disappearance.
On the island, in the middle of the furious parties, she tries to understand what happened to her.
Why SERIELAND recommends it:
We owe
White Lines
to the creator of the successful series
La Casa de Papel
.
This is not the series of the year, the acting is not exceptional and the script lacks finesse.
But if
White Lies
has its place in this ranking, it is above all for its big sunny fiestas.
The psychedelic images of nightclubs and techno music will remind you of times not so distant.
1 season, 10 episodes of about 55 minutes to watch on Netflix
Euphoria
The pitch:
Adaptation of the Israeli series of the same name,
Euphoria
follows the path of Rue Bennett, a high school student fresh out of a detoxification center and Jules Vaughn, a young transgender woman.
Around them revolve a crowd of high school students, prey to questions of identity, sexual and existential.
Why SERIELAND recommends it:
In this "teen series", produced by rapper Drake, alcohol flows freely, drugs circulate and sex is omnipresent.
Yet the series avoids falling into a caricature of adolescence.
She tells with finesse the questions of a generation and tackles subjects as varied as consent, toxic masculinity and gender injunctions.
The neat and glittery staging is very successful.
When it comes to parties,
Euphoria's
characters
see the big picture and take all the risks.
The realization takes us very realistically into these extreme evenings.
When Rue, the heroine, takes drugs, the camera follows her point of view, it rocks and the walls turn.
But I promise, for you spectators, no descent or hangover are on the program.
1 season, 10 episodes of about 1 hour to watch on OCS
SERIELAND deciphered
Euphoria
in a special episode on teen series.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-27-ethos-grand-army-stalk-tu-pr%C3%A9f%C3%A8res-et-les-s%C3%A9ries/id1530053011? i = 1000501691810 & itsct = podcast_box & itscg = 30200
Arde Madrid
The pitch:
At the dawn of the "sixties", the American actress Ava Gardner moved to Franco's Spain.
We discover his life through the eyes of his governess, Ana Mari, a spy who monitors the movie star's dating on behalf of Franco.
But the prudish chambermaid will deviate from her mission to discover the pleasures of sexuality during the crazy evenings of Ava Gardner.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
We really liked this crazy black and white series.
Beyond the laughter, we also learn a lot about the life of the actress and Spain in the 1950s. It is a committed, feminist and social series that dares to talk about female desires, contraception and birth. emancipation of women.
Cigarette, alcohol and flamenco ... in
Arde Madrid
the party atmosphere of Ava Gardner is warm, the guests sassy.
What contrasts with the political context of the time.
1 season, 8 episodes of 30 minutes to watch on France.tv
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Super chic banquets
The crown
The pitch:
This is the must-see British royalty series.
It tells the story of the family and political life of Queen Elizabeth II from the start of her reign, at the age of 25.
Why SERIELAND recommends it:
It's better than a history lesson.
The Crown
takes us into the privacy of the Queen and her family and is full of anecdotes on great history.
The sets, the costumes, the production are very neat.
The actors are stunning, especially Olivia Colman in the role of Elizabeth II in seasons 3 and 4. The young Emma Corrin also delivers a beautiful performance in the role of Lady Di in season 4.
If the Queen takes part in huge banquets with silverware and delicacies during which diplomatic arrangements are played out, her sister Princess Margaret takes us to much less conventional parties.
4 seasons, 40 episodes of 50 minutes to watch on Netflix
Downton abbey
The pitch:
1912, the Titanic has just sunk and the Crawleys' peaceful life is turned upside down.
This drama series depicts the daily life of an aristocratic family, the Crawleys and their servants caught in the turmoil of history.
Why SERIELAND advises you:
When it comes to soap opera, we've rarely done better, between love stories, family and historical dramas.
Everything is mixed in British sauce with a fine humor.
Maggie Smith, the actress who plays Lady Violet is hilarious in this pungent aristocratic role.
The aesthetics are very realistic as well as the sets and costumes of the times.
To be received at the Crawley's table, just like in
The Crown
, you will need to master good manners and use the right cutlery.
The receptions are sumptuous and are sure to make your mouth water.
6 seasons, 60 episodes of approximately 1 hour, to be seen on Amazon Prime Video.
The Bridgertons Chronicle
The pitch:
The series, adapted from the novels of Julia Quinn, tells the story of Daphne Bridgerton, eldest daughter of a wealthy London family.
Like all young girls her age, she has only one goal in mind: to be proposed in marriage.
The lives of these young people are scrutinized by a mysterious author, Lady Whistledown.
She reveals all the gossip of this company in a newspaper, sort of Here of the time.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
It's a rosewater series and, we must admit, sometimes a little cutesy.
However,
The
Chronicle of the Bridgertons
mischievously portrays the petty shenanigans of 19th century British high society.
We also appreciate that the series, signed Shonda Rhimes, revisits history with a mixed cast.
And if you also dream of waltzing with the man or the woman of your dreams, you will be served.
In each episode, the young girls to be married wear their finest dresses and twirl around the arms of gentlemen in superb receptions.
1 season, 8 one-hour episodes to watch on Netflix.
SERIELAND devoted an episode to the series of Shonda Rhimes.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3615-monique-la-chronique-des-bridgerton-greys-anatomy/id1530053011?i=1000504368064&itsct=podcast_box&itscg=30200
Beer / chips evenings
Friends
The pitch:
The cult sitcom of the 1990s and 2000s tells the story of Ross, Rachel, Joey, Chandler, Monica and Phoebe, six friends who live in a fantasized New York.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
Because we would dream of being part of the
Friends
band
.
The series is hilarious and the characters very endearing.
The friends live in two apartments on the same floor, so in
Friends
, small evenings with friends are daily.
We remember some particularly striking ones.
In episode 9 of season 2, a big party is organized in Monica and Rachel's apartment to celebrate Christmas.
But the radiators are stuck on the maximum thermostat and Christmas turns into a tropical party.
We also recommend episode 16 of season 4 in which Rachel, disguised as a cheerleader, breaks a tooth while trying to impress her "target".
And finally, episode 11 of season 3. Chandler totally drunk there kisses one of his boyfriend Joey's sisters.
Problem, the next day, he does not remember which one.
10 seasons, 237 episodes of about 25 minutes to watch on Netflix.
How I met Your Mother
The pitch:
In 2030, Ted tells his children nostalgically about his early years and how he met their mother.
Through games of returns in the past, How I Met Your Mother follows the escapades of Ted and his band of friends.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
If you are a fan of Friends, there is a good chance that you will be won over by the super nice group of friends of
How I met Your Mother.
We love the humor of this sitcom and the cult lines of Barney, one of Ted's friends.
In this series, the liters of beer went down without batting an eyelid and the atmosphere is always festive.
To have fun with them, we recommend the 11th episode of the first season.
Ted rents a limousine for the New Year and decides, with his gang to test the atmosphere of five different parties to be sure to spend the New Year in the best of them.
9 seasons, 208 episodes of about 25 minutes to watch on Amazon Prime.
Parties that go wrong
Big little lies
The pitch:
During a disguised gala evening, organized by the Monterey school, a luxury city in California, a murder is committed.
Secrets, rumors and lies, the lives of five mothers, present on the day of the tragedy, are turned upside down.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
Big Little Lies
is a mix between a soap opera and a detective series.
She aptly tackles deep subjects such as education and domestic violence.
SERIELAND deciphered
Big Little Lies
in an episode devoted to the representation of violence against women in series.
If the characters seem somewhat caricatured in the first episodes, they gain in nuance thanks to the play of the superb Nicolas Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley.
Here the evenings are often disguised.
The last episode of season 1 takes place during the school party, a charity evening, with the theme "Elvis Presley and Audrey Hepburn".
Sequins, Legs of Eph and pearl necklace are out, but that evening, the party turns to drama ...
2 seasons, 14 episodes of about 50 minutes to watch on OCS.
I may destroy you
The pitch:
Arabella is a 30-year-old London author.
One evening, lacking inspiration, she decides to go dancing in a nightclub with friends.
But the next day, when she wakes up, her forehead is injured, her cell phone is broken and a strange feeling runs through her.
She understands that she was raped the night before.
Why SERIELAND recommends it to you:
I May Destroy You
is an overwhelming series inspired by a true story, that of Michaela Coel who is also the screenwriter, co-director and main actress of the series.
She tells of her reconstruction, her long journey towards resilience.
The strength of this series is also to always place itself from the point of view of its heroine.
The camera takes us with it.
And if the subject is tough, the series is no less bright.
A shock, a must see.
The first episode plunges us into the cheeky atmosphere of London nights, but here again… the party will get out of hand.
1 season, 12 episodes of about 30 minutes to watch on OCS