These 3 Netflix Shows Have My Full Attention Right Now

Netflix is a hotbed of viewing entertainment activity that I, for one, just can’t quit. There’s so much to choose from, I find that, at any given moment, I’m watching a myriad of titles in different genres.

Right now, though, there are three shows on the platform that have my full attention, and I’m certain that once you read about them, they’ll have your full attention, too … and believe me, they’re worth the time you’ll spend bingeing them.

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Fisk

The Best Legal Comedy You’ll Ever See

Do you ever feel like you’re living and working in a world full of idiots? I do, too, and we aren’t alone. That’s precisely why you’re gonna want to watch the Netflix hidden gem that is Fisk. It’s an Australia-based workplace comedy that currently has me obsessed and in stitches.

Helen Tudor-Fisk (Kitty Flanagan) has had it with people and their inherent stupidity. She’s not a fan, and it shows in nearly all of her efforts as well as her interactions with others, whether they be co-workers, clients, or her father and his husband, whom she likens to “a couple of geriatric carjackers who forgot what they’re doing.”

Quick-witted and fast-paced, Fisk focuses on a high-end contracts lawyer who is forced to move home to Melbourne and take a job at a shabby, suburban law firm after her marriage ends in adultery, and she loses her cool on a client, thus resulting in a job loss. Helen has become the world’s biggest cynic, and she does not care. In fact, she’s quite proud.

Fisk is smart, creative, and so funny, you’ll be snorting mid-laugh, before you know it. You’ll love the characters, appreciate the humor and superb writing, and find yourself unable to stop watching this show, even once you’ve finished.

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Quantum Leap

A Worthy Sci-Fi Reboot

I am in love with this show right now. A continuation of the original sci-fi series’ legacy, the new Quantum Leap features an updated, serialized storyline focused on a whole new team full of warmth and empathy. It’s the perfect example of why not to ignore a canceled TV show.

Set 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished, a new team arrives to restart the project. When the lead physicist of the top-secret government time-travel program makes an unauthorized leap into the past to right some personal wrongs, his team is left behind to understand why, and to figure out a way to bring him home.

Each time Ben awakens, he’s in a different body with only fragments of his memory intact. Much like Sam Beckett, Ben must rely on his hologram for information. It just so happens that his hologram is also his present-day colleague and, it seems, the love of his life. The only way for him to leap again is to correct something in his host person’s life.

Quantum Leap has my full attention for so many reasons. I dig the focus on the supporting cast as much as on our leaper, and I love the show’s featured diversity in including a non-binary computer scientist, who is played by non-binary actor Mason Alexander Park. The show also includes a solid overarching mystery set amidst compelling individual leap stories.

This show is funny, engaging, endearing, and bingeworthy to the max. I know you’ve heard about it, this journey is worth it, and maybe it has a future on Netflix. Who knows?

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The Magic Prank Show With Justin Willman

The Most Underrated Magic Comedy Show on TV

Comedian Justin Willman is new to me, so when I stumbled across his magic prank show after watching his stand-up special, Magic Lover, I had to give it a go. I’m glad I did, because there’s nothing that’ll boost serotonin levels faster than some laugh-out-loud comedy.

If you haven’t seen his work, Willman is a spectacular comedian. He’s no Burt Wonderstone, but his tricks are astounding and are complete head scratchers. Even if he wasn’t funny, he’d still be interesting to watch simply because of his remarkable talent.

In The Magic Prank Show, well, you guessed it: The comedian helps people prank those who have pranked—and, at least in some way, scarred—them. With the help of his crew, Willman pulls off elaborate pranks on unsuspecting targets to help bring justice in the form of some unforgettable payback.

It’s clear in watching this show that Willman isn’t just an expert comedian; he’s also an expert trickster who pulls off some of the most creative, complex pranks you’ve ever witnessed. I’m talking next-level, intricate, movie-like plots around real people. For example, one episode features a very convincing fake apocalypse prank on a family member.

The Magic Prank Show also features some great behind-the-scenes content dedicated to showing the process behind the illusion. You’ll also get a peek at his and his team’s magic lab, where they brainstorm, strategize, and test pranks, presenting audiences with surprising insight into the art of magic.

Once you finish this show, hop over to his other Netflix show, Magic for Humans.

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Gems like these are all over Netflix. You just have to take the time to find them, or wait and let them find you. Either way, stay updated on all the new titles coming to Netflix as we approach the year’s final quarter, and I assure you, it holds some exciting new releases. Enjoy!