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Not sure how many Sherdoggers watch this masterpiece which is currently on its 3rd season on NBC. The show follows the Pearson family, and on its face it is simply a standard drama.
However, what makes the show special is the character development and how the story is told. Every episode bounces back and forth between different time periods, bouncing from the present (2018), numerous time periods in the past, and as of season 2, ~20 years into the future. Three of the characters are played by three different actors spanning different time periods. In theory it sounds clunky, but it just all works. Information is slowly revealed, and the payoffs for the relevance of seemingly irrelevant information is just so satisfying.
Post here to gush about how flawless this show is.
However, what makes the show special is the character development and how the story is told. Every episode bounces back and forth between different time periods, bouncing from the present (2018), numerous time periods in the past, and as of season 2, ~20 years into the future. Three of the characters are played by three different actors spanning different time periods. In theory it sounds clunky, but it just all works. Information is slowly revealed, and the payoffs for the relevance of seemingly irrelevant information is just so satisfying.
Post here to gush about how flawless this show is.