Dear Dean Magazine: December 22, 2022

What are you
watching?
Let me know!
HULU: Abbott Elementary – Seasons 1 & 2
This is the best sitcom on television and if you’re
missing it, you’re missing out on great writing,
fantastic characters, and television comedy that bites
but also lands softly. Quinta Brunson, creator, writer,
and lead-ish star of the show, is fantastic as the
optimistic Philadelphia teacher doing her best to
deliver that same optimism to her elementary aged
kids. Her peers are equally entertaining with their The lead actor and protagonist is thought to be
various degrees of being frustrated with public school dangerous because she can intuitively “read” an
challenges. The thirty-minute episodes are a delight instrument that may be able to tell the future. And
and you will find your favorite teacher among the that future is damning to the Magisterium in ways that
excellent cast.
are life – and earth – changing. The series has a type
HBO/Max – His Dark Materials
Seasons 1-3
of magic and because we are on an alternate earth,
animals, souls, travel, and just about everything else is
different. But is it connected to the earth we know?
This fantasy series is rich, deep, and a bit subversive That is the unfolding mystery and adventure that finds
storytelling wrapped in young adult fantasy series. the characters uncovering the biggest secrets across
any earth. The ramifications of which have
n an alternate earth the government and religious consequences for.. everyone. This is a series that
organization are one and the same, and they control challenges many assumptions about life, soul, religion,
all aspects of life. The Magisterium is what they are and even creation so be prepared to be entertained
referred to and people fear them but also respect and presented with thought-provoking ideas about
them as part of their lives.
who we are and where we come from.
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