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Ah, le "Blender Scripting Cookbook" – parce que qui n’a jamais voulu passer des heures à bricoler avec l’API Python de Blender, n’est-ce pas ? Les recettes claires et concises promettent de résoudre nos problèmes en un rien de temps, comme si on pouvait vraiment s’attendre à ce qu’un simple script transforme notre chef-d'œuvre en quelque chose de plus qu’un amas de polygones. Laissez-moi deviner : la prochaine étape, c’est le "Blender Gourmet" pour ceux qui rêvent d’une cuisine étoilée, mais finissent toujours par brûler leur projet. Au moins, on aura quelque chose à montrer sur notre CV, même si c’est juste un blender qui

Ah, le "Blender Scripting Cookbook" – parce que qui n’a jamais voulu passer des heures à bricoler avec l’API Python de Blender, n’est-ce pas ? Les recettes claires et concises promettent de résoudre nos problèmes en un rien de temps, comme si on pouvait vraiment s’attendre à ce qu’un simple script transforme notre chef-d'œuvre en quelque chose de plus qu’un amas de polygones. Laissez-moi deviner : la prochaine étape, c’est le "Blender Gourmet" pour ceux qui rêvent d’une cuisine étoilée, mais finissent toujours par brûler leur projet. Au moins, on aura quelque chose à montrer sur notre CV, même si c’est juste un blender qui

Blender Scripting Cookbook – Recipes for the Blender Python API [$]
The Blender Scripting Cookbook by Salai Vedha Viradhan is a collection of clear, concise and annotated recipes for the Blender Python API. The goal of each recipe is to give you just the right amount of information to solve a problem quickly. Learn h

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Towa, Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré, roguelite, Bandai Namco, Summer Game Fest, Hadès, jeu vidéo, émotion, aventure

## Introduction

Dans un monde où les ombres dansent sous la lumière vacillante des étoiles, Towa et les Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré s'érigent comme une poésie visuelle et émotionnelle. Révélé lors du Summer Game Fest 2025, ce roguelite inspiré par Hadès de Bandai Namco nous transporte dans une aventure où la beauté du graphisme se mélange aux douleurs de l'âme. Chaque partie est une no...

Towa, Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré, roguelite, Bandai Namco, Summer Game Fest, Hadès, jeu vidéo, émotion, aventure ## Introduction Dans un monde où les ombres dansent sous la lumière vacillante des étoiles, Towa et les Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré s'érigent comme une poésie visuelle et émotionnelle. Révélé lors du Summer Game Fest 2025, ce roguelite inspiré par Hadès de Bandai Namco nous transporte dans une aventure où la beauté du graphisme se mélange aux douleurs de l'âme. Chaque partie est une no...

Towa et les Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré : Une Évasion Émotionnelle au Coeur d'un Roguelite Inoubliable
Towa, Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré, roguelite, Bandai Namco, Summer Game Fest, Hadès, jeu vidéo, émotion, aventure ## Introduction Dans un monde où les ombres dansent sous la lumière vacillante des étoiles, Towa et les Gardiens de l'Arbre Sacré s'érigent comme une poésie visuelle et émotionnelle. Révélé lors du Summer Game Fest 2025, ce roguelite inspiré par Hadès de Bandai Namco nous transporte...

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Guillaume Nicolas поделился ссылкой
2025-06-17 23:31:30 -

Dans un monde où les courses de Mario Kart deviennent de plus en plus extravagantes, il semble que la dernière tendance soit de s'accrocher aux rails et de rouler sur les murs. Oui, vous avez bien entendu, mes amis ! Fini le temps des simples courses où il suffisait de tourner le volant et d'éviter les bananes. Bienvenue dans l'ère du "Rail Riding" et du "Wall Riding", où la compétition devient aussi excitante que de voir un escargot sur une piste de danse.

Franchement, qui aurait cru que la clé du succès dans Mario Kart serait de se transformer en acrobate de cirque ? C'est un peu comme si les développeurs avaient dit : "Eh bien, les courses sur des routes droites, c'est trop banal. Pourquoi ne pas ajouter un peu de gymnastique artistique ?" Il ne manque plus que des juges avec des notes sur 10 pour applaudir vos pirouettes !

Et parlons de ces nouvelles techniques. Vous pensez que vous allez prendre de l'avance sur vos amis en maîtrisant le drift ? Non, non, non ! Il vous faut désormais une licence de conduite pour faire du Rail Riding. Après tout, rien ne crie "je suis un champion" comme de se retrouver coincé sur un rail pendant que vos adversaires passent joyeusement devant vous, riant à pleines dents. Parce que qui a besoin de stratégie quand on peut faire du skate sur des rails en plein milieu d'une course ?

Il est vrai que ces nouveaux ajouts rendent le monde de Mario Kart un peu plus dynamique, mais je ne peux m'empêcher de me demander si cela n'est pas juste une excuse pour faire passer des mises à jour. "Regardez, nous avons ajouté des murs pour que vous puissiez rouler dessus !" Oui, et un jour, ils nous diront que l'on peut aussi se transformer en étoile filante et voler au-dessus de la piste.

J'imagine déjà les conversations dans les salons de jeux : "Hey, t'as vu comment j'ai fait du Wall Riding au dernier tour ? J'ai failli tomber, mais au moins, tout le monde a vu ma chute épique !" C'est exactement ça que nous cherchions, non ? Une dose d'adrénaline, un soupçon de ridicule, et une bonne dose de frustration.

Alors oui, le monde de Mario Kart est sans aucun doute plus amusant quand vous êtes en train de moudre des rails et de rouler sur des murs. Comme si on avait besoin de plus de raisons d'être distraits tout en tentant de battre nos amis. Mais au fond, qui peut vraiment résister à l'appel de la folie ? Accrochez-vous, car la prochaine course pourrait bien ressembler à une scène d'un film d'action… ou à un fiasco comique sans précédent.

#MarioKart #RailRiding #WallRiding #JeuxVidéo #HumourJeux

Dans un monde où les courses de Mario Kart deviennent de plus en plus extravagantes, il semble que la dernière tendance soit de s'accrocher aux rails et de rouler sur les murs. Oui, vous avez bien entendu, mes amis ! Fini le temps des simples courses où il suffisait de tourner le volant et d'éviter les bananes. Bienvenue dans l'ère du "Rail Riding" et du "Wall Riding", où la compétition devient aussi excitante que de voir un escargot sur une piste de danse. Franchement, qui aurait cru que la clé du succès dans Mario Kart serait de se transformer en acrobate de cirque ? C'est un peu comme si les développeurs avaient dit : "Eh bien, les courses sur des routes droites, c'est trop banal. Pourquoi ne pas ajouter un peu de gymnastique artistique ?" Il ne manque plus que des juges avec des notes sur 10 pour applaudir vos pirouettes ! Et parlons de ces nouvelles techniques. Vous pensez que vous allez prendre de l'avance sur vos amis en maîtrisant le drift ? Non, non, non ! Il vous faut désormais une licence de conduite pour faire du Rail Riding. Après tout, rien ne crie "je suis un champion" comme de se retrouver coincé sur un rail pendant que vos adversaires passent joyeusement devant vous, riant à pleines dents. Parce que qui a besoin de stratégie quand on peut faire du skate sur des rails en plein milieu d'une course ? Il est vrai que ces nouveaux ajouts rendent le monde de Mario Kart un peu plus dynamique, mais je ne peux m'empêcher de me demander si cela n'est pas juste une excuse pour faire passer des mises à jour. "Regardez, nous avons ajouté des murs pour que vous puissiez rouler dessus !" Oui, et un jour, ils nous diront que l'on peut aussi se transformer en étoile filante et voler au-dessus de la piste. J'imagine déjà les conversations dans les salons de jeux : "Hey, t'as vu comment j'ai fait du Wall Riding au dernier tour ? J'ai failli tomber, mais au moins, tout le monde a vu ma chute épique !" C'est exactement ça que nous cherchions, non ? Une dose d'adrénaline, un soupçon de ridicule, et une bonne dose de frustration. Alors oui, le monde de Mario Kart est sans aucun doute plus amusant quand vous êtes en train de moudre des rails et de rouler sur des murs. Comme si on avait besoin de plus de raisons d'être distraits tout en tentant de battre nos amis. Mais au fond, qui peut vraiment résister à l'appel de la folie ? Accrochez-vous, car la prochaine course pourrait bien ressembler à une scène d'un film d'action… ou à un fiasco comique sans précédent. #MarioKart #RailRiding #WallRiding #JeuxVidéo #HumourJeux

Mario Kart World Is More Fun When You're Grinding Rails And Riding Walls
Mario Kart World’s newest features aren’t limited to just the open world and huge 24-player races. Everything feels a lot more dynamic thanks to the inclusion of Rail Riding and Wall Riding. These new techniques can seem like a hassle at first, but y

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Louis Nicolas поделился ссылкой
2025-06-17 16:32:35 -

Je me sens perdu dans un océan de solitude et d'incompréhension. Chaque jour, je regarde le monde avancer, plein de rêves et de promesses, tandis que je reste figé, comme une ombre errante. Le marketing digital, cette voie brillante que tant de gens choisissent, semble si éloigné de ma réalité.

Je me demande souvent ce que l’on étudie réellement dans ce domaine fascinant. Les principales matières lectives, comme la stratégie de contenu, le SEO, et l'analyse des données, semblent si pleines de vie, mais pour moi, elles ne sont que des mots vides. Chaque article que je lis sur le sujet me rappelle à quel point je me sens déconnecté de cette passion brûlante qui anime tant d'autres.

Je me sens comme un spectateur dans une pièce de théâtre où tout le monde connaît son rôle, tandis que je cherche désespérément le mien. Je rêve de pouvoir plonger dans l'univers du marketing digital, de comprendre les rouages de cette discipline en pleine expansion, mais le poids de la solitude m’écrase.

Les opportunités abondent, mais elles semblent toutes m’échapper. Je me demande si je suis à la hauteur. Pourquoi est-ce que je me sens si invisible alors que tant de personnes s'épanouissent dans ce domaine ? Les réseaux sociaux, ces plateformes de connexion, ne font qu'approfondir mon sentiment d'isolement. Pendant que les autres partagent leurs succès, je reste silencieux, enfermé dans mes pensées.

Le marketing digital pourrait être une lumière au bout du tunnel, mais pour l’instant, c’est un rêve inaccessibile. Je sais que les études dans ce domaine pourraient ouvrir des portes, enseignant des compétences précieuses, mais chaque jour qui passe me rappelle que je suis seul dans cette quête. Je regarde les autres s’élever, et je me demande si un jour, je pourrais moi aussi toucher ce ciel étoilé.

La mélancolie s’installe, et je ne peux m’empêcher de pleurer sur ce que je n’ai pas. Je cherche désespérément un signe, une main tendue, quelque chose qui pourrait me ramener vers la lumière. Mais pour l'instant, je reste là, avec mes rêves inachevés et mon cœur lourd.

#Solitude #MarketingDigital #RêvesInachevés #Isolement #QuêteDeSoi

Je me sens perdu dans un océan de solitude et d'incompréhension. Chaque jour, je regarde le monde avancer, plein de rêves et de promesses, tandis que je reste figé, comme une ombre errante. Le marketing digital, cette voie brillante que tant de gens choisissent, semble si éloigné de ma réalité. 🌧️ Je me demande souvent ce que l’on étudie réellement dans ce domaine fascinant. Les principales matières lectives, comme la stratégie de contenu, le SEO, et l'analyse des données, semblent si pleines de vie, mais pour moi, elles ne sont que des mots vides. Chaque article que je lis sur le sujet me rappelle à quel point je me sens déconnecté de cette passion brûlante qui anime tant d'autres. 📉 Je me sens comme un spectateur dans une pièce de théâtre où tout le monde connaît son rôle, tandis que je cherche désespérément le mien. Je rêve de pouvoir plonger dans l'univers du marketing digital, de comprendre les rouages de cette discipline en pleine expansion, mais le poids de la solitude m’écrase. 😢 Les opportunités abondent, mais elles semblent toutes m’échapper. Je me demande si je suis à la hauteur. Pourquoi est-ce que je me sens si invisible alors que tant de personnes s'épanouissent dans ce domaine ? Les réseaux sociaux, ces plateformes de connexion, ne font qu'approfondir mon sentiment d'isolement. Pendant que les autres partagent leurs succès, je reste silencieux, enfermé dans mes pensées. 🥀 Le marketing digital pourrait être une lumière au bout du tunnel, mais pour l’instant, c’est un rêve inaccessibile. Je sais que les études dans ce domaine pourraient ouvrir des portes, enseignant des compétences précieuses, mais chaque jour qui passe me rappelle que je suis seul dans cette quête. Je regarde les autres s’élever, et je me demande si un jour, je pourrais moi aussi toucher ce ciel étoilé. 🌌 La mélancolie s’installe, et je ne peux m’empêcher de pleurer sur ce que je n’ai pas. Je cherche désespérément un signe, une main tendue, quelque chose qui pourrait me ramener vers la lumière. Mais pour l'instant, je reste là, avec mes rêves inachevés et mon cœur lourd. #Solitude #MarketingDigital #RêvesInachevés #Isolement #QuêteDeSoi

¿Qué se estudia en Marketing Digital? Principales materias lectivas
¿Qué se estudia en Marketing Digital? Principales materias lectivas Si has llegado a este artículo, seguramente estés planteándote estudiar Marketing Digital, y es que son muchas las salidas profesionales de esta profesión en auge. Pero, ¿qué se estu

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2025-06-17 13:31:57 -

Il y a des moments où l'on se retrouve seul, même entouré de milliers de visages. Chaque sourire que je croise semble un écho lointain de ce que j'aimerais ressentir. C'est comme regarder à travers un casque VR, les couleurs vives et les mondes fascinants qui m'entourent, mais en réalité, je suis toujours prisonnier de cette chambre sombre, où la lumière du bonheur ne pénètre jamais.

Le Meta Quest 2, ce casque qui promettait des horizons infinis, est désormais un souvenir lointain, une étoile filante dans mon univers de solitude. Retiré du marché, tout comme mes rêves, il reste coincé dans une époque révolue, où l'espoir semblait tangible. Je me demande s'il est toujours le meilleur casque VR, ou si, tout comme moi, il a été oublié par ceux qui l'entourent.

Les jours passent, et chaque minute qui s'écoule semble alourdir mon cœur. Je regarde les autres se plonger dans cette réalité virtuelle, riant et s'émerveillant des possibilités. Pendant ce temps, je ressens chaque battement de solitude comme une cloche qui résonne dans le silence de ma vie. J'aimerais pouvoir enfiler ce casque et me perdre dans un monde où je ne suis pas invisible, où je peux me libérer des chaînes de l'isolement.

La douleur est devenue ma compagne fidèle, et les ombres de mes pensées dansent autour de moi, chuchotant des mots de désespoir. Les promesses de connexion et d'évasion semblent se dissiper, et je me retrouve à questionner la valeur de cette technologie. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie d'avoir accès à des mondes nouveaux, si l'on est incapable de trouver sa place dans le monde réel ?

Je me souviens des jours où je pensais que la réalité virtuelle pourrait me sauver, mais la vérité est que je suis toujours ici, seul avec mes pensées. Le Meta Quest 2 est un symbole de ce que j'ai perdu, un miroir brisé qui reflète mes propres fractures. Chaque fois que je pense à lui, je me rappelle que même la meilleure des technologies ne peut pas combler le vide laissé par l'absence de connexion humaine.

Je me demande si je serai un jour capable de ressentir cela à nouveau, de me libérer de ce fardeau de solitude. En attendant, je continuerai à errer dans ce monde, cherchant désespérément une lumière au bout de ce tunnel obscur.

#Solitude #MetaQuest2 #VR #Isolement #RéalitéVirtuelle

Il y a des moments où l'on se retrouve seul, même entouré de milliers de visages. Chaque sourire que je croise semble un écho lointain de ce que j'aimerais ressentir. C'est comme regarder à travers un casque VR, les couleurs vives et les mondes fascinants qui m'entourent, mais en réalité, je suis toujours prisonnier de cette chambre sombre, où la lumière du bonheur ne pénètre jamais. Le Meta Quest 2, ce casque qui promettait des horizons infinis, est désormais un souvenir lointain, une étoile filante dans mon univers de solitude. Retiré du marché, tout comme mes rêves, il reste coincé dans une époque révolue, où l'espoir semblait tangible. Je me demande s'il est toujours le meilleur casque VR, ou si, tout comme moi, il a été oublié par ceux qui l'entourent. Les jours passent, et chaque minute qui s'écoule semble alourdir mon cœur. Je regarde les autres se plonger dans cette réalité virtuelle, riant et s'émerveillant des possibilités. Pendant ce temps, je ressens chaque battement de solitude comme une cloche qui résonne dans le silence de ma vie. J'aimerais pouvoir enfiler ce casque et me perdre dans un monde où je ne suis pas invisible, où je peux me libérer des chaînes de l'isolement. La douleur est devenue ma compagne fidèle, et les ombres de mes pensées dansent autour de moi, chuchotant des mots de désespoir. Les promesses de connexion et d'évasion semblent se dissiper, et je me retrouve à questionner la valeur de cette technologie. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie d'avoir accès à des mondes nouveaux, si l'on est incapable de trouver sa place dans le monde réel ? Je me souviens des jours où je pensais que la réalité virtuelle pourrait me sauver, mais la vérité est que je suis toujours ici, seul avec mes pensées. Le Meta Quest 2 est un symbole de ce que j'ai perdu, un miroir brisé qui reflète mes propres fractures. Chaque fois que je pense à lui, je me rappelle que même la meilleure des technologies ne peut pas combler le vide laissé par l'absence de connexion humaine. Je me demande si je serai un jour capable de ressentir cela à nouveau, de me libérer de ce fardeau de solitude. En attendant, je continuerai à errer dans ce monde, cherchant désespérément une lumière au bout de ce tunnel obscur. #Solitude #MetaQuest2 #VR #Isolement #RéalitéVirtuelle

[Test] Meta Quest 2 : est-il toujours le meilleur casque VR ? - juin 2025
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Ah, Nintendo, ce grand sorcier du monde du jeu vidéo, vient de frapper à nouveau avec son *Switch 2*, qui a déjà enregistré 3,5 millions de ventes. Oui, vous avez bien entendu, 3,5 millions ! Comme si l'entreprise avait décidé que le monde avait besoin d'une dose massive de nostalgie et de manettes qui glissent entre les doigts comme du beurre. Qui aurait cru qu'un petit appareil permettant de jouer à des jeux de 8 bits dans une résolution moderne pourrait faire autant de vagues ?

J'imagine les développeurs de Nintendo, se frottant les mains, pensant à quel point ils ont été brillants en nous sortant une version améliorée de quelque chose qu’on avait déjà, mais avec un « 2 » accroché à la fin. Après tout, pourquoi innover quand on peut simplement mettre un joli emballage autour d'un produit existant et le renommer ? C’est un peu comme si on essayait de vendre une vieille voiture en lui collant un nouveau logo et en disant que c'est le modèle de l'année. Bravo, Nintendo, vous avez réussi à transformer le déjà-vu en un phenomène de lancement majeur.

Et parlons aussi de ce lancement « spectaculaire ». Évidemment, tout le monde se précipitait pour acheter le *Switch 2*, comme si c'était l'anneau unique de *Le Seigneur des Anneaux*. Mais soyons clairs : combien de ces acheteurs étaient vraiment enthousiasmés par des jeux inédits, et combien devaient juste satisfaire leurs envies de gamer nostalgique ? Je parie que la majorité d'entre eux se sont juste dit : « Oh, regarde, je peux enfin jouer à ce vieux jeu que j'ai adoré quand j'avais 10 ans, mais avec des graphismes un peu moins moches ! »

Et bien sûr, comment ignorer le marketing ? Ah, le marketing ! Ce doux chant des sirènes qui nous pousse à croire que chaque nouvelle version d’un produit est la clé du bonheur éternel. Les publicités nous font rêver avec des images de gameplay éblouissant, mais au fond, on sait tous que la plupart des heures passées devant l’écran se résumeront à chercher des pièces de puzzle que l’on a déjà collectées trois fois dans le passé.

Peut-être que la véritable question que l'on doit se poser est : à quel point sommes-nous prêts à acheter le même produit avec quelques améliorations mineures ? À ce stade, je m'attends à ce qu'ils sortent un *Switch 3* avec un écran qui fait du café, et tout le monde sautera de joie en attendant la file d'attente à l'extérieur des magasins. Après tout, pourquoi s'arrêter à 3,5 millions quand on peut viser les étoiles avec une version qui fait également la cuisine ?

Alors, voici à vous, Nintendo, pour avoir captivé les cœurs (et les portefeuilles) de millions de fans. J'espère juste que les jeux ne seront pas tous remplis de microtransactions, parce que là, même la magie de Mario ne pourra pas nous sauver.

#Nintendo #Switch2 #JeuxVidéo #Vente #Lancement

Ah, Nintendo, ce grand sorcier du monde du jeu vidéo, vient de frapper à nouveau avec son *Switch 2*, qui a déjà enregistré 3,5 millions de ventes. Oui, vous avez bien entendu, 3,5 millions ! Comme si l'entreprise avait décidé que le monde avait besoin d'une dose massive de nostalgie et de manettes qui glissent entre les doigts comme du beurre. Qui aurait cru qu'un petit appareil permettant de jouer à des jeux de 8 bits dans une résolution moderne pourrait faire autant de vagues ? J'imagine les développeurs de Nintendo, se frottant les mains, pensant à quel point ils ont été brillants en nous sortant une version améliorée de quelque chose qu’on avait déjà, mais avec un « 2 » accroché à la fin. Après tout, pourquoi innover quand on peut simplement mettre un joli emballage autour d'un produit existant et le renommer ? C’est un peu comme si on essayait de vendre une vieille voiture en lui collant un nouveau logo et en disant que c'est le modèle de l'année. Bravo, Nintendo, vous avez réussi à transformer le déjà-vu en un phenomène de lancement majeur. Et parlons aussi de ce lancement « spectaculaire ». Évidemment, tout le monde se précipitait pour acheter le *Switch 2*, comme si c'était l'anneau unique de *Le Seigneur des Anneaux*. Mais soyons clairs : combien de ces acheteurs étaient vraiment enthousiasmés par des jeux inédits, et combien devaient juste satisfaire leurs envies de gamer nostalgique ? Je parie que la majorité d'entre eux se sont juste dit : « Oh, regarde, je peux enfin jouer à ce vieux jeu que j'ai adoré quand j'avais 10 ans, mais avec des graphismes un peu moins moches ! » Et bien sûr, comment ignorer le marketing ? Ah, le marketing ! Ce doux chant des sirènes qui nous pousse à croire que chaque nouvelle version d’un produit est la clé du bonheur éternel. Les publicités nous font rêver avec des images de gameplay éblouissant, mais au fond, on sait tous que la plupart des heures passées devant l’écran se résumeront à chercher des pièces de puzzle que l’on a déjà collectées trois fois dans le passé. Peut-être que la véritable question que l'on doit se poser est : à quel point sommes-nous prêts à acheter le même produit avec quelques améliorations mineures ? À ce stade, je m'attends à ce qu'ils sortent un *Switch 3* avec un écran qui fait du café, et tout le monde sautera de joie en attendant la file d'attente à l'extérieur des magasins. Après tout, pourquoi s'arrêter à 3,5 millions quand on peut viser les étoiles avec une version qui fait également la cuisine ? Alors, voici à vous, Nintendo, pour avoir captivé les cœurs (et les portefeuilles) de millions de fans. J'espère juste que les jeux ne seront pas tous remplis de microtransactions, parce que là, même la magie de Mario ne pourra pas nous sauver. #Nintendo #Switch2 #JeuxVidéo #Vente #Lancement

Switch 2 tops 3.5 million sales to deliver Nintendo's biggest console launch
The successor to Nintendo's massively popular console appears to have bolted out of the gate.

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20 of the Best TV Shows on Prime Video

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Like shopping on Amazon itself, Prime Video can sometimes feel like a jumble sale: a proliferation of TV and movies from every era, none of it terribly well-curated. There’s a lot to sort through, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. Presentation issues aside, there are some real gems to be found, as long as you’re willing to dig a bit—the streamer offers more than a few impressive exclusives, though they sometimes get lost amid the noise. Here are 20 of the best TV series Prime Video has to offer, including both ongoing and concluded shows.OvercompensatingComedian Benito Skinner plays himself, sort of, in this buzzy comedy that sees a former high school jock facing his freshman year in college, desperately trying to convince himself and everyone else that he's as straight as they come. Much of the show's appeal is in its deft blending of tones: It's a frequently raunchy college comedy, but it's simultaneously a sweet coming-of-age story about accepting yourself without worrying about what everyone else thinks. The impressive cast includes Adam DiMarcoand Rish ShahYou can stream Overcompensating here. ÉtoileAmy Sherman-Palladino and David Palladinoare back on TV and back in the dance worldwith this series about two world-renowned ballet companiesthat decide to spice things up by swapping their most talented dancers. Each company is on the brink of financial disaster, and so Jack McMillan, director of the Metropolitan Ballet, and Geneviève Lavigne, director of of Le Ballet National, come up with the plan, and recruit an eccentric billionaireto pay for it. Much of the comedy comes from the mismatched natures of their swapped dancers, and there's a tangible love of ballet that keeps things light, despite the fancy title. You can stream Étoile here.FalloutA shockingly effective video game adaptation, Fallout does post-apocalyptic TV with a lot more color and vibrancy than can typically be ascribed to the genre. The setup is a little complicated, but not belabored in the show itself: It's 2296 on an Earth devastated two centuries earlier by a nuclear war between the United States and China, exacerbated by conflicts between capitalists and so-called communists. Lucy MacLeanemerges from the underground Vault where she's lived her whole life protected from the presumed ravages of the world above, hoping to find her missing father, who was kidnapped by raiders. The aboveground wasteland is dominated by various factions, each of which considers the others dangerous cults, and believes that they alone know mankind's way forward. It's also overrun by Ghouls, Gulpers, and other wild radiation monsters. Through all of this, Lucy remains just about the only human with any belief in humanity, or any desire to make things better. You can stream Fallout here.DeadlochBoth an excellent crime procedural and an effective satire of the genre, this Australian import does about as well as setting up its central mystery as Broadchurch and its manyimitators. Kate Box stars as Dulcie Collins, fastidious senior sergeant of the police force in the fictional town of the title. When a body turns up dead on the beach, Dulcie is joined by Madeleine Sami's Eddie Redcliffe, a crude and generally obnoxious detective brought in to help solve the case. Unraveling the web of secrets and mysteries in the tiny Tasmanian town is appropriately addictive, with the added bonus of cop thriller tropes getting mercilessly mocked all the way. You can stream Deadlock here.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerAll the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfootwith a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.ReacherGetting high marks for his portrayal of the Lee Childs’ characteris Alan Ritchson, playing Reacher with an appropriately commanding physical presence. The first season finds the former U.S. Army military policeman visiting the rural town of Margrave, Georgia...where he’s quickly arrested for murder. His attempts to clear his name find him caught up in a complex conspiracy involving the town’s very corrupt police force, as well as shady local businessmen and politicians. Subsequent seasons find our ripped drifter reconnecting with members of his old army special-investigations unit, including Frances Neagley, who's getting her own spin-off. You can stream Reacher here. The BondsmanIt's tempting not to include The Bondsman among Prime's best, given that it's representative of an increasingly obnoxious trend: shows that get cancelled before they ever really got a chance. This Kevin Bacon-led action horror thriller did well with critics and on the streaming charts, and it's had a consistent spot among Prime's top ten streaming shows, but it got the pink slip anyway. Nevertheless, what we did get is a lot of fun: Bacon plays Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who dies on the job only to discover that he's been resurrected by the literal devil, for whom he now works. It comes to a moderately satisfying conclusion, despite the cancellation. You can stream The Bondsman here. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerAll the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfootwith a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.The ExpanseA pick-up from the SyFy channel after that network all but got out of the original series business, The Expanse started good and only got better with each succeeding season. Starring Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Dominique Tipper among a sizable ensemble, the show takes place in a near-ish future in which we’ve spread out into the solar system, while largely taking all of the usual political bullshit and conflicts with us. A salvage crew comes upon an alien microorganism with the potential to upend pretty much everything, if humanity can stop fighting over scraps long enough to make it matter. The show brings a sense of gritty realism to TV sci-fi, without entirely sacrificing optimism—or, at least, the idea that well-intentioned individuals can make a difference. You can stream The Expanse here. Mr. & Mrs. SmithOne-upping the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie on which it's based, Mr. & Mrs. Smith stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as a couple of spies tasked to pose as a married couple while coordinatingon missions. Smartly, each episode takes on a standalone mission in a different location, while complicating the relationship between the two and gradually upping the stakes until the season finale, which sees them pitted against each other. The show is returning for season two, though it's unclear if Glover and Erskine will be returning, or if we'll be getting a new Mr. & Mrs. You can stream Mr. & Mrs. Smith here. Good OmensMichael Sheen and David Tennant are delightful as, respectively, the hopelessly naive angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, wandering the Earth for millennia and determined not to let the perpetual conflict between their two sides get in the way of their mismatched friendship. In the show’s world, from the 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, heaven and hell are are less representative of good and evil than hidebound bureaucracies, more interested in scoring points on each other than in doing anything useful for anyone down here. It’s got a sly, quirky, sometimes goofy sense of humor, even while it asks some big questions about who should get to decide what’s right and what’s wrong. Following some depressingly gross revelations about writer and showrunner Gaiman, it was announced that he'd be off the production and the third season would be reduced to a movie-length conclusion, date tbd. You can stream Good Omens here. The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselMrs. Maisel was one of Prime’s first and buzziest original series, a comedy-drama from Amy Sherman-Palladinoabout the title’s Midge Maisel, a New York housewife of the late 1950s who discovers a talent for stand-up comedy. Inspired by the real-life careers of comedians like Totie Fields and Joan Rivers, the show is both warm and funny, with great performances and dialogue; it also achieves something rare in being a show about comedy that’s actually funny. You can stream Mrs. Maisel here. The BoysThere’s a lot of superhero stuff out there, no question, but, as there was no series quite like the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book on which this show is based, there’s nothing else quite like The Boys. The very dark satire imagines a world in which superheroes are big with the public, but whose powers don’t make them any better than the average jerk. When his girlfriend is gruesomely killed by a superhero who couldn’t really care less, Wee Hughieis recruited by the title agency. Led by Billy Butcher, the Boys watch over the world’s superpowered individuals, putting them down when necessary and possible. A concluding fifth season is on the way, as is a second season of the live-action spin-off. An animated miniseriescame out in 2022. The Man in the High CastleFrom a novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle takes place in an alternate history in which the Axis powers won World War II, and in which the United States is split down the middle; Japan governing the west and Germany the east. The title’s man in the high castle offers an alternate view, though, one in which the Allies actually won, with the potential to rally opposition to the Axis rulers. As the show progresses through its four seasons, the parallels to our increasingly authoritarian-friendly world, making it one of the more relevant shows of recent years. You can stream The Man in the High Castle here. The Wheel of TimeAn effective bit of fantasy storytelling, The Wheel of Time sees five people taken from a secluded village by Moiraine Damodred, a powerful magic user who believes that one of them is the reborn Dragon: a being who will either heal the world, or destroy it entirely. The show has an epic sweep while smartly focusing on the very unworldly villagers, experiencing much of this at the same time as the audience. This is another mixed recommendation in that, while the show itself is quite good, it has just been cancelled following a third season that saw it really getting into its groove. The show goes through the fourth and fifth books of Robert Jordan's fantasy series, so, I suppose, you can always jump into the novels to finish the story. You can stream Wheel of Time here. The Devil’s HourJessica Rainejoins Peter Capaldifor a slightly convoluted but haunting series that throws in just about every horror trope that you can think of while still managing to ground things in the two lead performances. Raine plays a social worker whose life is coming apart on almost every level: She’s caring for her aging mother, her marriage is ending, her son is withdrawn, and she wakes up at 3:33 am every morning exactly. She’s as convincing in the role as Capaldi is absolutely terrifying as a criminal linked to at least one killing who knows a lot more than he makes clear. You can stream The Devil's Hour here. Batman: Caped CrusaderI know, there's a lot of Batman out there. But this one's got real style, harkening back to Batman: The Animated Series from the 1990s. With a 1940s-esque setting, the show dodges some of the more outlandish superhero tropes to instead focus on a Gotham City rife with crime, corrupt cops, and gang warfare. There's just enough serialization across the first season to keep things addictive. You can stream Caped Crusader here. Secret LevelThis is pretty fun: an anthology of animated shorts from various creative teams that tell stories set within the worlds of variousvideo games, including Unreal, Warhammer, Sifu, Mega Man, and Honor of Kings. It's hard to find consistent threads given the variety of source material, but that's kinda the point: There's a little something for everyone, and most shorts don't demand any extensive knowledge of game lore—though, naturally, they're a bit more fun for the initiated. The voice cast includes the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his son Patrick Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Luna, Ariana Greenblatt, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. You can stream Secret Level here. CrossJames Patterson's Alex Cross novels have been adapted three times before, all with mixed results: Morgan Freeman played the character twice, and Tyler Perry took on the role in 2012. Here, the forensic psychologist/police detective of a few dozen novels is played by Aldis Hodge, and it feels like he's finally nailed it. There are plenty of cop-drama tropes at work here, but the series is fast-paced and intense, and Hodge is instantly compelling in the iconic lead role. You can stream Cross here. FleabagFleabag isn’t a Prime original per se, nor even a co-production, but Amazon is the show’s American distributor and still brands it as such, so we’re going to count it. There’s no quick synopsis here, but stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the title characterin the comedy drama about a free-spirited, but also deeply angry single woman in living in London. Waller-Bridge won separate Emmys as the star, creator, and writer of the series, and co-stars Sian Clifford, Olivia Coleman, Fiona Shaw, and Kristin Scott Thomas all received well-deserved nominations. You can stream Fleabag here.
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20 of the Best TV Shows on Prime Video
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Like shopping on Amazon itself, Prime Video can sometimes feel like a jumble sale: a proliferation of TV and movies from every era, none of it terribly well-curated. There’s a lot to sort through, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. Presentation issues aside, there are some real gems to be found, as long as you’re willing to dig a bit—the streamer offers more than a few impressive exclusives, though they sometimes get lost amid the noise. Here are 20 of the best TV series Prime Video has to offer, including both ongoing and concluded shows.OvercompensatingComedian Benito Skinner plays himself, sort of, in this buzzy comedy that sees a former high school jock facing his freshman year in college, desperately trying to convince himself and everyone else that he's as straight as they come. Much of the show's appeal is in its deft blending of tones: It's a frequently raunchy college comedy, but it's simultaneously a sweet coming-of-age story about accepting yourself without worrying about what everyone else thinks. The impressive cast includes Adam DiMarcoand Rish ShahYou can stream Overcompensating here. ÉtoileAmy Sherman-Palladino and David Palladinoare back on TV and back in the dance worldwith this series about two world-renowned ballet companiesthat decide to spice things up by swapping their most talented dancers. Each company is on the brink of financial disaster, and so Jack McMillan, director of the Metropolitan Ballet, and Geneviève Lavigne, director of of Le Ballet National, come up with the plan, and recruit an eccentric billionaireto pay for it. Much of the comedy comes from the mismatched natures of their swapped dancers, and there's a tangible love of ballet that keeps things light, despite the fancy title. You can stream Étoile here.FalloutA shockingly effective video game adaptation, Fallout does post-apocalyptic TV with a lot more color and vibrancy than can typically be ascribed to the genre. The setup is a little complicated, but not belabored in the show itself: It's 2296 on an Earth devastated two centuries earlier by a nuclear war between the United States and China, exacerbated by conflicts between capitalists and so-called communists. Lucy MacLeanemerges from the underground Vault where she's lived her whole life protected from the presumed ravages of the world above, hoping to find her missing father, who was kidnapped by raiders. The aboveground wasteland is dominated by various factions, each of which considers the others dangerous cults, and believes that they alone know mankind's way forward. It's also overrun by Ghouls, Gulpers, and other wild radiation monsters. Through all of this, Lucy remains just about the only human with any belief in humanity, or any desire to make things better. You can stream Fallout here.DeadlochBoth an excellent crime procedural and an effective satire of the genre, this Australian import does about as well as setting up its central mystery as Broadchurch and its manyimitators. Kate Box stars as Dulcie Collins, fastidious senior sergeant of the police force in the fictional town of the title. When a body turns up dead on the beach, Dulcie is joined by Madeleine Sami's Eddie Redcliffe, a crude and generally obnoxious detective brought in to help solve the case. Unraveling the web of secrets and mysteries in the tiny Tasmanian town is appropriately addictive, with the added bonus of cop thriller tropes getting mercilessly mocked all the way. You can stream Deadlock here.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerAll the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfootwith a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.ReacherGetting high marks for his portrayal of the Lee Childs’ characteris Alan Ritchson, playing Reacher with an appropriately commanding physical presence. The first season finds the former U.S. Army military policeman visiting the rural town of Margrave, Georgia...where he’s quickly arrested for murder. His attempts to clear his name find him caught up in a complex conspiracy involving the town’s very corrupt police force, as well as shady local businessmen and politicians. Subsequent seasons find our ripped drifter reconnecting with members of his old army special-investigations unit, including Frances Neagley, who's getting her own spin-off. You can stream Reacher here. The BondsmanIt's tempting not to include The Bondsman among Prime's best, given that it's representative of an increasingly obnoxious trend: shows that get cancelled before they ever really got a chance. This Kevin Bacon-led action horror thriller did well with critics and on the streaming charts, and it's had a consistent spot among Prime's top ten streaming shows, but it got the pink slip anyway. Nevertheless, what we did get is a lot of fun: Bacon plays Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who dies on the job only to discover that he's been resurrected by the literal devil, for whom he now works. It comes to a moderately satisfying conclusion, despite the cancellation. You can stream The Bondsman here. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerAll the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfootwith a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.The ExpanseA pick-up from the SyFy channel after that network all but got out of the original series business, The Expanse started good and only got better with each succeeding season. Starring Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Dominique Tipper among a sizable ensemble, the show takes place in a near-ish future in which we’ve spread out into the solar system, while largely taking all of the usual political bullshit and conflicts with us. A salvage crew comes upon an alien microorganism with the potential to upend pretty much everything, if humanity can stop fighting over scraps long enough to make it matter. The show brings a sense of gritty realism to TV sci-fi, without entirely sacrificing optimism—or, at least, the idea that well-intentioned individuals can make a difference. You can stream The Expanse here. Mr. & Mrs. SmithOne-upping the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie on which it's based, Mr. & Mrs. Smith stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as a couple of spies tasked to pose as a married couple while coordinatingon missions. Smartly, each episode takes on a standalone mission in a different location, while complicating the relationship between the two and gradually upping the stakes until the season finale, which sees them pitted against each other. The show is returning for season two, though it's unclear if Glover and Erskine will be returning, or if we'll be getting a new Mr. & Mrs. You can stream Mr. & Mrs. Smith here. Good OmensMichael Sheen and David Tennant are delightful as, respectively, the hopelessly naive angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, wandering the Earth for millennia and determined not to let the perpetual conflict between their two sides get in the way of their mismatched friendship. In the show’s world, from the 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, heaven and hell are are less representative of good and evil than hidebound bureaucracies, more interested in scoring points on each other than in doing anything useful for anyone down here. It’s got a sly, quirky, sometimes goofy sense of humor, even while it asks some big questions about who should get to decide what’s right and what’s wrong. Following some depressingly gross revelations about writer and showrunner Gaiman, it was announced that he'd be off the production and the third season would be reduced to a movie-length conclusion, date tbd. You can stream Good Omens here. The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselMrs. Maisel was one of Prime’s first and buzziest original series, a comedy-drama from Amy Sherman-Palladinoabout the title’s Midge Maisel, a New York housewife of the late 1950s who discovers a talent for stand-up comedy. Inspired by the real-life careers of comedians like Totie Fields and Joan Rivers, the show is both warm and funny, with great performances and dialogue; it also achieves something rare in being a show about comedy that’s actually funny. You can stream Mrs. Maisel here. The BoysThere’s a lot of superhero stuff out there, no question, but, as there was no series quite like the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book on which this show is based, there’s nothing else quite like The Boys. The very dark satire imagines a world in which superheroes are big with the public, but whose powers don’t make them any better than the average jerk. When his girlfriend is gruesomely killed by a superhero who couldn’t really care less, Wee Hughieis recruited by the title agency. Led by Billy Butcher, the Boys watch over the world’s superpowered individuals, putting them down when necessary and possible. A concluding fifth season is on the way, as is a second season of the live-action spin-off. An animated miniseriescame out in 2022. The Man in the High CastleFrom a novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle takes place in an alternate history in which the Axis powers won World War II, and in which the United States is split down the middle; Japan governing the west and Germany the east. The title’s man in the high castle offers an alternate view, though, one in which the Allies actually won, with the potential to rally opposition to the Axis rulers. As the show progresses through its four seasons, the parallels to our increasingly authoritarian-friendly world, making it one of the more relevant shows of recent years. You can stream The Man in the High Castle here. The Wheel of TimeAn effective bit of fantasy storytelling, The Wheel of Time sees five people taken from a secluded village by Moiraine Damodred, a powerful magic user who believes that one of them is the reborn Dragon: a being who will either heal the world, or destroy it entirely. The show has an epic sweep while smartly focusing on the very unworldly villagers, experiencing much of this at the same time as the audience. This is another mixed recommendation in that, while the show itself is quite good, it has just been cancelled following a third season that saw it really getting into its groove. The show goes through the fourth and fifth books of Robert Jordan's fantasy series, so, I suppose, you can always jump into the novels to finish the story. You can stream Wheel of Time here. The Devil’s HourJessica Rainejoins Peter Capaldifor a slightly convoluted but haunting series that throws in just about every horror trope that you can think of while still managing to ground things in the two lead performances. Raine plays a social worker whose life is coming apart on almost every level: She’s caring for her aging mother, her marriage is ending, her son is withdrawn, and she wakes up at 3:33 am every morning exactly. She’s as convincing in the role as Capaldi is absolutely terrifying as a criminal linked to at least one killing who knows a lot more than he makes clear. You can stream The Devil's Hour here. Batman: Caped CrusaderI know, there's a lot of Batman out there. But this one's got real style, harkening back to Batman: The Animated Series from the 1990s. With a 1940s-esque setting, the show dodges some of the more outlandish superhero tropes to instead focus on a Gotham City rife with crime, corrupt cops, and gang warfare. There's just enough serialization across the first season to keep things addictive. You can stream Caped Crusader here. Secret LevelThis is pretty fun: an anthology of animated shorts from various creative teams that tell stories set within the worlds of variousvideo games, including Unreal, Warhammer, Sifu, Mega Man, and Honor of Kings. It's hard to find consistent threads given the variety of source material, but that's kinda the point: There's a little something for everyone, and most shorts don't demand any extensive knowledge of game lore—though, naturally, they're a bit more fun for the initiated. The voice cast includes the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his son Patrick Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Luna, Ariana Greenblatt, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. You can stream Secret Level here. CrossJames Patterson's Alex Cross novels have been adapted three times before, all with mixed results: Morgan Freeman played the character twice, and Tyler Perry took on the role in 2012. Here, the forensic psychologist/police detective of a few dozen novels is played by Aldis Hodge, and it feels like he's finally nailed it. There are plenty of cop-drama tropes at work here, but the series is fast-paced and intense, and Hodge is instantly compelling in the iconic lead role. You can stream Cross here. FleabagFleabag isn’t a Prime original per se, nor even a co-production, but Amazon is the show’s American distributor and still brands it as such, so we’re going to count it. There’s no quick synopsis here, but stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the title characterin the comedy drama about a free-spirited, but also deeply angry single woman in living in London. Waller-Bridge won separate Emmys as the star, creator, and writer of the series, and co-stars Sian Clifford, Olivia Coleman, Fiona Shaw, and Kristin Scott Thomas all received well-deserved nominations. You can stream Fleabag here. #best #shows #prime #video

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20 of the Best TV Shows on Prime Video
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Like shopping on Amazon itself, Prime Video can sometimes feel like a jumble sale: a proliferation of TV and movies from every era, none of it terribly well-curated. There’s a lot to sort through, and the choices can be a little overwhelming. Presentation issues aside, there are some real gems to be found, as long as you’re willing to dig a bit—the streamer offers more than a few impressive exclusives, though they sometimes get lost amid the noise. Here are 20 of the best TV series Prime Video has to offer, including both ongoing and concluded shows.Overcompensating (2025 – ) Comedian Benito Skinner plays himself, sort of, in this buzzy comedy that sees a former high school jock facing his freshman year in college, desperately trying to convince himself and everyone else that he's as straight as they come (relatable, except for the jock part). Much of the show's appeal is in its deft blending of tones: It's a frequently raunchy college comedy, but it's simultaneously a sweet coming-of-age story about accepting yourself without worrying about what everyone else thinks. The impressive cast includes Adam DiMarco (The White Lotus) and Rish Shah (Ms. Marvel) You can stream Overcompensating here. Étoile (2025 –, renewed for season two) Amy Sherman-Palladino and David Palladino (Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) are back on TV and back in the dance world (following Bunheads) with this series about two world-renowned ballet companies (one in NYC and one in Paris) that decide to spice things up by swapping their most talented dancers. Each company is on the brink of financial disaster, and so Jack McMillan (Luke Kirby), director of the Metropolitan Ballet, and Geneviève Lavigne (Charlotte Gainsbourg), director of of Le Ballet National, come up with the plan, and recruit an eccentric billionaire (Simon Callow) to pay for it. Much of the comedy comes from the mismatched natures of their swapped dancers, and there's a tangible love of ballet that keeps things light, despite the fancy title. You can stream Étoile here.Fallout (2024 – , renewed for second and third seasons) A shockingly effective video game adaptation, Fallout does post-apocalyptic TV with a lot more color and vibrancy than can typically be ascribed to the genre (in the world of Fallout, the aesthetic of the 1950s hung on for a lot longer than it did in ours). The setup is a little complicated, but not belabored in the show itself: It's 2296 on an Earth devastated two centuries earlier by a nuclear war between the United States and China, exacerbated by conflicts between capitalists and so-called communists. Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell) emerges from the underground Vault where she's lived her whole life protected from the presumed ravages of the world above, hoping to find her missing father, who was kidnapped by raiders. The aboveground wasteland is dominated by various factions, each of which considers the others dangerous cults, and believes that they alone know mankind's way forward. It's also overrun by Ghouls, Gulpers, and other wild radiation monsters. Through all of this, Lucy remains just about the only human with any belief in humanity, or any desire to make things better. You can stream Fallout here.Deadloch (2023 –, renewed for a second season) Both an excellent crime procedural and an effective satire of the genre, this Australian import does about as well as setting up its central mystery as Broadchurch and its many (many) imitators. Kate Box stars as Dulcie Collins, fastidious senior sergeant of the police force in the fictional town of the title. When a body turns up dead on the beach, Dulcie is joined by Madeleine Sami's Eddie Redcliffe, a crude and generally obnoxious detective brought in to help solve the case. Unraveling the web of secrets and mysteries in the tiny Tasmanian town is appropriately addictive, with the added bonus of cop thriller tropes getting mercilessly mocked all the way. You can stream Deadlock here.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022 – , third season coming) All the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfoot (the people we’ll much later know as Hobbits) with a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.Reacher (2022 – , fourth season coming) Getting high marks for his portrayal of the Lee Childs’ character (from both book and TV fans) is Alan Ritchson (Titans), playing Reacher with an appropriately commanding physical presence. The first season finds the former U.S. Army military policeman visiting the rural town of Margrave, Georgia...where he’s quickly arrested for murder. His attempts to clear his name find him caught up in a complex conspiracy involving the town’s very corrupt police force, as well as shady local businessmen and politicians. Subsequent seasons find our ripped drifter reconnecting with members of his old army special-investigations unit, including Frances Neagley (Maria Stan), who's getting her own spin-off. You can stream Reacher here. The Bondsman (2025, one season) It's tempting not to include The Bondsman among Prime's best, given that it's representative of an increasingly obnoxious trend: shows that get cancelled before they ever really got a chance. This Kevin Bacon-led action horror thriller did well with critics and on the streaming charts, and it's had a consistent spot among Prime's top ten streaming shows, but it got the pink slip anyway. Nevertheless, what we did get is a lot of fun: Bacon plays Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who dies on the job only to discover that he's been resurrected by the literal devil, for whom he now works. It comes to a moderately satisfying conclusion, despite the cancellation. You can stream The Bondsman here. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022 – , third season coming) All the talk around The Rings of Power in the lead-up to the series had to do with the cost of the planned five seasons expected to be somewhere in the billion dollar range. At that price point, it’s tempting to expect a debacle—but the resulting series is actually quite good, blending epic conflict with more grounded characters in a manner that evokes both Tolkien, and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. Set thousands of years before those tales, the series follows an ensemble cast lead by Morfydd Clark as Elven outcast Galadriel and, at the other end of the spectrum, Markella Kavenagh as Nori, a Harfoot (the people we’ll much later know as Hobbits) with a yearning for adventure who finds herself caught up in the larger struggles of a world about to see the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the idyllic island kingdom of Númenor, and the the last alliance of Elves and humans. You can stream The Rings of Power here.The Expanse (2015 – 2022, six seasons) A pick-up from the SyFy channel after that network all but got out of the original series business, The Expanse started good and only got better with each succeeding season. Starring Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Dominique Tipper among a sizable ensemble, the show takes place in a near-ish future in which we’ve spread out into the solar system, while largely taking all of the usual political bullshit and conflicts with us. A salvage crew comes upon an alien microorganism with the potential to upend pretty much everything, if humanity can stop fighting over scraps long enough to make it matter. The show brings a sense of gritty realism to TV sci-fi, without entirely sacrificing optimism—or, at least, the idea that well-intentioned individuals can make a difference. You can stream The Expanse here. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024 – , renewed for a second season) One-upping the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie on which it's based, Mr. & Mrs. Smith stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as a couple of spies tasked to pose as a married couple while coordinating (and sometimes competing against one another) on missions. Smartly, each episode takes on a standalone mission in a different location, while complicating the relationship between the two and gradually upping the stakes until the season finale, which sees them pitted against each other. The show is returning for season two, though it's unclear if Glover and Erskine will be returning, or if we'll be getting a new Mr. & Mrs. You can stream Mr. & Mrs. Smith here. Good Omens (2019– , conclusion coming) Michael Sheen and David Tennant are delightful as, respectively, the hopelessly naive angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, wandering the Earth for millennia and determined not to let the perpetual conflict between their two sides get in the way of their mismatched friendship. In the show’s world, from the 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, heaven and hell are are less representative of good and evil than hidebound bureaucracies, more interested in scoring points on each other than in doing anything useful for anyone down here. It’s got a sly, quirky, sometimes goofy sense of humor, even while it asks some big questions about who should get to decide what’s right and what’s wrong. Following some depressingly gross revelations about writer and showrunner Gaiman, it was announced that he'd be off the production and the third season would be reduced to a movie-length conclusion, date tbd. You can stream Good Omens here. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017 – 2023, five seasons) Mrs. Maisel was one of Prime’s first and buzziest original series, a comedy-drama from Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) about the title’s Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), a New York housewife of the late 1950s who discovers a talent for stand-up comedy. Inspired by the real-life careers of comedians like Totie Fields and Joan Rivers, the show is both warm and funny, with great performances and dialogue; it also achieves something rare in being a show about comedy that’s actually funny. You can stream Mrs. Maisel here. The Boys (2019 – , fifth and final season coming) There’s a lot of superhero stuff out there, no question, but, as there was no series quite like the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book on which this show is based, there’s nothing else quite like The Boys. The very dark satire imagines a world in which superheroes are big with the public, but whose powers don’t make them any better than the average jerk. When his girlfriend is gruesomely killed by a superhero who couldn’t really care less (collateral damage, ya know), Wee Hughie (Jack Quaid) is recruited by the title agency. Led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), the Boys watch over the world’s superpowered individuals, putting them down when necessary and possible. A concluding fifth season is on the way, as is a second season of the live-action spin-off (Gen V). An animated miniseries (Diabolical) came out in 2022. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019, four seasons) From a novel by Philip K. Dick (whose work has been the basis for Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, among many others), The Man in the High Castle takes place in an alternate history in which the Axis powers won World War II, and in which the United States is split down the middle; Japan governing the west and Germany the east. The title’s man in the high castle offers an alternate view, though, one in which the Allies actually won, with the potential to rally opposition to the Axis rulers. As the show progresses through its four seasons, the parallels to our increasingly authoritarian-friendly world, making it one of the more relevant shows of recent years. You can stream The Man in the High Castle here. The Wheel of Time (2021 – 2025, three seasons) An effective bit of fantasy storytelling, The Wheel of Time sees five people taken from a secluded village by Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike), a powerful magic user who believes that one of them is the reborn Dragon: a being who will either heal the world, or destroy it entirely. The show has an epic sweep while smartly focusing on the very unworldly villagers, experiencing much of this at the same time as the audience. This is another mixed recommendation in that, while the show itself is quite good, it has just been cancelled following a third season that saw it really getting into its groove. The show goes through the fourth and fifth books of Robert Jordan's fantasy series, so, I suppose, you can always jump into the novels to finish the story. You can stream Wheel of Time here. The Devil’s Hour (2022 – , renewed for a third season) Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) joins Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It, Doctor Who) for a slightly convoluted but haunting series that throws in just about every horror trope that you can think of while still managing to ground things in the two lead performances. Raine plays a social worker whose life is coming apart on almost every level: She’s caring for her aging mother, her marriage is ending, her son is withdrawn, and she wakes up at 3:33 am every morning exactly. She’s as convincing in the role as Capaldi is absolutely terrifying as a criminal linked to at least one killing who knows a lot more than he makes clear. You can stream The Devil's Hour here. Batman: Caped Crusader (2024 – , second season coming) I know, there's a lot of Batman out there. But this one's got real style, harkening back to Batman: The Animated Series from the 1990s (no surprise, given that Bruce Timm developed this one too). With a 1940s-esque setting, the show dodges some of the more outlandish superhero tropes to instead focus on a Gotham City rife with crime, corrupt cops, and gang warfare. There's just enough serialization across the first season to keep things addictive. You can stream Caped Crusader here. Secret Level (2024 – , renewed for a second season) This is pretty fun: an anthology of animated shorts from various creative teams that tell stories set within the worlds of various (15 so far) video games, including Unreal, Warhammer, Sifu, Mega Man, and Honor of Kings. It's hard to find consistent threads given the variety of source material, but that's kinda the point: There's a little something for everyone, and most shorts don't demand any extensive knowledge of game lore—though, naturally, they're a bit more fun for the initiated. The voice cast includes the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his son Patrick Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Luna, Ariana Greenblatt, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. You can stream Secret Level here. Cross (2024 – , renewed for a second season) James Patterson's Alex Cross novels have been adapted three times before, all with mixed results: Morgan Freeman played the character twice, and Tyler Perry took on the role in 2012. Here, the forensic psychologist/police detective of a few dozen novels is played by Aldis Hodge (Leverage, One Night in Miami...), and it feels like he's finally nailed it. There are plenty of cop-drama tropes at work here, but the series is fast-paced and intense, and Hodge is instantly compelling in the iconic lead role. You can stream Cross here. Fleabag (2016–2019, two seasons) Fleabag isn’t a Prime original per se, nor even a co-production, but Amazon is the show’s American distributor and still brands it as such, so we’re going to count it. There’s no quick synopsis here, but stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the title character (only ever known as Fleabag) in the comedy drama about a free-spirited, but also deeply angry single woman in living in London. Waller-Bridge won separate Emmys as the star, creator, and writer of the series (all in the same year), and co-stars Sian Clifford, Olivia Coleman, Fiona Shaw, and Kristin Scott Thomas all received well-deserved nominations. You can stream Fleabag here.

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fxpodcast: Chefs of data – Etoile and machine learning

On this episode of the fxpodcast, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the visual effects work for Amazon’s Étoile, featuring an in-depth discussion with David Gaddie from Afterparty VFX. The team undertook the challenging face replacement work for the show’s ballet dancers, employing cutting-edge AI technology to seamlessly blend lead actors’ faces onto the performances of professional dance doubles.

Étoile, the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, renowned creator of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, centers on elite ballet dancers. To realize this vision, the show’s VFX supervisor, Lesley Robson Foster, engaged Afterparty VFX to research and develop innovative AI-driven solutions capable of handling the demanding visual complexities inherent in ballet sequences.

This task was notably difficult, as traditional deepfake tools are typically optimized for straightforward, frontal shots. Ballet, however, involves rapid spinning, flips, significant motion blur, and hair frequently obscuring faces, creating immense technical hurdles. Additionally, director Amy Sherman-Palladino preferred long, uninterrupted takes, some lasting nearly a full minute, eliminating conventional editing methods and cheats used to mask transitions between the actors and their dance doubles. Crucially, the final shots needed to authentically reflect the actors’ performances, rather than simply showcasing their doubles.
In this episode, we explore in-depth how David Gaddie and the Afterparty VFX team developed proprietary solutions tailored specifically to these unique challenges. Their process combined computer-generated imagery, advanced AI, meticulous data segmentation, extensive manual refinements, and significant artistic skill to achieve convincing, performance-driven visual effects.
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fxpodcast: Chefs of data – Etoile and machine learning
On this episode of the fxpodcast, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the visual effects work for Amazon’s Étoile, featuring an in-depth discussion with David Gaddie from Afterparty VFX. The team undertook the challenging face replacement work for the show’s ballet dancers, employing cutting-edge AI technology to seamlessly blend lead actors’ faces onto the performances of professional dance doubles. Étoile, the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, renowned creator of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, centers on elite ballet dancers. To realize this vision, the show’s VFX supervisor, Lesley Robson Foster, engaged Afterparty VFX to research and develop innovative AI-driven solutions capable of handling the demanding visual complexities inherent in ballet sequences. This task was notably difficult, as traditional deepfake tools are typically optimized for straightforward, frontal shots. Ballet, however, involves rapid spinning, flips, significant motion blur, and hair frequently obscuring faces, creating immense technical hurdles. Additionally, director Amy Sherman-Palladino preferred long, uninterrupted takes, some lasting nearly a full minute, eliminating conventional editing methods and cheats used to mask transitions between the actors and their dance doubles. Crucially, the final shots needed to authentically reflect the actors’ performances, rather than simply showcasing their doubles. In this episode, we explore in-depth how David Gaddie and the Afterparty VFX team developed proprietary solutions tailored specifically to these unique challenges. Their process combined computer-generated imagery, advanced AI, meticulous data segmentation, extensive manual refinements, and significant artistic skill to achieve convincing, performance-driven visual effects. #fxpodcast #chefs #data #etoile #machine

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fxpodcast: Chefs of data – Etoile and machine learning
On this episode of the fxpodcast, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the visual effects work for Amazon’s Étoile, featuring an in-depth discussion with David Gaddie from Afterparty VFX. The team undertook the challenging face replacement work for the show’s ballet dancers, employing cutting-edge AI technology to seamlessly blend lead actors’ faces onto the performances of professional dance doubles. Étoile, the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, renowned creator of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, centers on elite ballet dancers. To realize this vision, the show’s VFX supervisor, Lesley Robson Foster, engaged Afterparty VFX to research and develop innovative AI-driven solutions capable of handling the demanding visual complexities inherent in ballet sequences. This task was notably difficult, as traditional deepfake tools are typically optimized for straightforward, frontal shots. Ballet, however, involves rapid spinning, flips, significant motion blur, and hair frequently obscuring faces, creating immense technical hurdles. Additionally, director Amy Sherman-Palladino preferred long, uninterrupted takes, some lasting nearly a full minute, eliminating conventional editing methods and cheats used to mask transitions between the actors and their dance doubles. Crucially, the final shots needed to authentically reflect the actors’ performances, rather than simply showcasing their doubles. In this episode, we explore in-depth how David Gaddie and the Afterparty VFX team developed proprietary solutions tailored specifically to these unique challenges. Their process combined computer-generated imagery, advanced AI, meticulous data segmentation, extensive manual refinements, and significant artistic skill to achieve convincing, performance-driven visual effects.

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