BoJack Horseman (2014)

If you were ever going to tell me that a cartoon set in a world where humans and animal-people exist in the same world, includes wacky and absurd concepts and yet manages to be a dark, complex and nuanced show that tackles real life issues in an effective way, I would have thought you were crazy.

BoJack Horseman is, in my opinion, the best show on Netflix. The balance between comedy and drama is virtually seamless, it always astonishes me how this show is able to balance the two genres.

Here are some things this show is great at: Satirising modern society, creating a world inhabited by humans and animals and that feels real and well rounded, creates absurdist concepts that still feel like part of this world, tackles issues and handle them with care and complexity and every season manages to teach an important life lesson in the most intelligent way possible.

But what would a show be without its characters? And this show has brilliantly written characters that are always worth watching. BoJack has to deal with pain and addiction, and manages to have his comedic moments and serious moments in the right place that make him relatable. Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter work as comedic relief characters, but also have a lot to them. Diane also has a lot to her that made her very identifiable.

It manages to get better with every season and I would even say that this is the most realistic and down-to-earth show there is, and let me remind you it is a cartoon set in a world where humans and animals co-exist.

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