Mini TV Review: Peep Show (2003)

Basic Plot: Two 30-something friends, one an uptight, timid, mid-level corporate drone, the other a lecherous bum with delusions of making it as a musician, live together in London, navigating through life and relationships.

5 Words to Describe This Show: Raunchy, Existential, Clever, Absurd, Innovative

Summary: Most of the shows in this series (sort of an "Odd Couple" for Generation X) can't be shown on U.S. broadcast because of the language, sexual situations, and drug use. Still, it's well worth seeking this one because its smart and very funny. I can't help rooting for the two main characters to succeed at whatever minor goals they set for themselves, even though in many ways they are losers. Although the protagonists get laid on a regular basis, if there's some kind of message in the way they are constantly being up-ended by the endless parade of gorgeous women who come into their lives, that message is something about the near-total impotence of Modern Man.