Don’t Stop Dancing

There was a time when Netflix offered a solid lineup of shows. That was before they began randomly canceling titles or dragging them out ad nauseam, seemingly unable to strike a middle ground ever again. As I browsed through the countless titles, one series in particular caught my eye. I was determined to watch anything but the 97th rerun of Family Guy. The show’s name? BoJack Horseman. The protagonist is a horse who starred in a popular sitcom, where he played the caretaker of some orphans. Fast forward twenty years, and BoJack lives in a lavish Hollywood mansion with a good-for-nothing roommate. He’s supposedly writing his memoir - but failing miserably.

Enter Diane Nguyen, a ghostwriter tasked with helping BoJack put his chaotic life into words. What starts as a glimpse into a washed-up comedian’s attempt to reclaim his glory soon spirals into a tale of betrayal, envy, and self-destruction. The looming fear of waking up one day as an old, useless has-been creeps closer with every episode. BoJack’s life grows more depressing by the minute, and whenever he faces a choice, he almost always makes the wrong one. What about the cast? Stellar. Will Arnett voices BoJack, Alison Brie voices Diane, and Aaron Paul voices Todd - a character who might just be the only level-headed person in BoJack’s bizarre entourage. Or maybe not.

BoJack Horseman is a razor-sharp satire of modern Hollywood, a place that chews up its former idols and spits them into a purgatory of drugs, fleeting fame, and champagne-soaked regrets. Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the show initially comes across as absurd nonsense but quickly reveals profound layers exploring alcoholism, guilt, and personal doom - all set in a world of anthropomorphic animals. I recommend this gem of a show to anyone who’s tired of surface-level entertainment and craves something that peels back the glittery facade to show what’s lurking beneath. No matter what, when, or where, BoJack Horseman is for me and you - and no one else.