With the announcement of the Golden Globe Nominations last week, awards season is officially upon us! (This is the season where I ask myself if I’ve been living under a rock; how could I have possibly missed all these shows and movies!?) But with no cable and limited streaming services (no one can have them all, right?) I’m grateful for all the productions that have been released on DVD, so that I can try to keep up, using my library card!
Poker Face got great buzz when it was initially released on Peacock, and luckily, it came out on DVD in September, so I’ve already seen Natasha Lyonne’s Golden Globe nominated performance. This 10-episode series stars Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a Vegas cocktail waitress in who has the unique ability to know when someone is lying. Vegas seems like the perfect place for her, but she doesn’t gamble (anymore) due to a dust-up with her former boss. When she gets dragged into half-baked plot by the new casino boss and her best friend winds up dead, she is forced to hit the road to stay ahead of trouble - but trouble seems to find her wherever she goes.
In each episode, Charlie solves a mystery in new location using her lie-detection ability. She never wants to identify herself to the cops or the media, so the stories often have unconventional endings. The guest stars never disappoint, and each little story is wrapped up by the end of the episode. If you loved Jerry Orbach’s world-weary wisecracks on Law & Order, check out Poker Face!
And if you’re trying to catch as many nominated movies and shows as you can, here’s a list of what the library can help you out with.
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What happened to this website? I have no clue how to navigate it now much less how to sign in to my account. Did they take away lists under accounts?
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