That Netflix has recently been pushing love babies into the world at a faster pace than the average Reformed mother in Urk. For example, in the last six months she served us Daredevil, Marco Polo, Bloodline and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and in the remainder of 2015 we can still prepare for Netflix Originals as: Sense8, Narcos (a look into the life of The King of Blow, Pablo Escobar), Wet Hot American Summer and Marseille, a kind of French version of House Of Cards. Nice work, Netflix! Of course, not every release is a bull's eye and every now and then there is a huge slip between them (I sometimes wake up screaming and bathed in sweat with images of that Unbearable Kimmy Schmidt on my retina), but Netflix in general still seems to reach a level that can continue just fine. A new title that I think can be added to the price list is the comedy, Grace And Frankie. Robert and Sol have been partners at their joint law firm for a while, but are secretly also in the bedroom. Not a problem in itself, of course, were it not that both gentlemen are already married. When they decide to finally expose their wrinkled buttocks and step out of the closet with their chest out, both their lives and that of their wives Grace and Frankie look very different from one day to the next. Half a day on the couch and you have Grace and Frankie behind. It's satisfying snacking, but if you ask me what exactly I liked about it, I'll probably keep staring at you glassily for a while. Grace & Frankie is a bit like that highly honored colleague who is leaving the company after 30 years of loyal service. You always thought he was a great guy, but when you're asked to say something nice about him at the farewell reception, you can't really come up with a decent anecdote. He was just there, did what he had to do and didn't get in the way of anyone. That is actually in short what Grace & Frankie is. Well made, quite funny here and there and great for that. Are you going to tell your colleagues great stories about it in days to come? No, but sometimes you just need workhorses.
After watching all kinds of series on Netflix, most of which take place in the dark (Arrow, Daredevil, Legends of Tomorrow, Shadowhunters, Supergirl) and many Scandinavian gloomy trills, it was high time for something else. I still knew Friends from “the old days” and I wanted something new. That's how I ended up with Grace and Frankie. I started watching without any prejudice. I fully enjoy this series of which I have now seen season 1. It is about people who are 70 years old (my own age) and the nice thing is that they are really old actors and not “made old”. They are natural actors! I still have a few more seasons to go so for now I'm back to work. And yes, 70 is the new 55 !!!!!!