Donald Glover’s new FX show Atlanta operates on a whole different plane.
They’re so entertaining that you could happily watch them in different situations each week and enjoy their scrabbling rise in the (completely dysfunctional, moron-populated) music industry, but Atlanta has grander plans.
It’s not about hooking you in on what happens next or mapping out an overarching narrative, its enjoyments being varied and manifold.
Atlanta may not have a sexy and succinct premise that’s sadly increasingly necessary for shows to become “water cooler”, but is more deserving of bar conversation among your friends than any other show on air right now.