Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Created by Tina Fey and friends, Netflix original Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is one of the best new shows...

...

...well...

...ever, I guess.

Set in the ubiquitous NYC, it seems like it could be a little familiar. Small town girl moves to the big city, enamored with the glitz and glamour until suddenly real life kicks in.

But, no! It's--okay, it's very much like that, but wait--it's so much deeper than that.

so much deeper

So many topics are delved into that you might think it's too much, but the writers strike the perfect balance between depth and levity. Every character has time to grow and develop. No one person has all the answers, everyone is flawed, yet because it's fiction, justice prevails anyway. (And in this case, a little sugarcoating is not just okay, it's required. It is a comedy, after all.)

And another thing. There's nothing wrong with taking a cliche idea and doing it really well. At their bones, most every story is the same. It's the detail and definition that sets them apart.

and trust me.