TV Review: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist - Season 1 [Emz]

 

As someone with a love of musicals, I decided to give this show a go earlier this year. Through living in the UK, I was slightly behind the US and would catch up with the episodes after they aired on Channel 4.

Here is the synopsis on the show:

"After an unusual event, whip-smart computer coder Zoey Clarke magically begins to hear people's innermost wants and desires through popular songs. Suddenly, strangers, friends, co-workers and family are unknowingly singing their feelings -- just to her. At first, Zoey questions her own sanity,but after some guidance from Mo, her musically attuned neighbour, and making a breakthrough with her ailing father, Zoey soon realizes this unwanted curse may just be an amazing and wonderful gift --as she now connects with the world like never before."

I absolutely love this show. The cast are incredible, we have Jane Levy who was in the US version of Shameless and then Suburgatory.  Skylar Astin who is mainly known for playing Jesse in the first 2 Pitch Perfect movies and a gust role on Glee. He has also acted on Broadway. Another actor is a Glee alum, Alex Newell, Peter Gallagher portrays Zoey's father and he is very well known in the acting world, for me though I remember him best as being in The OC. Then there is Lauren Graham best known for playing Lorelai Gilmore in the Gilmore Girls.

The guest cast that have starred in this show are brilliant, one such guest star is Bernadette Peters who is well known in man circles, Broadway the most and she also starred in Amazon's TV Show, Mozart in the Jungle.

I love the way the character of Zoey can see what people are thinking as its sung out in front of her, but to everyone else nothing out of the ordinary is happening.

The way she interacts with people within her life as this is unfolding is brilliant. 

Peter Gallagher is amazing as Zoey's father, Mitch, who suffers from PSP because of this the character suffers from muscle weakness and is unable to speak so communicates via a computer. the scenes with Mitch's 'heartsong' playing out in front of Zoey are very emotional.

I haven't completely finished the show yet but I have enjoyed what I have seen so far.

Til next time 

Emz x