Starring: Aziz Ansari, Noel Wells, Eric Wareheim, Kelvin Yu, Lena Waithe.
Master of None, is the Netflix original which follows 30 year old actor Dev, as he gets through life in New York City.
It's kind of sad that television has been around since 1925 and this is the first real programme that follows and portrays westernised ethnic people honestly. The Mindy Project comes close but even that is quite 'white people' driven. As an Indian woman, of almost the same social class as the characters, I love finally being able to recognise my culture in something on screen.
Master of None is a programme that also actually discusses real life issues in a casual and understanding way e.g. racism and sexism. What I like most about this series is the st ories. It doesn't follow the typical comedy plots. It creates almost completely original and intelligent plots. It's easily one of the most relatable and down to earth programmes I have watched in a minute. It's the perfect visualisation of modern life as young adults descend into real adults.
Something that really surprised me was the way it was shot. It's very high quality and indie-filtered considering it's a television series. But, maybe this is because it's a netflix original and more effort and quality is being put in. Regardless, I love watching the scenes. They are perfectly shot, edited and coloured which makes it so much more enjoyable to watch.
The only negatives I could take away from the show is that the acting maybe isn't the best it could be, Early on in the series, you could sometimes tell it was fake but by the end of season 1 it all seemed very real. Also, and maybe this is just because I'm British and not used to the American accent but Ansari's voice is very irritating and whiny at times which does put me off. However the comedy does make up for this so...
Overall, Master Of None is definitely going to be a hit show and leads the way for what the future of TV should be like. More diversity, more mature laughs and more realness. It's the perfect mix of drama and comedy without going overboard either way.
