3.3 The Right Stuff, No Wrong Stuff, and Sensuality

Recap: TV, malls, driving — Lighter episode — Happy 75th birthday to David Lynch — Spotify playlist — “Scène” from Act II of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake — London Symphony Orchestra/Anatole Fistoulari — Dragnet premiere correction — Favourite film of 2020: The Vast of Night — Subtle depth — Nothing about it needed excusing — Favourite TV series: The Right Stuff (Disney+) — Science fiction and science fact — Authentic and down to earth — Alan Shepard’s first flight — Simulator felt more real — The virtue of being a slow burn — Better and better — A genuinely mature series — Misuse of the word “mature” — Parks and Recreation — Comedy series — Perfect casting — Ron Swanson — Aubrey Plaza — Jerry — Chris Traeger — Completing a point — Sensuality, TV, and films — This basic human thing — Nourishing the senses