TV review

ok... so I finished the series on Amazon, "Transparent" with Jeffery Tambor...  and a bunch of other people I'm sure you've seen around... ok.. I LOVE Jeffery Tambor.. loved him in "The Larry Sanders Show", loved him "Arrested Development", loved him in "The Hangover"... love him... so he plays a man who discovered he was into dressing as a woman while he was married to Judith Light (in a horrible horrible wig) so now he wants to be a woman full time.. that premise is a good one.. but there are some problems with this show...

the writer of this show also wrote "Six Feet Under" which had similar problems... most of which are gross overexaggerations of personalities.  

first problem.. the focus should be on the Jeffery Tambor character "Maura"  and his/her journey into transgender... but for some reason, the rest of the family is really focused on... 

Oldest daughter who is married and has two kids is in a sexless, unhappy marriage.. bumps into old lesbian girlfriend at a playdate.. immediately leaves her husband, is now engaged to old girlfriend... huh??? This was a rushed story, and the oldest daughter really comes across as a heartless mother who leaves her kids and is now onto a new relationship in 4.5 seconds...

Next problem.. Judith Light, who I really do like, she plays alot of judges... she is cast as kind of super JEWISH MOTHER.. all Jewish stereotypes present and accounted for!!! Not that that in itself is bad, but why age Judith Light like this??? 

I have to say watch the show and give it a chance... it was ok... not great... but Jeffery Tambor definitely makes the show... he plays this man trying to become a woman.. and in that he doesnt' tell people the truth about how he feels.. but what he thinks they want to hear.. but he is so sweet and so non judgemental.. I strive to be like that!! One day....