It turns out that having an Amazon Prime membership gives you more than just free 2-day shipping, it also gives you access to some of the best television available on any streaming service right now. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is one of those shows. Created by the great Amy Sherman-Palladino (former Gilmore Girls showrunner) the show centers around a 1950s housewife who goes through a bit of a rough patch that changes the trajectory of her life. Miriam “Midge” Maisel (played by the incredibly talented Rachel Brosnahan) hits rock bottom, gets hammered and finds out that she’s actually a comical genius.

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Similar to Mad Men, the show is also a sort of history lesson about what it was like to be a housewife during the 1950s. Midge is seemingly unstoppable when all she has to worry about is taking care of her son and making sure her husband has dinner on the table when he gets home from work. But, as soon as things in her marriage start going wrong, her whole life starts to change. Suddenly, she has a hard time getting what she wants at a busy grocery store and even her friends start treating her differently. Through all the changes, Midge persists, making her the perfect leading character for such a well-written story. Speaking of the writing… as a product of Sherman-Palladino, I can’t write a review without talking about quality of the dialogue. Similar to Gilmore Girls, the show is filled with fast-moving and incredibly witty writing. It’s no surprise that the show took home not one… not two… but SIX Emmy awards in it’s first season, including best Comedy Series. Not even Seinfield took home a best comedy series award in its first season and I’m sure this won’t be the last time “Midge” takes home the honor.