Some comedy movies can be an endless stream of creativity, throwing out typical filmmaking rules to provide trippy plot lines and mile-a-minute laughs. With their speedy pace and anything-goes brashness, off-the-wall comedies are perfect to reflect and entertain the modern "meme" era. The unexpected success of many daring films in recent years (and, of course, the Best Picture win of something as daring as Everything Everywhere All At Once) proves that audiences are hungry for new ideas and imaginative worlds beyond tired blockbusters.
One of CBS' newest sitcoms, Ghosts , features a cast full of spectral characters that each hail from a distinct time period and come with their own unique backstory and death. Though each of the eight ghosts has a wildly different perspective based on their different experiences throughout history, they nonetheless form a sort of family, which is one of the show's greatest charms. After all, being stuck with the same people for all of eternity allows for plenty of time to get to know each other. Ghosts , which is an adaptation of a BBC show of the same name, stars Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver (who played Liv Moore on five seasons of iZombie ) as Jay and Sam, a young couple who inherit a mansion in upstate New York. To their surprise, however, the house also comes with several ghostly inhabitants, who Sam is able to see after a near-death experience. These are Thorfinn (Devan Long), Sasappis (Román Zaragoza), Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones), Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky...
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