randy obrien

 The first two seasons of Ricky Gervais's After Life on Netflix focused on Tony, a widowed husband trying to find a reason to live after his beloved wife dies. There are life-out-loud funny scenes, with expressions of red-hot anger and a viewpoint of the absurdities of life. Season three picks up with Tony still pissed off and wondering why he should keep living. His maturation and eventual acceptance that life is worth living brings a tear to the eye and still slips in jokes and observations that make viewing well worth your time.

The third and final season of this show has an earned happy ending. Sandy achieves his goal of starring in a major motion picture in his 75th year. His best friend and comic genius Alan Atkin got most of the laughs in the first two years and is missed in the final episodes. As a senior who seems to be achieving a life goal, I relate to these characters and highly recommend this show to old and young alike.