Reason for Binging
For at least three months now, every few days, I see a short on my YouTube feed showing Jimmy and Melanie’s proposal/negotiation. One day, I was just thinking about it, and it appeared on my feed. It was so spooky.
And that’s when I decided to watch the show. Thanks to a few YouTubers who must have put in a lot of effort to make this available for people like me to watch for free.
Work frustration was the other reason I binged this show, as always. I needed something to keep my mind off work so I didn’t spiral into a pit of depression.
Reason for Choosing the Show
Jimmy, obvio!
About the Show News Radio
A news radio team with an eccentric owner and quirky employee; their idiosyncracies often leading to comical outcomes.
Jimmy James: Owner, my favourite character
Dave Nelson: News Director, second favourite, but I often wanted to shake him and man-up, y’know?
Lisa Miller: The candidate for News Director, Dave’s on-and-off girlfriend
Beth: Dave’s secretary, she does everything else except her job. Not a big fan of her midrif-showing outfits
Bill McNeal: News co-anchor. Arrogant and full of himself, most annoying of the lot
Catherine Duke: News co-anchor. Hates Bill with all her might, and I’m with her.
Joe Garrelli: The electrician, more like patch-up guy
Matthew Brock: clumsy, naive, and yet so sure of himself. He can drive you nuts, even though he’s just a character.
My One-Line Takeaway
The news radio consisted of people who spend time on everything except their work, and the only sincere person is the boss (Dave Nelson). This drama did a good job of showing the reverse: when boss is right and employees are pain-in-the-a.
What I Liked
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Aa ja Aa ja Aa Ja
Jimmy was the absolute charmer in this one. His one-liners, showing off his wealth, weird logics, everything made him an absolute darling. I particularly loved his fast beat interactions, always like tuc-tuc-tuc. The first one with Dave in men’s room where they talk about why Dave and Lisa are fighting. I guess this conversation was the inspiration of the popular Melanie-James proposal negotiation. And much later in the series, another nagotiation with Beth about profit sharing. But it didn’t hit as hard. I think it was because James was not in-charge of that conversation, and there were three people involved. It dampened the writing. If it was just James and Beth, it would have worked.
Physical Comedy
Although I’m not a big fan of physical comedy, this one is kinda exception. I loved every bit of physical comedy, especially one involving Joe picking up someone to escore them out.
#SoNotRelatable
I think most of my posts in 2025 have hinted at frustration at work, mostly at the hands of managers who think:
management = shouting + screaming + bullying
This series was kinda reverse. It showed how a nice boss is bullied by his employees. It was so not relatable but maybe something I needed to see…
To gain just a little perspective…
What Didn’t Work for Me
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Beth’s outfits were outrageous at times and her character was quite inconsistent. At times, she was most suppostive and sincere, other times she acted like a child.
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Mathew was too much at times
Viewing Experience
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It’s medium on the binge-worthy scale, y’know? You can’t watch all the episodes in one go but you don’t feel like abondoning the series, either.
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Generally light, very few emotional / intense scenes.
Favourite Character / Moment
Jimmy, hands down.
Who Should Watch It
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Recommended for viewers who like to have something on the background when they focus on something else.
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Not ideal for viewers who can be miffed with fictional characters as well
Verdict
🟢 Worth a Watch
Final Thoughts
I could do with some more episodes with those characters.
And that’s probably all the binges of this year.
So long.
Shabana Mukhtar