TV series

Play by Play

2017 · 3 seasons

A gentle, joke-filled nostalgia trip through awkward teenage years, narrated with sportscaster enthusiasm that keeps it breezy and easy to watch.

Overview: A coming of age comedy about an ESPN sportscaster who looks back on his life in the 90s and gives the play-by-play of his adolescence.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, family, friendship, sport
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
friendship
sport
memory
Places: suburbs
school
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild