In the Netflix portfolio, there have been some terrific shows but Damages remains for me at the top of the list.

Glenn Close plays a ruthless lawyer with a dark past. The foil to her character is Ellen Parsons (Australian actress Rose Byrne) who starts as her protégé and later becomes her adversary. Unlike other legal dramas, all 13 episodes in each season revolved around one large, complex legal case.

Personal connection

In 2014 I saw both Glenn Close and Lily Tomlin in person – the former in a show on Broadway, the latter at a political fundraiser for former Minnesota Senator Al Franken. Both women are national treasures. I spoke to Lily for a few minutes. She was warm and friendly with a quick and very dry wit — a class act in every way.