Tina Fey Has Never Been This Earnest

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The Four Seasons on Netflix is showing audiences a new side to Tina Fey, who stars in and co-created the series based on the 1981 film of the same name. Whereas Fey’s previous writing credits, like 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Great News, were all hard comedies that skewed absurdist in the interest of being as joke-heavy as possible, The Four Seasons is much more grounded. The series, like the movie it’s based on, follows the evolving relationships of three middle-age...