{"id":471652,"date":"2021-03-01T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=471652"},"modified":"2021-03-01T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:54:10","slug":"talis-baby-diary-is-the-best-south-african-tv-show-of-2021-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/471652\/talis-baby-diary-is-the-best-south-african-tv-show-of-2021-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Tali\u2019s Baby Diary is \u201cthe best South African TV show of 2021 so far\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first four episodes of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/h9jlll6t-talis-baby-diary?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tali\u2019s Baby Diary<\/a><\/strong>, the long-awaited sequel to Tali\u2019s Wedding Diary, are now streaming on Showmax and the critics are impressed.<\/p>\n<p>In the laugh-a-minute mockumentary, an unexpected pregnancy forces Tali (Julia Anastasopoulos, aka SuzelleDIY) into a desperate pivot from Insta-influencer to wholesome momfluencer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s available to stream exclusively on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax\/eng\/welcome?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Showmax<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8TTxjakTV8E\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Early reviews are loving the new Tali. TV critic Thinus Ferreira says, \u201cA joy to behold\u2026 Tali\u2019s Baby Diary is the best South African TV show of 2021 so far and 100% guaranteed to make you laugh loudly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Litnet reviewer Reney Warrington writes, \u201cThe first two episodes are even wittier and more over the top than Tali\u2019s Wedding Diary, but the characters are already drawn with humanity, with heart.<\/p>\n<p>The script, the direction, the actors are all on point. Here\u2019s to Tali\u2019s Baby Diary building on this great start and taking South African television to a next level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Cape Talk\u2019s Binge Club this morning, Refilwe Moloto calls it \u201chilarious\u2026 so identifiable and so relatable, especially to a Cape Town viewer in terms of the stereotypes we\u2019re familiar with,\u201d with her guest Matthew Green adding, \u201cI cannot describe how good it is. It\u2019s so funny but it also has satire to it&#8230; I could watch her for hours and hours and hours&#8230; I was laughing from start to finish\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tech Girl editor Sam Wright agrees. &#8220;A few minutes into the first episode I was laughing hard and shouting for Player 2 to come watch something that had me crying with laughter&#8230; The show comes out punching from the get go.<\/p>\n<p>The satirical depiction of wealthy white South Africans living in Cape Town doesn\u2019t miss a mark&#8230; The best part of the show though is that for all the laughs there is a very real sweetness to all the characters.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re human and you learn to love them even as you laugh at them. Ari and Julia have this incredible talent of pulling the human out of even the most ridiculous of situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Writing on Business Live, Tymon Smith says, \u201cSuitably cringe-inducing and offering a slightly wilder, weirder shake-up of the bubble of privilege protecting its heroine, this season offers plenty of awkward laughs and moments of uncomfortable recognition to keep fans entertained and amused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Glitched founder Marco Cocomello praised Tali\u2019s Baby Diary as \u201cpure joy to watch\u2026 After watching the first two episodes I am pleased to say it\u2019s incredible\u2026 One can\u2019t help but sit and laugh at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The ultimate bromance<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471654\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Showmax_Glen_Anton-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, despite what Tali thinks, everything isn\u2019t just about her.<\/p>\n<p>This season, as the nine-month clock ticks down, fan favourites Darren (Anton Taylor) and Rael (Glen Biderman-Pam) are still navigating the choppy waters of the Cape Town property game, with their two most ambitious plans yet &#8211; to bring Woolworths to Woodstock, and to finish Cape Town\u2019s unfinished highway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Season 1, Darren was a bit downtrodden,\u201d admits Anton. \u201cBut in Season 2, he\u2019s in a good place. He\u2019s resigned to the fact that he&#8217;s married to a crazy woman, but he\u2019s her ride or die \u2013 he supports her no matter what. Even in her worst moments, he\u2019s standing there with her. He\u2019s just a good oke who loves her to bits.<\/p>\n<p>But in this season, he\u2019s definitely less scared of Tali. In Season 2, he grows a bit of a backbone and I think he might surprise people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, \u201cIn Season 2, the audience can expect to see a much wider range from Rael,\u201d says Glen, who went viral last year with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HwS4e1P1yF4?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Kreepy Teacher<\/a><\/strong>, his spoof of the hit My Octopus Teacher documentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see a lot more of Rael and Darren\u2019s business, GoldProp, and the shenanigans that go on behind those doors as the competition with the Seleibowitz brothers reaches new heights. Rael\u2019s not only focused on professional success, but his personal journey as well.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s inspired by Tali and Darren creating a legacy, and is looking to create his own. Let\u2019s just say Rael has some pretty interesting ways of meeting women this season\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Some famous faces<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471656\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Talis-Baby-Diary_Coco-van-Oppens_Coconut_Kelz_Showmax-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Tali\u2019s Baby Diary, production company Sketchbook Studios has also brought back all your other Season 1 favourites, including Lara Toselli (Chin Up!, Swaaibraai) as Tali\u2019s frenemy Gabi; two-time Fleur du Cap winner Guy De Lancey (Troy: Fall Of A City, The Pervert Laura) as her dad, Les; and Fleur du Cap Best Actress winner and SAFTA nominee Kate Normington (Those Who Can\u2019t) as her mom, Michelle, who is about to have a mid-life crisis at the thought of becoming a grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Sketchbook has also added a host of famous faces, including Coconut Kelz and Danny K; stand-up comics Kate Pinchuck, Kurt Schoonraad, Nik Rabinowitz and Tracy Klass; and SAFTA winners Deon Lotz (Skoonheid, Trackers), Schalk Bezuidenhout (Kanarie, Hotel) and Siv Ngesi (DAM and Knuckle City), not to mention rising stars Shamilla Miller (The Girl From St Agnes, Blood &amp; Water) and David Viviers (Rage, No Hiding Here), as well as a few real South African momfluencers and Insta personalities, from Jeannie D to Jo-Ann Strauss.<\/p>\n<p>The first ever Showmax Original, Tali\u2019s Wedding Diary set a (then) record for the most first-day views on Showmax and was the most awarded comedy at the 2019 SAFTAs, taking home five prizes, including Best Comedy, Best Director (Ari Kruger) and Best Actress (Anastasopoulos).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the new mockumentary, Tali\u2019s been busy dishing out advice to other expectant mothers, like how to pack your baby bag for the hospital:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-RARqe9fGAg\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also been sharing her pregnancy experiences online, like in this video about morning sickness, which she thinks needs to be renamed:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iaWZSRpylpY\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first four episodes of Tali\u2019s Baby Diary are now streaming first and only on Showmax, with the final six episodes due on 12 March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Tali\u2019s Baby Diary is the third Showmax Original to launch this week, following on from the critically acclaimed small town psychological thriller <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T9iKqEx9mcA?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAM<\/a><\/strong>, starring Lea Vivier and Pallance Dladla, and Kenya\u2019s first Showmax Original, the police procedural <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ELtpTM9ByHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crime and Justice<\/a><\/strong>, a co-production with Canal+ International.<\/p>\n<p>This month, Showmax also launched reality series <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ss9UHm769Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Am LAYCON<\/a><\/strong>, Nigeria\u2019s first Showmax Original, about the most recent Big Brother Naija winner, and issued a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.temptationislandsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call for entries<\/a><\/strong> for Temptation Island South Africa, the first international reality TV format Showmax has licensed.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Pay for one month of Showmax, keep streaming for three<\/h3>\n<p>Get a three-month subscription to any Showmax package for the price of a one-month subscription.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a whole 12 weeks of entertainment to take your 2021 to the next level. Packages start at R49 for Showmax Mobile, R99 for Showmax, R225 for Showmax Mobile Pro and R449 for Showmax Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Deal valid until 31 March 2021. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/welcome\/?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first four episodes of Tali\u2019s Baby Diary, the long-awaited sequel to Tali\u2019s Wedding Diary, are now streaming on Showmax and the critics are impressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":471668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[10293],"class_list":["post-471652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471670,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471652\/revisions\/471670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}