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'The Marvelous Ms. Maisel': Science, Comedy And Genius

In addition to its beautiful costumes and sweet homage to the New York City of the 1950s, the show offers an opportunity to reflect on the nature of genius, says commentator Adam Frank.

Over the past few months, the Amazon drama-comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been the show everyone loves to talk about.

If you don't believe me, here are five separate NPR stories on different aspects of Mrs. Maisel — 1,2,3,4,5.

After recently finishing the series, I am now a convert, too. It's not just brilliant, it's brilliant in a bunch of different ways: characters; story; dialogue; and

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