Best-bets for Aug. 18: “Dead Pixels,” live politics
1) “Dead Pixels” debut, 8 p.m., CW. For years, these folks have been obsessed with a videogame. We see their avatars in the game; we also see furtive forays into the outside world. In their cubicle jobs, they only switch to work when the boss walks by. Meg (Alexa Davies, shown here) can’t focus on dating … or Usman on child-care … or Nicky on having any kind of life. Then a hot guy at Meg’s work complicates things. This British import has witty scripts (sometimes complicated by the accents) and thoroughly likable people. Read more…