No doubt the standards of the programs and people watching it have gone up in the last couple of years with the explosion of thousands of series over various OTT's. It def has broadened our views and opinions but not giving a chance to something like this is a total shame in my humble opinion. What do people expect these days from a show ? Does this series blow your mind ? it doesn't but com mon, its watchable and people should give it a chance I feel.
I agree.Some nice ideas, and a great cast, but it just didn't work. Comedy is always about timing, and something about the pacing just jarred. I felt Carrell was trying too much to be a cross between Leslie Nielson and Steve Martin, but wasn't zany enough to be Nielson, or up tight enough to be Martin.
I got to the part where he started to sing 'Kokomo' and decided I'd had enough.
Shame it wasn't better.
Regards,
James.
I managed about twenty minutes before switching off .Expected something a hell of a lot better. Started okay and then rapidly accelerated downhill.
“Hey Netflix, if this throttling is not stopped we will Protest. Because, BANDWIDTH MATTERS!!!”.
I've got my placard ready.“Hey Netflix, if this throttling is not stopped we will Protest. Because, BANDWIDTH MATTERS!!!”.
I remember The New Statesman, Alan B'Stard was genius and brilliantly played by the legendary Rik Mayall. I'll give this a go, 6/10 is worth a visit and it could be an ozzzy 8Did you read the review?
Because I basically said the opposite of what you just said.
Also what you're describing, when applied to comedy, is called satire and is the bedrock for some of the funniest comedies of the last 50 or more years.
Yes Minister, The New Statesman, The Thick of It, Veep, The Daily Show, South Park...
Comedy without an agenda is like eating a burger bun with no burger inside.