Friend Zone: The Series

I enjoyed this series very much and I feel that it is too short! I hope that the company will produce more episodes. There are only 5 episodes in the series. The episodes are entertaining and in a short time one develops feelings for the protagonist and shares his pain. I was impressed that the personalities of the characters were so fully drawn in episodes that are less than 2 minutes long. The situations are realistic. I think this is a unique series and I can think of nothing that is similar. For an unknown production and performing group, this series seemed very professional. I felt the production values were excellent including direction, acting and video. I am glad to see the names of the participants so I can look for them in future projects.

Excellent production takes real life matters into consideration and does not make it all dreamy ver good we need s2 ASAP

Though I've included a spoiler alert, after seeing the first video it will be clear that the series title gives the same thing away - namely that expectations are not always the same on both sides of a relationship and that one of the parties may unwittingly find him/herself in the Friend Zone. The great thing is that even knowing what the hook is, it's fun and funny to see how Eli inevitably ends up in the Zone.

The series has excellent production values across the variety of settings used for each episode. Both the writing and the acting stand out, because in these very short episodes (each is under two minutes long) clear story lines are developed and a feeling for each of the major characters comes across. Max Kleinman (as Eli) does a great job of displaying the eagerness and hope inherent in one who is looking for (and expecting) an intimate relationship, and the dismay and disappointment when it becomes clear there has been a detour to the Friend Zone. Each of the women leads Max to his downfall with no apparent clue as to what they are doing. In addition, the performance of one of the repeating secondary characters (Rob Adler, who plays Max's slightly sleazy - or maybe just sex-obsessed - friend) stands out for the little touches he brought to his role - I'd guess that most guys know someone just like him.

I shared the series with some friends and a couple of them wrote back some variation of 'Poor Eli, can't he find someone who appreciates him.' That such empathy could be created so quickly is a testament to the universality of the theme and the clear-eyed way the theme was developed. The other most common reaction was disappointment that there are only five episodes. There are a bunch of us who can't wait to see what else Mr. Kleinman will create (and act in) next!