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I hate when I stumble across a show that I really love and then find out its going nowhere. The story, characters, acting and music were all excellent in this show. I really wanted to know where the characters were going to go and now I'll just have to make that up. Such a shame.

High Fidelity is one of my all time favorite books and movies. I'm not a fan of rebooting everything, so my expectations were low... the fact that Zoe's Mom was in the movie was the connection that made nge check it out. The story is fantastic and so far the story is a nice take on it. Definitely worth your time... regardless of the reviews from the fragile reviewers who can't handle a woman in a role previously held by man, say. It's not a stretch. It's a different feel. But different isn't always bad.

Just finished first 3 episodes and it's definitely better than expected. Not sure I agree with all the negative reviews on here. It's more of an homage to the original vs. a straight remake.

Top 5 Pros/Cons

Pros:

• Cast is great especially Zoe Kravitz. Makes for a great female version of Rob
• Music is excellent (just like in the original)
• Because this isn't condensed into a 2 hour movie, there's more time to flesh out the different relationships

Cons:

• Not really a negative as Jack Black owned the original role, but the actress playing his role on the series isn't as good
• Does repeat a lot of the same scenes and situations in the original, but not always a negative as they have more time to expand on some of these situations (I.e. Ian / Lily)

The original High Fidelity is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time, so was hesitant to watch this given all the negative reviews. But I'm glad I did as it's been pleasantly surprising after the first 3 episodes. If you enjoyed the world of the original High Fidelity and watch the series as a homage to it, you'll enjoy it like I have so far.

This show was very good. Loved the authenticity of Rob and Mac's romance. Simon and Cherice were amazing side kicks. Great soundtrack by Questlove. Would have loved a bit more music talk-Simon's take on disco, for example. Loved the gesture with the guitar at the end. Sad it is not coming back for a second season. Cherice was hysterical and I'm sure there was a lot more in store for them all.

Writing this review in hopes of helping this show get renewed because it most DEFINITELY did not deserve to be cancelled!! Zoe is flawless, the characters are all incredible, beautiful character development, chemistry, and a fantastic soundtrack of course. give us season 2!!!

Fantastic music, good entertainment, loved the vibe

It needed a little more time to get going imo. Good remake nonetheless

I don't know, Zoe Kravitz is just way to cool to play the basically uncool record store owner in high fidelity. She just carries herself with to much shazam to be able to pull that role off. Maybe if the stylist didn't make her look like the coolest person alive ALL THE TIME, and maybe if her apartment wasn't taken out of an rom com where everyone in new york lives in amazin apartments (and maybe if she like, felt more sad?). It basically feels like a gentrified version of high fidelity, but woke. I like it though, it's feel good and all that. But seriously, ANOTHER remake?! Just stop. STOP. CHERISE is AMAZING tho, why couldn't the show had been about her instead? I want more of her, pretty please.

Honestly I don't know where all the bad reviews are coming from. Before watching this series I've watched the movie a few times years before. I knew I had liked it but couldn't remember much. Now I've watched the series and the movie again afterwards and I dare to say: somehow, in my opinion, the series works better than the movie. The movie is still great but the series has something to it; I guess it give us more time to sympathize with the characters and the actors chill vibes help with this.

P.s.: I never read the book, so... P.s.2: I rated 10 just to fight a bit all those unfair 1's. Actually I would rate 8.

Great show! Enjoy.

Come on Hulu guys...You had a cult classic in your hands and left it slip away? This is an AMAZING show.

It's actually BETTER than the original movie. OK, Jack Black was better...but the rest, including Zoe Kravitz, is better than the original. Really. Give it another chance. You will be surprised how much it has grown on people over a few years.

Kravitz owns the character from the get go. After a couple of minutes, you no longer think of the sex swap and Cusak. It's Kravitz's Rob all the way.

Special mention to the soundtrack curated by Questlove, a pure delight to listen to and highlighting Rob's state of mind all the way through.

Watch it. You'll watch it again, and then yearn for a season two.

I really liked Zoe Kravitz in Big Little Lies. Unfortunately, here she plays a less appealing character in a less appealing series. I suppose it's like the movie, which I barely recall, but I recall liking the movie and the lead better. I do think Da'Vine Joy Randolph is fun in a supporting role, but beyond that I don't feel there's any reason to watch a second episode.

The lead character is not sympathetic - more like pathetic. Cherise is a hoot and steals every scene in which she appears but the show overall is a shallow experience and not worth your time. I literally could not finish watching this.

I swear, all the good shows are being cancelled. Amazing cinematography, music, outfits. The plot is realistic and relatable. Probably didn't talk Enough about social issues and thats why got cancelled, but believe, people don't want to discuss social issues all the time. That's why this show is amazing to watch. No need to role eyes, just enjoy beautifully talented actors who make amazing story tearing.

I found the series much better than expected. Zoë is an awesome woman. It's about love and music passion, too bad it wasn't honored. It's unbelievable that the series was cancelled. People just don't have taste these days :(

A very like-able cast, Zoe Kravitz plays her character so well, even if it might just be her in real life. All the negative reviews seem to be hate of people not accepting of remakes. Worth the watch. I liked the inclusion of social media influences sprinkled within it as well.

Even though I don't like the main character (acted extremely well though - just not likeable) I find the supporting characters are the shows shining lights. They are all fun, interesting, relatable & quirky.

But the main star is of course the vinyl. Good tunes, memories & well, it's vinyl. Love it.

A very cool character driven show...that whilst their decisions will have u throwing stuff at the TV - ultimately it's a fun ride. Cheers beers.

Very good show! It's a shame that they cancelled it; it felt like it was just getting started. Zoë Kravitz is absolutely amazing at what she does and the way she lives the character. As for the show itself, it is pretty chill and easy to watch, good for relaxing and taking your mind off things. I really enjoyed how the characters break the fourth wall in the show at the appropriate times and in the right amount, making us feel closer while also keeping it entertaining! I also liked how it was a New York setting but not a "touristy" or glamorized New York, more of a normal day to day life in Brooklyn. I like it, would recommend!

One of the best shows to come from Hulu, for sure. Kravitz is unbelievably perfect in it. All of the cast was incredible. The character development was *chef's kiss*. I hope there's a second season.

When i first time saw this show, i knew i will like it. It reminds me of Fleabag, and it has really good plot, cast and production. You won't be disappointed.

At first, I was skeptical, because of the switcharoo and I'm a huge fan of the original film, but it was executed brilliantly! Loved the whole season!

I came into this not having watched the movie. While the tv show is light hearted and fun at times, it's just all over the place and boring... The whole show revolves around Rob's obsession with her ex lover but didn't have much backstory to back up their strong bonding. They build up all these semi finished storylines and characters without really going deep into any of it so I really wasn't able to connect with them. There is not much character/story development in these 10 episodes. Almost like nothing significant happened at all. I also don't particularly enjoy the music.

I fricking love this. Yep I loved it. Haven't seen the movie. I watched it because of Zoë Kravitz and ended up loving it. It was great. The supporting characters were great. The soundtrack was good.

Yey in the end I'm happy that Rob made the right decision. 9% chance baby! Love those odds. I wish there will be season 2.

After finishing it, here are my pros and cons, without really spoiling anything, that you might consider to know whether you might be into the show or not:

Pros:

• Gotta love that they chose Zoe as the main character and kept the original name given to Cusack in the original movie, Rob. First of all, not only did they give the role of a white man to a black actress, but Zoe also happens to be Lisa Bonnet's daughter, and Lisa was in the first movie.

• The acting is great. Zoe's come a long way as an actress, and David Holmes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Kingsley Ben-Adir are all great as well in their respective roles. I love Da'Vine as the replacement for Jack Black's role in the original, and while I criticize the lack of diversity for Zoe's love interests in the show (listed in the cons), I applaud them for giving the previously two biggest roles to black women when they were originally held by white men.

• It was to be expected, but the soundtrack is fantastic. The music selection is very eclectic and it's highly doubtful you will not discover something you like from watching the show.

• For the most part, they succeeded in adapting the original movie. It's the same plot, the characters offer a crazy amount of similarities, etc. The TV show just allowed the writers to add more meat around the bones.

• The main character, Rob, is just as unlikeable in the TV show as he (Cusack) was in the movie, and that's perfect.

• A few episodes were focused on storylines that aren't in the movie, and they were absolute gold. I won't spoil, but I thought those were incredibly well written and needed as a statement to make it known that the show is NOT the movie. It is an adaptation, not an exact copy.

• They did well in adapting it to our time, where the casual music fan is different now than they were in 2000, for instance. Times have changed, and so has the portrayal of High Fidelity.

Cons:

• Gotta hate that nearly all of Zoe's love interests in the show are plain white men. Considering that the show takes place in Brooklyn, a more diverse cast of love interests would have been more realistic. Hollywood has a lot of difficulty going all in on diversity sometimes, where if the main character is black, they have to balance it out with an overwhelmingly white supporting cast. It's the case here too for the most part.

• The one thing that they REALLY failed to emphasize in the show compared to the movie is the use of Top 5 Lists. Aside from the Top 5 breakups list, which the story is built around, the characters really don't start making them until the later half of the season. And that's major, because the movie really focuses on the differences between their characters through these top 5 lists. Music having changed a lot in the last 20 years, the writers had an infinite amount of possibilities in making their characters argue about different top 5s. This is something that a LOT of music heads, me included, can relate to. It might seem like nothing, but it sure feels like a crucial element is missing.

• I talked about actors who did well earlier, but Rainbow Francks, who plays Rob's brother, was pretty bad. Multiple scenes would have been better without him.

To summarize, I'm very partial towards the movie, and while not perfect, I thought they could have done a LOT WORSE with this adaptation. I went in expecting it to be awful, and was pleasantly surprised.

I'd give it a 7.5/10, and I think it's definitely worth the watch, especially if you are a big fan of music, or romance/anti-romance stories.