Daisy Jones and the Six

I ate up the first three episodes last night. Kept thinking of Fleetwood Mac, and maybe a bit of Jefferson Airplane if there are any comparisons. I think this show will mainly attract an older crowd, or simply music lovers.

The show starts in the sixties when all the members are kids and progresses until the two forces (band and Keough's character) finally unite around '74, which is around about when Mac had their success when Nicks and Buckingham joined.

====Rewriting rest of review now that I've completed the series After completion, my rating for this series is as strong as ever. Just an overall very enjoyable series following the highs and lows of a '70s supergroup and their internal disintegration at the height of the fame (well actually they probably could have achieve much more). We know from the beginning of the first episode that things are not going to go wells simply as we are told just that in text. It's how we arrive to the fateful point that is...well..the point.

I've not read the book and, honestly, I'd take most negative reviews from readers of the book with a grain of salt - and I think plenty of book readers enjoyed this too. IMO, the show is a very solid rock drama that filled a void for me that I did not even know existed.

The revelation for me was Riley Keogh. I know who she "is" and I've seen her in several things before, but nothing that really highlighted her true talent (and up to this point I thought her talent might be quite limited). She really shines as Daisy with increasing intensity and diversity as the show progresses. My only complaint is how the character is written in her younger years compared to say the bands development. Daisy is assumed to have talent but does basically nothing at all - other than mainly personal dramas - until she is united with the band. Of course, when they unite it is magic. I just though that Daisy should have had at least some minor success as a musician before the band.

The band sub-plots are interesting and entertaining though not nearly as developed. However, they all serve a specific purpose toward the ultimate disintegration, of which I was a bit surprised. The reasons for the implosion are not quite what you may thinking early on.

The key point I want to make here though is that there is more to this "Daisy and the Six" than just the drama. It's a story about the time, the music and how music - and especially songs - are made and wrapped up in the surrounding drama and experiences rather than just being clinical. Brilliant bands have come and gone in a snap, while some have endured for decades. I believe the point here is that for some of these short-lived magical bands it is not just one thing that leads to a break-up.

Anyway, the fate of the band is clearly not going to end well. This is not a spoiler and transparent from the first second, and the trailer. However, the ending throws in a couple of surprises and shock that are both emotional and yet give us something to hold on to as well.

Good nostalgia trip if you lived through the era. The meteoric rise and subsequent crash of a FICTIONAL 70's R&R band, complete with the drugs and sex drama that seemed to define the bands of the period. Some have said this is based on Fleetwood Mac, I'll confess I don't know enough about their history. However it appears that Riley Keough, playing Daisy Jones, the lead singer and lyricist of most of their tunes, on Stevie Nicks as she performs on stage, right down to her costuming and constant twirling. There are 10 episodes in this, only a couple fall flat. Only one big star in this, Timothy Olyphant [Justified, Deadwood] He's a terrific actor, but has very little to do in this, playing a tour manager. The final episode is the only one he has much of a part in. Sounds like an easy paycheck.

There's quite a bit of criticism about the quality of the music, which was all original. That's the tough part about making this a fictional band. My credit to the song writers, I wouldn't call the material great but it was passable. The story had a decent finish.

There is far too often, among a select group of reviewers, a belief that if a single aspect of a film or series isn't to their taste, it immediately deserves a 1. "I really just don't like that supporting role actress. I'm grumpy this morning, giving it a 1."

This group does not comprehend film craft in the slightest. There are, especially these days with ever-increasing cinematography enhancements, a widening range of facets to every production. From sound track, editing, lighting, costumes, scripting, dialogue delivery, all the way through to CGI, the amount that goes into any production is multi-faceted. Multi, multi-faceted. Not all of them need to be reviewed, but they should be considered as part of the package. To critique a film or series based on one or two aspects is displaying evidentiary lack of understanding.

Daisy Jone and the Six may have an attribute or two that a reviewer doesn't particularly enjoy, but it most definitely doesn't merit a 1. The soundtrack alone should raise it to a mid-level rating.

As to how I view this series--it is entertaining and reminiscent of times when FM radio was new and edgy, when Firesign Theater came on at midnight. It has nuanced characters, with a storyline realistic enough for those of us who lived in Los Angeles in the sixties and seventies, and the music tracks elicit fond memories of the early clubs. And yes, I went to the Troubadour and The Golden Bear. And having gone to Berkeley, I saw more concerts at Filmore West and Cow Palace than most.

So . . . Keep in mind that there are hundreds of people who have dedicated time and skills to most productions. Keep it real, and don't let your singular disagreements cloud your judgement.

If you're a fan you don't have to read anything to know Daisy Jones and The Six borrowed quite a bit from Fleetwood Mac. And I find myself unable to review this series without reference to them. I think that's fair because it would impossible to make nostalgic music dramas without being heavily influenced by those (Rock Pop) bands which dominated that era.

It's basically a fictional version of that documentary about the making of (F Mac album) 'Rumours', including emotionally charged compositions and lyrical battles between band members, who are all to some extent entangled in the intensity. It's the classic love/hate story that produces some very fine music. If you've been in bands - especially on the road - you'll know how all this could happen.

The reason that's more than ok is because The Six do actually have the great songs. Maybe not as enduringly massive as F-Mac's but still, you can believe that they would have had success.

Riley Keogh is fabulous and more than equivalent to represent Stevie Nicks' dulcet tones. Billy is not as edgy as Lindsay Buckingham but that's OK. They even have the classy English girl on keyboards, although Suki Waterhouse's character Karen isn't the singer/songwriter that Christine McVie was. A less memorable bassist (sorry, John). And let's hear it for the ubiquitous fun-loving drummer!

It was funny, dramatic, authentic and a good story - and there were sufficient loose ends, as there are in life. Another IMDb user reviewer wrote about how the events may not be quite as we see them, and that's really worth considering.

Highly recommended for Pop music fans and hopeless romantics.

I do wish- i want to say idiots but maybe thats a tad too strong, reviewers who felt the need to review it after watching only one episode and getting bored or i made it to episode 3 and stopped it was lame etc would refrain from leaving a review and a mark. Do they think their opinion is that important to the rest of the world that we should take heed of it despite not having seen more than a fraction of it? By the way ive just left a review for my local michelin star restaurant. I had a £35 fillet steak but i left it and walked out after eating 2 chips cos they werent salty enough. 3/10.

Just do us all a favour and dont say anything. I see people say sam claflin hasnt enough charisma to be cast as a lead singer in a band after watching the first episode when he is in a college garage band learning his trade? And by episode 6 he has plenty of charisma on stage. But they werent to know that. A bit too trigger happy on the reviews people. Stop ruining it for everyone who wants a realistic review. I turned it off after 15 seconds because one of the guitars strung with medium strings had too thick a G string.

Rant over. Ive just watched episode 7 which was the poorest one so far mainly because it focussed on daisy who for me is becoming a bit of a selfish spoilt brat. Now if that is the intention of the whole production then they are doing a good job. But it was the weakest episode for me. With the first episode a close second. It started to get going episodes 4 5 and 6 so anyone thinking of giving up prematurely watch it till at least then. (or dont and have a good moan on here). The scoring on makes me laugh. It isnt a 1 or a 2 or a 3 or a 4. Just like it isnt a 10 or a 9. Ive given it 8 whereas i should have waited for the last 3 episodes before marking it. I do realise some people have agendas and some are a bit odd. Its not bad tv and there is certainly some chemistry building up between billy and daisy. I havent read the book. My daughter has and she loves the series and would mark it 10 so far. In fact shes watched it twice, and im not joking.