Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters

Clever take on the genre! Bobcat has shown he knows how to direct...both in the world of stand up comedy as well as episodic television (solid writing as well).

Great show, witty, great guest stars, wonderful plot lines. I tune in every week waiting to see what's next

Yeah, if you're thinking about Police Academy Bobcat you're in for a shock. I think people look too much into TV shows more than they should. Yes you could draw some comparisons to politic agenda's if you want. Personally I just took it as 8 fun stories of old and Bobcats take on them. Basically it's 8 short stories similar to what you'd watch on late night TV in the 80's - bad acting, dated sets and clothes. And that's the appeal for me. The stories/takes are Roger Rabbit, 80's Werewolves/vampires, a Mockumentary (albeit no one stands up to Spinal Tap), The Goonies and more. The extra's at the end of each episode are also fun to watch. Did it entertain me? Damn right it did. I laughed through most of it. So if you like silly late night 80's TV shows like Creepshow, Elivira etc and don't think too much into it, I'm sure you will enjoy. Shame there wasn't a second season.

The first episode was okay, Seth Green is always watchable, but the idea is well-worn and they didn't do anything new with it. It was well executed, so, that gave me hope that later episodes might be somewhat more innovative.

The second episode went right over the cliff. I am not an American but even I found the desperate appeal for left-wing approval clumsy. I mean, sure, by all means, attack Trump, but why not be smarter about it, why alienate the majority of your potential audience?

My guess is that Bobcat Goldthwait is deeply conscious that most of his Hollywood peers associate him his old standup persona and is more worried about signaling virtue to gain their approval than addressing his audience with respect. This probably will gain him fleeting critical approval but he has lost any part of his audience that were already tired of the relentless propaganda. I suspect, for this genre of show (relatively expensive to produce), you cannot get renewed if you alienate your viewers like this.

Poor man's Twilight Zone that waits until the 2nd episode to get overtly political.