What Just Happened??!

Watching tv at midnight and caught this. I had recently read the synopsis, was slightly intrigued, so I decided to invest a few minutes of my time. WORTH IT! I LOVE satire (Christopher Guest, etc) and this did not disappoint. Fred Savage nails it as the host of the after-show of a fictional show. His enthusiasm and interview skills (or lack thereof) are so cheeky! The celebrity guests are great, too.He really hits the mark for the audience of The Flare and the ACTUAL show. I hope there are other viewers who appreciate the wit and parody of this show.

It's a show that is riffing off of Talking Dead... and they talk about a show that doesn't exist.

I grew up watching "Wonder Years", and like when Fred would make a cameo/get work whenever he did (even in "Rules of Attraction", which really showed his potential range). But much like the last horrible short-lived game-show where Ricky Gervaise had to hideously contort his face into something that resembled tolerance for being around children, Fred's presence is made painfully boring due to a lack of good writing and a poor concept overall. Much like Brian Cranston, when Fred has good writers, he's actually quite good on camera. But that's the key...since on his own, he neither has the charisma, humor or experience to carry a show on his own personality or "wit". There really is very little positive to say about this show, since the concept is weird, the editing is horrendous (the lulls and spaces between "jokes" and audience reactions adds up to one big face-palm) and the writing is just plain awful. Fred really looks like he's trying to over-act to get SOME sort of laughs from the audience, but it doesn't come off as anything other than trying too hard. I know this all might sound harsh, but give the guy a good show and format...he'll be worth the investment.

For those of you who don't understand what's going on, it's a takeoff on the Talking Dead, which is discussing The Walking Dead. In this case, "The Flare" does not exist but this is the AFTER show discussing it. I think Fred is doing a great job with this. I also enjoy when he ventures outside the studio. If you understand the concept, you would appreciate it much more!

I think it's time to make The Flare an actually tv show. The clips at the beginning of each episode are great. I feel The Flare is a mix of The Walking Dead and Lost. Would love to see where it goes. As for the talk show portion goes. I felt it got better as the season progress.