Paul T. Goldman

Paul T. Goldman is part Tommy Wiseau from "The Room," part Forrest Gump, a dash of Gene Wilder, a healthy dose of straight up "Florida Man," and all parts ridiculously funny.

His story never stops spiraling, from seriousness to absurdity and back again, like "Serial" meets "The Rehearsal." The more Paul tells us about his life, the less we believe him, and the harder we laugh and shake our heads.

While the show continually "zooms out" to the behind-the-scenes, and even behind-the-behind-the-scenes, for all its confusion it tells the story of a man who is so wildly unpredictable you can't take your eyes off him.

One of the few new shows that made me want ti rewatch episodes. I seriously hope there's another season. Who knows what zany adventure this guy is going to get into next.

This is original and highly entertaining. The creators manage to balance out the self indulgent nature of Goldman, as well as the tragi-comédie of his life story. Despite this naive protagonist being horribly duped and taken advantage of, this is by and large a comedy. Am quite surprised by the relatively low rating here (I think many are taking it too seriously) and think it deserves more credit for a really enjoyable spin on true crime storytelling. While one can't help but laugh at the goofy Finkelman/Goldman throughout, he is certainly lovable enough to garner the necessary sympathy to convince the viewer to root for him. I found this far more entertaining than almost anything else on the major networks.

Having watched three episodes it was entertaining, though the main character gets more annoting as time goes on - I can see why his wives left him! It is next to impossible to tell what is real or not - maybe the whole show is one big spoof in which case I will be rather annoyed at the end.

Still I will keep watching though with guarded reservations. Its also not clear whether the movie in a movie concept is real or just something for the show - e..g will it see the light of day separately.

If it turns out that the whole show is fake then the lead character Paul deserves an Oscar for playing someone so gormless so well.

What if Werner Herzog and Nathan Fielder had a child?

They would have named him Paul T. Goldman.

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Wow! And I say that for a reason! This show is just so much different from anything that I have ever seen. Anything?! Yes, ANYTHING!

When watching the first episode, I was completely caught. And it was not only the story - which by the way is pretty interesting in itself - but more so on the way that this story is brought to film. It is namely shot in a very professional way - studio included - but with the real person as the main actor. And this is exactly what makes it special! Because the guy has totally no acting experience and he can't keep himself from smiling. It's like watching Seinfeld's Kramer playing Marlon Brando's role of Godfather!

So yes, it is in my opinion pretty amusing to the point of hilarious.

That a company like ComCast - with its valuable Peacock brand - is willing to experiment with content of this kind, deserves a thumbs up. But who in his right mind would have ever expected this to be so good. I mean... just watching the guy explaining how he is being screwed - literally actually - is an awesome experience to see.

And I hope that the actual mr. Goldman reads my review, because I want to give him credits for the most innovative tv format in a long time!

And the score? A well deserved 8.1/10, which results in an IMDb score of 8 stars!