The Oval

I agree with all the other comments worst programme I have ever seen in the UK

Every show or movie that this guy puts out is 100% formulaic, shallow, dumb and without a hint of any vision, imagination or interesting storyline. Its like he has a show/film generator and he just adjusts a few names/characters and storyline and calls it a new show. EVERY character on this show is absolutely stereotypical with zero development or ambiguity, they all act predictable and you know from the start where this is going. You would have to actually try hard to make a show with less originality and imagination. What is even more sad for me is that this guy is supposedly pushing "boundaries" claimed by african-american various group however he is just basically exploiting them and using everybody as his personal mealtickets with every show, movie or program that he puts out so he can live in a palace. Shameless.

I have been a big fan of Tyler Perry and have watched all of his movies. He is very talented, however The Oval is one of the worst shows I have ever seen on TV. The actors are beyond exceptional looking but the acting and script is just as exceptionally bad. It is almost like they want it to be a comedy on Mad TV because it is so unbelievable. I had it to record before it aired because I had high hopes. I cancelled it after two episodes. The scenes are out of a high school performance . Not sure why it is still being aired. It is an insult to intelligence. The actors should stick to modeling, because they cannot act. but they can only be as good as the script that is written. bad bad bad.

I personally don't think Tyler Perry's materials are stellar in any way, but this mess here? I can't help but say that it's really bad, yet like a train wreck I can't turn away. The acting, the writing, the direction...it's all over the top and lacks any type of sense. There are too many scenarios in this show that will make you laugh out loud unintentionally because YOU KNOW as a normal human being you wouldn't react that way. There's no way, without giving too much away, that you would allow an incident in your home KNOWING the outcome would be unfavorable. There's no way, after an incident occurs, your reaction defies all logic and reasoning. There's no way, after you finally decide to get help, the help feeds you a bullcrap reason why they can't help. Also there are numerous occasions that the dialogue is so cringey, with unnecessary silence between the acting, it make you wonder if it was written by amateurs.

This is just the tip of this mishmash, jumbled mess trying to come across as engaging television. Will it get better? I highly doubt it. I have seen some decent work come from Mr. Perry but this, so far, is really disappointing. It's truly unbelievable and you, the viewer, deserve something better.

... horrible, but, for some reason, you can't take your eyes away from it.

I also wanted to like this show, but the writing, acting, directing, and phony White House are all sooooo bad. That said, it's badness is mesmerizing, so I keep watching.