-The SEUMA Life - Season 1 (2014-) series review: -The SEUMA Life is a short series created by myself and Luke Parrott, so I will try to be unbiased as possible. Anywho, it follows a crazy group of online college students just doing everyday life. It is also a mockumentary like The Office, which makes the commentary even more hilarious.
-In case you did not guess, it is about the Southeastern University Mid-Atlantic campus students at Crosswalk Community Church, which I am a part of! So naturally, I really enjoy this series.
-The series does not really follow one single story. In the first few episodes, the director Ben Rothwell is instituting a new safety policy. The last few episodes build up to an epic lightsaber battle. So I would have to say it feels original. #humblebrag.
-Some of the episodes are longer than others, and some of them feel longer, especially the ones where nothing happens.
-The acting is very accurate. I will say that everyone is more exaggerated than their usual selves, but they all do a crazy fun version of themselves and look like they had fun doing it.
-The exaggerated characters are also very funny and entertaining. The odd part is trying to tell just how exaggerated they are though, because nobody is unrealistic.
-There is no music except for a few songs in the series and the opening.
-Some of the editing is not great, and the single camera appeal is pulled off well, but it leads to a lot of unfocused shots in some cases. Silly cameraman.
-As far as the events go, nothing is over-the-top enough to be unreal, which makes everything that happens even more hilarious. Much of the series was also completely unscripted, so discerning between exaggerated and authentic is difficult, making everything pretty entertaining.
-So with only a few things not enjoyable, The SEUMA Life is like The Office, but without a script, and you probably know the cast, which makes it hilarious. I will say that if you don't know the cast, it will not be as funny because of how authentic some of the series is, but since my target audience knows the cast, The SEUMA Life is definitely worth checking out! And the entire series is free to watch on YouTube! -The SEUMA Life does not have a rating, but it has a few references that would make it a strong PG or light PG-13. No language or anything though.
