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Le Système G ou l'Art de Gouverner

Original title: The G Word with Adam Conover
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2022
  • 13
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
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Adam Conover in Le Système G ou l'Art de Gouverner (2022)
Political DocumentaryComedyDocumentary

Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.Follows Conover introducing the civil servants who make it work and take a satirical look at its shortcomings.

  • Creators
    • Jon Cohen
    • Adam Conover
    • Jon Wolf
  • Stars
    • Adam Conover
    • Raphael Chestang
    • James Austin Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Jon Cohen
      • Adam Conover
      • Jon Wolf
    • Stars
      • Adam Conover
      • Raphael Chestang
      • James Austin Johnson
    • 36User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Episodes6

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    Adam Conover
    Adam Conover
    • Self - Host
    • 2022
    Raphael Chestang
    Raphael Chestang
    • Various
    James Austin Johnson
    James Austin Johnson
    • Various
    Nicole Randall Johnson
    Nicole Randall Johnson
    • Various
    Sierra Katow
    Sierra Katow
    • Various
    Becky Robinson
    Becky Robinson
    • Various
    Oscar Nuñez
    Oscar Nuñez
    • Self
    • 2022
    Ayazhan
    Ayazhan
    • Lemonade Kid
    Jeff Seid
    Jeff Seid
    • Uncle Sam
    Barack Obama
    Barack Obama
    • Self
    • 2022
    Carlos Alazraqui
    Carlos Alazraqui
    • Politician
    Rob Huebel
    Rob Huebel
    • Self
    • 2022
    Dan Bakkedahl
    Dan Bakkedahl
    • Self
    • 2022
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Self
    • 2022
    Frank Garcia-Hejl
    • Self
    • 2022
    Teller
    Teller
    • Self
    • 2022
    Carol Herman
    Carol Herman
    • Elderly Woman
    John Horan
    • Self
    • 2022
    • Creators
      • Jon Cohen
      • Adam Conover
      • Jon Wolf
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    6duoversity

    Moments of interest, dragged down by Iffy acting and humour

    The show in general has some interesting sections, and communicates well by introducing people that run/deal with the specific sectors the show covers.

    However, a lot of these sections have more to them than the show let's on, but this is par for the course of trying to make things digestible for the masses. (Hopefully it pushes people into reading, and learning more about these subjects)

    The worst thing about this series isn't the subjects, the presenter, or its simplistic approach, which overall work fairly ok...the problem is the iffy humour and acting.

    Comedy is different to everyone, and I acknowledge that going in, but there is always a point of trying too hard to make someone laugh, that it becomes so in-genuine , of which this show is guilty.

    The show uses humour to soften the hard subjects, but the acting mostly can't sell the awful jokes they're supposed to deliver. Although not all the time, I'd say about 80-90% of the time I was cringing, to almost eventually turning it off at point...just wait for the Willy Wonka parody, you'll see what I mean

    Overall, and above average documentary on a wide variety of subjects, dragged down to average by its bad humour and iffy acting.
    8andrewmlodzinski

    A sad reminder.

    It's always interesting to see how many issues we are dealing with didn't come form a long natural history of man. It was like 3 dudes in the 70s and 80s who pretty much ruined it for everyone.

    It's like a 7/10 but I gave it a 10 to offset to bootlicking in the reviews. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the the devil. 666.
    6Valid_ID

    Interesting facts, dumbed down too much

    This miniseries presents some very interesting facts about the US government, packaged as comedy. It currently has 6 episodes of about 30 min each.

    It is interesting to see the reason behind some of the services that the government offers, such as USDA, FEMA, the National Weather Service, FDIC, etc. Only the very basic principles are explained though, and not always in correct English. For example, in the first minutes of episode 2 ("Weather"), it is painful to hear Adam Conover saying "me and my parents were huddled in a basement during hurricane Gloria". Even a person like myself, for whom English is not the first and not even the second language, knows the correct form is "my parents and I". Adam Conover's only comment after listening to interviewees is always "awesome". It would have been funny to do it in the voice of the Lego movie character who keeps repeating "everything is awesome" :)

    What I gathered from everything that was presented is that "those who have, will get more". We live in a mutated, monstrous capitalism, where the fair rules of competition no longer apply. Instead, large corporations are getting the lion's share. And while ordinary people are fighting over race, gender, vaccines, and so on, the mega rich get richer (See episode 3 entitled "Money").

    The comedy part is extremely silly and annoying, with facts dumbed down too much, and silly skits like a child's lemonade stand that are meant to illustrate how buying/selling works. The style of this series is that of an ABC-learning show for toddlers, except Adam Conover cusses even when he's supposedly amazed.

    I understand that nowadays people's attention span is that of a goldfish, and the average person's comprehension dwindles after a few minutes, but the facts presented are very basic, and do not require the kind of childish, inane parody this series attempts to pass as humor.

    Despite the negatives, some of the facts presented in this series are eye-opening, so I urge my fellow Americans to watch it.
    9swedishfish70243

    Dare I say, a more grown up Adam Ruins Everything?

    I've missed Adam Ruins Everything since it was pulled off the air, so I was excited to see this show! In my opinion, this show takes Adam Ruins Everything and improves upon it. We get great behind the scenes looks at a number of government industries, valuable expert insight. The humor can be juvenile at times, but it adds some needed levity to heavy topics.

    Despite what people are commenting, I think this show does a good job balancing political stances. Although there are obvious, and necessary, criticisms made about Reagan and his choice to gut social programs; the show also criticizes Bill Clinton, as well as producer, and (guest star), Barack Obama for his history of using drones in attacks and cutting social programs.

    From my viewpoint, this show is fair and offers valid critique. It may be off-putting to the Capitol storming crowd, but as a moderate, I thought it was well informed, fair and valid in its criticism. (I heard about it from some conservative friends who also loved Adam Ruins Everything, so take those 1 star "it's too political" reviews with a grain of salt).
    9nakrugt

    First of all, I loved "Adam Ruins Everything"...

    First of all, I loved "Adam Ruins Everything", and I am writing this having watched the first series and having listened the Factually episode related to this show.

    Is it bold? Yes.

    Is it bold enough? No.

    Is it bolder than I expected or than "Adam Ruins Everything"? No.

    However, I watched and enjoyed it.

    The editing was slower, but it is a common issue after pandemic, and I do not know why.

    I have written my takes on the episodes that I so deemed.

    For the future, though, Mr. Conover, you may want to look into: (1) US foreign policy; (2) US international policy; (3) How US does not recognize the Human Rights Courts in Hague; (4) and how Paris Agreement is meaningless.

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