shanayneigh

Oh how I hare the boring "slow burn" fad. Just because something moves along at snail's pace does not automatically make it profound. Leaning into the "slow burn" nonsense has become a crutch for writers desperate to stretch perhaps two hours of content into ten.

I watched the first season. It was at most OK. Martin Freeman (hesitates, frowns) is doing his usual schtick. Billy Bob Thornton is playing the same character he did in the far superior Pushing Tin. Ten hours was far too long, but in all somewhat OK.

Doesn't hold a candle to the original movie, of course. It's a lazy cash grab riding on brand recognition.

Now I've just finished the third episode of season two. My god, it is so dull. I wouldn't have minded if they focused more on Dunst and Plemons' characters. But instead we're treated to a conflict between a tedious crime family stuffed with second rate actors and the police spearheaded by stiff-as-always Patrick Wilson. Oh, and a black guy from the Kansas City crime syndicate that's lifted from a Tarantino, but with even worse writing and performance.

Not watching the rest.

Can three middle aged male Japanese comedians resist kissing female Japanese pornstars, sorry, "AV idols"?

Filled to the brim with Japanese humor - that was outdated elsewhere decades ago - this show reminded me of Documental, where someone pulling faces a la middle school will make the host roll on the floor with laughter. I couldn't even finish the first episode, but I would not be the least bit surprised if the wigs, false teeth, and coke bottle glasses make their appearance in later episodes.

Sure, the comedians are acting and hamming it up for the camera. But it's the usual lame Japanese overacting combined with the repressed simp stereotype.

I can see this concept working as a five minute skit on a show like Gaki No Tsukai. But six hour long episodes? Jesus Christ.