rowain
Joined Jun 2005
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What an utter bore.
I don't know how you could make a show about an insular demonic cult in midwestern America this boring, but they managed to do just that.
There's three or four subplots all revolving around the main plot about the cult, and amazingly none of them manage to generate an ounce or iota of tension before the whole lumbering bus falls off the cliff in the final episode.
I've never cared less about characters in a TV show or film before. No one here stands out as an especially bad actor, but no one here elevates the performance above "dull" either.
Any person from the cast could have been shanked or sacrificed to Satan at any point and I don't think my heart rate would've nudged a single beat in the upwards direction.
It's strange, because nothing seems wrong or offensive from a production standpoint. It doesn't look very good, but it also doesn't look especially bad.
Even if you really, REALLY like true crime or cult themed stories, stay away. There's absolutely nothing here to sink your teeth into. This show is the equivalent of a piece of pepperoni between two unflavored rice cakes when what you really want is a big mac.
Thanks for wasting four hours of my life, Netflix.
I don't know how you could make a show about an insular demonic cult in midwestern America this boring, but they managed to do just that.
There's three or four subplots all revolving around the main plot about the cult, and amazingly none of them manage to generate an ounce or iota of tension before the whole lumbering bus falls off the cliff in the final episode.
I've never cared less about characters in a TV show or film before. No one here stands out as an especially bad actor, but no one here elevates the performance above "dull" either.
Any person from the cast could have been shanked or sacrificed to Satan at any point and I don't think my heart rate would've nudged a single beat in the upwards direction.
It's strange, because nothing seems wrong or offensive from a production standpoint. It doesn't look very good, but it also doesn't look especially bad.
Even if you really, REALLY like true crime or cult themed stories, stay away. There's absolutely nothing here to sink your teeth into. This show is the equivalent of a piece of pepperoni between two unflavored rice cakes when what you really want is a big mac.
Thanks for wasting four hours of my life, Netflix.
This is a real gem of a show that never got the widespread attention it deserved. History Bites is the brainchild of Canadian comedy legend Rick Green (of The Red Green Show fame). Essentially, it asks the question "What if TV had been around for the last 5000 years?" Each episode picks a major point or theme from history and then acts it out as if our modern television and culture were back in that period. Rick Green lends his talents in narration by offering up educational tidbits in between skits.
The show could easily have stunk but instead shines thanks to absolutely stellar acting and writing. Each cast member is a genius in their own right in that they manage to pull of near flawless imitations of pop culture icons like Don Cherry, Jerry Seinfeld, Martha Stewart, Regis Philbin hell, even Judge Judy. You really have to see it to believe it.
Just another gem of Canadian TV that sadly will likely never get the fame it deserves.
The show could easily have stunk but instead shines thanks to absolutely stellar acting and writing. Each cast member is a genius in their own right in that they manage to pull of near flawless imitations of pop culture icons like Don Cherry, Jerry Seinfeld, Martha Stewart, Regis Philbin hell, even Judge Judy. You really have to see it to believe it.
Just another gem of Canadian TV that sadly will likely never get the fame it deserves.