nekkidnorman
Joined Feb 2006
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Pretty crap and I don't recommend it.
GOOD: The music is generally decent, and some (not all) of the landscape visuals are nicely done.
BAD: The writing is terrible, like a 3rd grader wrote it (and in parts blatantly copied it from other sources). The pacing is really bad, with parts being very very slow, mixed with way too quick parts. Overall the timing of things is just not good. The CGI in general falls into 2 categories - the static CGI shots (sweeping landscape/cityscape shots) is pretty nice, however any CGI that involves movement (e.g. Battles/fights, ships sailing, etc.) is "made for TV movie" level quality (i.e. Horrible). The directing can only be described as "lacking". It's inconsistent but mainly it's just not good. Finally, the acting is atrocious. It's so bad I'll address it in it's own paragraph:
ACTING: Absolutely terrible. Obviously the infantile writing and poor decisions made don't help the actors/actresses, but they are still responsible for a lot of the acting issues (as are the Directors). There have been other shows/movies where the writing is poor but a stellar performance by the actors can redeem it somewhat, however this is NOT that. This is terrible delivery of poor writing. Over or under emoting of nonsense and cliches. It's just straight up bad, but not in a forgivable middle school play performance sort of way, it's just unforgivably bad by pretty much every actor/actress.
SUMMARY: Overall it's flat out not worth watching. There are entertaining shows/movies that while not necessarily great film making, they're entertaining and enjoyable. This is NOT that. This is pretty universally poorly done and a chore to get through. It's not entertaining and frankly there isn't a character in the show that I like or care for. Nobody to cheer for other than hoping most of the die and the rest are never seen nor heard from again. If I had to pick the best of a completely terrible bunch, I guess I'd choose Gandolf ("the stranger"), but he's saddled with the Harfoots which are appalling bad, and his plot bares moves during season 1. Reports are it's been renewed for a second season, but I doubt it'll actually get made and if it is it won't be out for 3 years and will need a major retooling/overhaul to make it remotely watchable. That said, I have no interest and won't waste any more of my time. I'd much rather rewatch the Peter Jackson films, yes, even the Hobbit series with all it's flaws are infinitly better than this drivel.
GOOD: The music is generally decent, and some (not all) of the landscape visuals are nicely done.
BAD: The writing is terrible, like a 3rd grader wrote it (and in parts blatantly copied it from other sources). The pacing is really bad, with parts being very very slow, mixed with way too quick parts. Overall the timing of things is just not good. The CGI in general falls into 2 categories - the static CGI shots (sweeping landscape/cityscape shots) is pretty nice, however any CGI that involves movement (e.g. Battles/fights, ships sailing, etc.) is "made for TV movie" level quality (i.e. Horrible). The directing can only be described as "lacking". It's inconsistent but mainly it's just not good. Finally, the acting is atrocious. It's so bad I'll address it in it's own paragraph:
ACTING: Absolutely terrible. Obviously the infantile writing and poor decisions made don't help the actors/actresses, but they are still responsible for a lot of the acting issues (as are the Directors). There have been other shows/movies where the writing is poor but a stellar performance by the actors can redeem it somewhat, however this is NOT that. This is terrible delivery of poor writing. Over or under emoting of nonsense and cliches. It's just straight up bad, but not in a forgivable middle school play performance sort of way, it's just unforgivably bad by pretty much every actor/actress.
SUMMARY: Overall it's flat out not worth watching. There are entertaining shows/movies that while not necessarily great film making, they're entertaining and enjoyable. This is NOT that. This is pretty universally poorly done and a chore to get through. It's not entertaining and frankly there isn't a character in the show that I like or care for. Nobody to cheer for other than hoping most of the die and the rest are never seen nor heard from again. If I had to pick the best of a completely terrible bunch, I guess I'd choose Gandolf ("the stranger"), but he's saddled with the Harfoots which are appalling bad, and his plot bares moves during season 1. Reports are it's been renewed for a second season, but I doubt it'll actually get made and if it is it won't be out for 3 years and will need a major retooling/overhaul to make it remotely watchable. That said, I have no interest and won't waste any more of my time. I'd much rather rewatch the Peter Jackson films, yes, even the Hobbit series with all it's flaws are infinitly better than this drivel.
It's bad. Really bad.
The writing is terrible, the acting is poor, the action scenes are amateurish, and even the special effects are disappointing (on par with some sort of soon to be cancelled show on CW. Basically this is Xena in space, though with worse writing and acting).
I seriously don't know why I keep hoping Disney will do Star Wars right, but other than Rogue One they've really just churned out a bunch of garbage. Mandalorian is just meh, and that's the best of the new shows.
The writing is terrible, the acting is poor, the action scenes are amateurish, and even the special effects are disappointing (on par with some sort of soon to be cancelled show on CW. Basically this is Xena in space, though with worse writing and acting).
I seriously don't know why I keep hoping Disney will do Star Wars right, but other than Rogue One they've really just churned out a bunch of garbage. Mandalorian is just meh, and that's the best of the new shows.
It's horrible and not funny or entertaining.
While they stick to the script of the British original word for word, and the format is the same, it's terribly done and annoyingly cringy.
The host isn't funny, the team leaders are terrible, and the guests are 5th rate.
I realize that hoping for the US version to get even a single David Mitchell or Lee Mack was a long shot, but come on! This cast is pathetic. Not even Rob Brydon would lower himself to be on THIS version.
Contrast the terrible US version with the recently finished first season of the Australian version. The Aussies get it right, and while not as consistently funny as the current (16th season) British version, it's first season was on par with the first from Mitchell-Lee-Deayton. I went into the Aussie season without knowing any of the cast, and yet it still was FUNNY (though not Bob Mortimer funny, more Lee Mack on a moderately tired Thursday kind of way).
The British version did get better after they fired Deayton and replaced him with Brydon, but it was enjoyable because the format and Lee/Mitchell were so good. In addition, the guests were also very well selected and almost always did a good job (though some of the edited out bits were not always as good). For the US version to get worth watching, they'll have to replace the ENTIRE cast and do a MUCH better job with the editing.
I guess the US just isn't always good when trying to replicate British hits. WILTY, Taskmaster, Great American Baking Show, etc. Certainly the more involved the regulars are (judges, Team Captains, etc.), the less chance of success in the US since the American production companies always miss the mark when hiring.
Will this get better in the future? It'll probably improve a star or 2 but still not enough to survive. Best case it'll get a couple years before the axe, though less than the Great American Baking Show got before cancellation. However, I'll be surprised if it even gets a second season since it's so so bad. US taskmaster was cancelled after one season, and that at least had Alex Horne and yet was still dreadful.
TL/DR: Your time is much better spent watching the British version, or even the Aussie one. Heck, rather than watch this dreck, maybe plotting how to get the US to rejoin the British colonies would be less painful.
While they stick to the script of the British original word for word, and the format is the same, it's terribly done and annoyingly cringy.
The host isn't funny, the team leaders are terrible, and the guests are 5th rate.
I realize that hoping for the US version to get even a single David Mitchell or Lee Mack was a long shot, but come on! This cast is pathetic. Not even Rob Brydon would lower himself to be on THIS version.
Contrast the terrible US version with the recently finished first season of the Australian version. The Aussies get it right, and while not as consistently funny as the current (16th season) British version, it's first season was on par with the first from Mitchell-Lee-Deayton. I went into the Aussie season without knowing any of the cast, and yet it still was FUNNY (though not Bob Mortimer funny, more Lee Mack on a moderately tired Thursday kind of way).
The British version did get better after they fired Deayton and replaced him with Brydon, but it was enjoyable because the format and Lee/Mitchell were so good. In addition, the guests were also very well selected and almost always did a good job (though some of the edited out bits were not always as good). For the US version to get worth watching, they'll have to replace the ENTIRE cast and do a MUCH better job with the editing.
I guess the US just isn't always good when trying to replicate British hits. WILTY, Taskmaster, Great American Baking Show, etc. Certainly the more involved the regulars are (judges, Team Captains, etc.), the less chance of success in the US since the American production companies always miss the mark when hiring.
Will this get better in the future? It'll probably improve a star or 2 but still not enough to survive. Best case it'll get a couple years before the axe, though less than the Great American Baking Show got before cancellation. However, I'll be surprised if it even gets a second season since it's so so bad. US taskmaster was cancelled after one season, and that at least had Alex Horne and yet was still dreadful.
TL/DR: Your time is much better spent watching the British version, or even the Aussie one. Heck, rather than watch this dreck, maybe plotting how to get the US to rejoin the British colonies would be less painful.