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Expedition Happiness (2017)
Don't. Just don't.
I'm shocked by how terrible this is. What a waste of an incredible opportunity to travel and experience. These two seemingly privileged and frankly boring people don't do anything. We see them meet no one , eat nothing, say nothing insightful or show any human emotions. Like a really really long insta story except this includes the awful soundtrack which is her album inspired by her 'travels'. 'It's just repetitive, the people and the cultures are more or less the same' - her reductive conclusion of Canada, Alaska and North America. This was 50 minutes in. I'm out.
Bucket (2017)
Falls so flat
With a talent like Miriam Margolyes I was shocked by how flat this series feels. The chemistry between the principal characters is non existent. This means that the entire thing is off. I actually think the script is solid and could have been hilarious with the right delivery. I find the daughter character is missing comedic timing and that thing that makes the innuendos funny and naughty instead of crass. I want to believe her exasperation with her larger than life mum but it's all very wooden. I've watched the pilot and half the second episode and haven't laughed once. If this is your kind of thing I would watch Peter Kays CarShare which is literally a laugh a minute.