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Bad Friends: Bad Boys & Fairy Fantasies (2024)
Jaden Smith & Justin Bieber
This was an average episode, and there's nothing wrong with that. Rudy was here, thankfully, and she definitely was tired. Bobby's got a, in my opinion, much needed haircut. There's several humorous moments, but nothing TOO hysterical or memorable. Aside from the ending. But, it was rather consistently entertaining, which is sometimes hard to find in BETTER episodes.
But, I think we're starting to see an increase of personal stories? I love that. While it's not "funny" necessarily, I care so much about the hosts, that I'm interested. I think there's never been a "bad" or "unwatchable" episode of this show, except Oliver Tree and maybe The Goop episodes?
Funniest moment: the ending.
Bad Friends: Heaven's Back Door (2024)
Best episode in a while!
Where do I begin with this episode? Everything before Kevin Clash was amazing...but Kevin Clash was just perfect. It was the funniest moment. I knew Bobby liked Kevin Clash, and I knew who Kevin Clash was, so the way he defended himself was hysterical!
But like I said, some good stuff before that including role-play improv bits of Hitler, and of OJ I believe too? That's all in just the first about half!
The second half slowed down a bit with pacing, but not with good topics or funny jokes. We found out the first Asian adult film star. We learned a weird law in California involving pools. Also, more about Family Feud which, I need to know ASAP. I have to assume the air date is a ways away.
Bad Friends: Family Feud (2024)
Nearly An 8/10
Not to discuss this in terms of a real movie or TV show, but "the concepts were there and not fully executed" in a way. Family Feud segment would've been funnier any other week, because it wouldn't have been practice. That first act of the episode would've been funnier, before the show started to get more scattershot around November. Ending would've been stronger after the middle Family Feud.
But still, due to my fandom existing with both Santino and Lee separately for decades BEFORE the show started, I was interested. I love hearing stories, I love seeing them train for a show I didn't know they were gonna guest star on.
But in terms of comedy, you know, it wasn't as funny. Before "November" they could take their "vlog moments" and make them hysterical. Here, let me get a real episode reference. Halloween episode may have been the beginning of this weird phase. (There's even an episode near the end of 2023 where Bobby goes "the last few episodes have been weird, haven't they?") It's nothing terrible, I love the show. I just think there's distinct eras.
You could probably even make "seasons" if you separate by years:
Season 1 (2020) Getting their groove together, but it's still good!
Season 2 (2021) They found the groove, and it's good, but still not peak.
Season 3 (2022) I think they really started to gain some traction here. Towards peak quality and peak viewership.
Season 4 (2023) "The Peak" in terms of quality, potentially.
Season 5 (2024) "The Peak" in terms of viewership definitively, YET they're having more divisive episodes and guests. Likely both.
Wow, unexpected ramble. Let's just move on. IMDb's character limit, sometimes creates unnecessary rambles.
Funniest moment: tied with the Indian music bit and the whole "death" bit. I think I'll choose Indian music because I'll re-watch it more, and it was a really funny callback later in the episode. But the "death" bit is "better." Bobby starts it out simple, then Fancy does his "Fancy Slam" and then Andrew takes it home with something goofy. Yet, creative, and what I'd love to have if possible.
Overall, this is maybe a 7.5/10 but I REALLY hate .5 ratings. They're not even supported anywhere.
Bad Friends: We Go Cruising (2024)
Juicy Return Helps
But not entirely. It was scattershot, but still an episode I enjoyed watching. Would enjoy re-watching. Would think of as a perfectly fine introductory episode for new fans. That can't always be said lately, unfortunately.
I thought the skits were a bit drawn out and lacking focus. Which sometimes works, but wasn't as good this time around. Still very enjoyable.
Juicy hadn't been on for a while, which is unfortunate because she's great. She's also close to my age, so there's that bias.
Funniest moment: Cruising was pretty amazing. I didn't know what the title (or YouTube Short for the Patreon notification) was AT ALL. In ANY capacity. Does it mean something? Does it get said in the episode? Is it funny? Or is it about Bobby and Andrew's friendship? Well, the definition was very funny and resulted in a pretty funny scene, too.
Bad Friends: Rudy & the Cat Vomit Drama (2023)
My Favorite Episode?
My god, just thinking about it for the first time...is this my favorite episode? Let's see.
Fagleysville is my favorite moment on the show. It's such an expert demonstration of improv. Every moment is funny, and it keeps building. It shows how good of friends Bobby and Andrew really are, because you can't get this pitch-perfect of a comedy scene without that chemistry. It was like watching The League.
At the beginning of the episode, the boys learn about "Soap Soap" from "Rudy Jules" aka the best third. That was all very funny, and a term I've referenced post-watching.
Then of course the second half includes Rudy's hilarious moment about her potential romantic interests, and then yet another test is taken.
Everything else isn't "forgettable" by any means, I just have very little to say about them. Plus, the combined time of the moments I've already mentioned, is probably half of the hour. But I will say, I loved the rest and enjoy it when I re-watch.
Funniest moment: Fagleysville.
Overall: I love the episode, and yes I think it's my favorite overall episode. Bussin' Boys is a contender for overall episode, Halloween 2023 towards the end when the producers had their bits lined up is a contender for funniest moment on the entire show. There's tons of iconic and classic episodes, and I may go through and review more of them. But expect weekly reviews as new episodes release.
Bad Friends: Zac Efron & John Cena Make Bobby Cry (2024)
Nearly There Guys
This episode was a big one, it features NOT ONLY ONE A-LIST ACTOR, BUT TWO A-LIST ACTORS! (Don't sleep on Jermaine Fowler, he was outstanding in "The Blackening" and deserves better.)
Like the fully capitalized title states, they were nearly there. Two major problems: only thirty minutes long, and definitely not sure where the line is AND IF it can be crossed a little. Which results in a second half of just Bobby and Andrew (I like listening to them) and a first half where, for lack of a better way of putting it, Bobby overcompensates. It's still funny, enjoyable, watchable, I like it. But the guests barely got to speak, and clearly wanted to. They were down. They were enjoying Bobby's antics, and Zac and Jermaine seemed like genuine childhood fans when they said they were. John Cena's very capable with comedy, but Zac's truly someone that can be hysterical with the right circumstances. Of course Jermaine can, as per my mention of "The Blackening" so this could've been better. But I still liked it!
You could tell this was during a break in press interviews, and it's honestly a bit better than it should've been under those circumstances. It pulled in views for a reason.
Funniest moment: Zac saying from the bottom of his heart, that he'd love to go on a date with Bobby.
Bad Friends: Prunes Are God's Ozempic w/ Dave Attell (2024)
Old School, For The Better
Featuring old school comedians just DO comedy, or TALK ABOUT the stand-up scene/Hollywood, is refreshing. While it isn't the most laugh-out-loud episode of the show, it's immensely watchable. Potentially re-watchable.
Funniest moment: Dave Attell refers to Fancy B as one bite away from a vampire. SO good! Not the "funniest" moment, but I love hearing about "New Car Smell" OH AND GUESS WHAT, someone posted the unaired pilot a month ago! (Bobby seems to have been cut. I'll still be watching.)
Brief history: I first started watching Bad Friends August 2023. I believe it just popped up in my recommended, while I was left home alone for two weeks. I went down a slight bit of a rabbit hole, because funnily enough, I've been a HUGE fan of Bobby Lee since MadTV. A HUGE Andrew Santino fan since 2016, when I watched Mixology and loved it. (Plus, we have the same name, and I have a red beard. My Dad is a ginger.) Them being on a show together sounded perfect, but I hate podcasts (despite having my own) and was hesitant. But this show is SO funny, while featuring people I'd listen to talk FOR HOURS!
My point with that brief (I did leave stuff out) history, is to set up what I'll be doing: reviewing each new episode. I've been watching weekly since like, right when I found the show. For a while I didn't rate, because I didn't realize it was on IMDb (it's on here three times, I've tried fixing it and failed) so then I started rating weekly when I realized that. But now, I'm going through every episode and rating (even if I've already seen it before) and realizing they can sometimes all blend together. While retroactive reviews are unlikely, unless a classic episode I'm re-watching for the millionth time, I feel like I should keep reviewing weekly as I watch. It'll help me remember the episode better, including why I like or dislike an episode, or even just the funniest moment. OH! Funniest moment! I'll include that in each review.
96th Academy Awards (2024)
For Memory
This won't be as in-depth as usual, it'll be brief. Essentially bullet points.
I loved John Cena.
I hated Across the Spider-Verse snub.
Aside from John Cena, I can't say any other celebrities that handed out awards impressed me.
I hated The Holdovers' "in-general" snub.
But if the movie was going to only take home one award, it should've been supporting actress.
I liked Oppenheimer more than The Holdovers, but I wanted The Holdovers to win best picture. So I should be more happy about Oppenheimer's best picture win. But I'm not. (Especially since I chose Oppenheimer on ESPN's Fantasy thing, like the majority of people.)
Christopher Nolan's win was unsatisfying because, he's been nominated before and a while ago. Sure "long time coming" but sometimes if it's so long, like Leo in 2016, it just isn't satisfying. You're like "alright great, the academy figured it out finally." Plus Chris is subdued...I have to assume that's why he in general is less excited when speaking about things. He's trying to be polite and calm? (Towards the end of this speech even, he seemed to be holding back emotional expression. He should've let it out!)
It seems like every year, there's less and less nominees "in general" that I've seen or liked. (Aside from the recent uptick in blockbusters nominated for best picture, but I don't even like most of those honestly.) But this year was a particularly brutal year, because several were about events I don't want to see in a movie, or in other languages. Foreign movies are not bad, but when they're not like "Godzilla Minus One" or "Train To Busan" or "Amelie" you know entertaining and enjoyable...it can get very emotionally draining, very quickly.
I didn't make a vlog for my YouTube channel, or even film my reaction to best picture. We had a bit of a cluster, and didn't start watching until 9:00? 9:30? We definitely only barely finished before midnight.
Super Clyde (2013)
Greg Garcia never fails
But with this, he did unfortunately miss the mark SLIGHTLY. But not fixable by that 2015 pilot (I assume.) This was just clearly a style forced on him by someone else. So comic-book-esque.
Plus, this guy was just an average guy. Typically Greg Garcia does people that have a reason to grow. Not that this guy doesn't, but it was just emotional growth for the most part.
But the core idea is what he's best at: trying to better the world. It's executed the wrong way, though. Not very funny, or interesting with unique characters, and feels a bit long.
But I can't say this enough, it's not as bad as The Millers. Not that I don't like The Millers, but when ranking amongst Greg Garcia's other work...it's just such a basic sitcom.
I started this last night, fell asleep halfway through, and finished it today.
Powerless: Unaired Pilot (2016)
Tough to decide if this is better
I'm so thankful for the person that posted this on YouTube. I love the show, both the original creator and replacement showrunners, and have wanted to see this since I learned of its existence.
But it's hard to choose. I love the show that came after this. I own it, and have re-watched it a few times. I even watched it live weekly while it aired, with my Dad for the last nine episodes I believe. (We didn't start watching it together.)
This one's got a bigger majority of similar qualities, than I expected. It's got similar enough cinematography, but the tone was more positive than I expected. With the near full re-shoot, I figured they made it a more positive and uplifting, from a more dry The Office esc, workplace comedy.
It's also still about a new employee, just the roles were reversed. I think they noticed the few flaws with this, changed them, and thought the rest didn't work with those changes. Honestly, Alan Tudyk has similar character traits. They probably figured if he'd been the boss for a while, there'd be a more vibrant and weird office, considering he's a little quirky. Not too bad, but you get it? Maybe?
I'm honestly hard-pressed to discuss much more, without spoiling. Which I definitely don't want to do, I think you should check it out for yourself. Just know it's great, and it's like if you saw the show from an alternate universe.
OH. My decision is, this isn't better. I think there's two characters here, that are fine. But in the new show, they're more fleshed out and specific. Also different actors, but I just assume they replaced them based on the situation.
Early Edition: The Paper (1996)
Sci-Fi plot gets some major progression
Just to let you know what the spoilers will be about lol.
I don't have much to say on this episode. This lady he meets is only in one additional episode of the series, apparently. It's a great actress from 24 (2001) and The River (2012).
But, the plot thickens. Maybe. Gary learns the name of the newspaper guy, in that photo in his book. He learns he died, and left a trunk in Gary's hotel. Which by the way, the newspaper man lived in Gary's hotel right before he died. Which was the day before Gary got the first newspaper.
He went to the newspaper building to ask about him, and learned from the archive worker that there was a rumor he printed the newspaper a day in advance. Like, literally. He was printing stuff out before they happened. But it was just a rumor. Also somehow normal of an idea. Probably just because we know the plot of the show. Have the guy telling the story, be more confused or excitable.
That's really it. We know the newspaper guys name, date of death, and the trunk he left had one note that said "live your life" which I believe were the exact words written. (If it were me, I'd say it looked like the right side was cut, and there's more to the note. But I honestly don't think this show cares much about the "why."
Early Edition: The Choice (1996)
Two improvements over the pilot
Higher stakes, and development of the Sci-Fi, lend a helping hand to this episode being slightly better than the previous. I of course know each episode won't improve over the last. So I'm not expecting some stuff from this episode to be addressed further, immediately. But now we're into spoilers of the Sci-Fi element, and how it has been developed in this episode.
His soon to be ex-wife meets him at his new new place (referencing my review of the pilot, if you wanna check it out.) She says she found a book with his name in it, he doesn't remember it. After tossing it in the trash, he gets home at the end of the episode and finds it sitting there on his table. A bellhop or doorman had found it, and put it there.
Now for the REAL spoilers...he's flipping through, and finds a section about newspapers. This book seems to be about key moments in Chicago's history, that are overlooked. In that section about newspapers, he sees a...printer? A guy who makes or writes newspapers or something. Next to that guy, is the orange cat he adopted. That cat came with the paper every time last episode, until he finally let it stay with him. Now, there's no exact confirmation it's the same cat. Let alone dialogue, this final scene has no speaking from Kyle Chandler.
I see it as, he has found the guy that makes the newspapers. But will he find the guy? Will the guy know he's got clairvoyance, essentially? Will he want his cat back? All we know for sure, is that cat comes with the paper, and that guy used to make the paper. I'm super curious to find out more about this guy, and learn what he knows. I'm just hoping by series end, everything is explained. Also, that the ending is good, and a real ending. I don't think this show was cancelled, or if it was, I don't think it was cancelled without warning.
Come along on my journey of reviewing the important or great episodes of this series. (Oh, as for the plot this episode, I thought the ending was slightly twisty. But not at all unexpected. Plus we saw a young Mae Whitman.)
Early Edition: Pilot (1996)
Finally starting the series, and WOW.
Alright, I'm gonna be reviewing as many episodes as I find necessary. I'm just a few minutes into episode 3 of my complete series DVD set, but had to pause and write these reviews before I forgot.
I was pretty excited for this show, as it couldn't be more up my alley. Journeyman and Tru Calling are two of my all-time favorite shows. I love when Sci-Fi blends with realism. I love it even more when it's less explored, because it means two things. More positivity, and more development of the why this Sci-Fi event is happening.
Anyways, onto this episode. It's a pretty decent start to the series, but I'm at an 8/10 instead of higher for one main reason. It's all over the place. I think the editing is choppy, and there's too much story covered. I think maybe they'd made a longer pilot, but the network didn't trust it'd do well, so they trimmed it. It just seemed like so much happened, and there were a few location changes that didn't bleed over into the following episode. Plus, it establishes a few things as consistent within the episode, and I felt as though they'd be changed. Come next episode. Which they were.
As for the plot, I won't spoil it. It's just your average life or death situation, like I'm sure nearly all of them will be. Not like it's an issue. I'm just saying. But as for the overall plot and characters, where do I begin?
Kyle Chandler's performance isn't bad, but I'm certain he's still growing into his, and being an actor in general. This is early in his career, or at least in comparison to when Friday Night Lights (2006), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Game Night (2018) came out.
As for the supporting cast, there's only for sure two key players. One of them is blind, which makes it very interesting without added challenge. I feel like that's not how most shows would handle it. Then we've got Fisher Stevens, who shockingly...is necessary? I totally expected a side character that wasn't super necessary. But he's absolutely vital to the interest, he plays against Kyle Chandler at all the right moments.
As for the "Sci-Fi" elements, nothing is explained yet. Will it ever? I think with four seasons it has to. But what's disappointing is THIS is the show that got four seasons. It was so early to the game relative to shows of this nature. In my opinion, this success should've helped those garner better treatment. Especially Tru Calling and Journeyman. At least three seasons each minimum, if not four.
Sorry if this review is all over the place. But I truly don't have THAT much to say. I just wanted to start with the pilot. From this point on, I'll probably exclusively review pivotal episodes. If something happens to a main character, a Sci-Fi development, or a mid-season finale. Of course the main season finales as well. Also, those may contain spoilers. Just to help me remember what happens in the show, when I inevitably look back on these reviews.
Better Call Saul: Saul Gone (2022)
I had to sit on this one.
But not for the entire length of time between my last reviews for these final episodes of Better Call Saul. Also, this review contains spoilers. Onto the review.
Like I said, I had to sit on this one. After the episode ended, I was upset. I didn't like it. But thinking about it the rest of that Monday night, and following Tuesday...I started to appreciate it. Then I loved it.
Jimmy McGill is a character that was already great, and fairly fleshed out, in Breaking Bad. But now we love the character more. This ending assists that. He redeems himself (within the show. I'm certain we've never hated him, at least not for long.)
Now for the true spoilers, I'm gonna say how it ends: he admits to his crimes, and gets back on good terms with Kim. We leave the characters with a rekindled friendship, possibly romance, and Saul in jail for an indefinite amount of time.
Why this didn't resonate at first, was because SO MUCH had been building to him getting seven years in jail. When I first saw the courtroom scene, I was confused. Verbally stating: "What's going on?" "What's happening?" "What just happened?" "I don't understand?" "This is a horrible scene?" "Is this a dream?"
But like I said, I've let it sit and linger. It's a great ending. He finally admits to his wrong-doings. He's grown as a character. It was fascinating to watch.
As for it being a better ending than Breaking Bad...not a chance. Not only is Breaking Bad more explosive, that's not my reason. It's more about tying up the series in a great fashion. Better Call Saul did that with ep9. This finale was more about tying up the overall character Bob Odenkirk was playing. Along with the black and white storyline.
Now, I'm not sure anyone has truly thought it's a better series than Breaking Bad. But if they do, I guess I can't argue it. But to me, this show started with two good episodes, then never got good again until MAYBE sometime in S03? But I only know that by the end of Season 4, I was hooked and watching with no annoyance. Unlike before.
Better Call Saul: Waterworks (2022)
Late review, but this was quality
As far as an episode about the subject matter can be. I don't wanna spoil anything, so here's my best attempt at reviewing.
They switched up the plot, while staying in the black and white time period. I thought that was a good move, because one more basic heist episode would've caused everyone to be ACTUALLY disappointed.
It also helps raise the quality of those two previous episodes, makes them more worth existing.
If anyone follows these, sorry for the late review. But I'm doing the finale right after this, so go see that. It'll contain spoilers, because THAT would be too hard to write without spoilers. I'm not interested in putting all that effort when the spoilers are so good.
Better Call Saul: Breaking Bad (2022)
I'm stuck in the middle, again.
If you saw my review of the previous episode, you know I was neither impressed, or upset. Just disappointed.
Again, I wasn't really a fan of this show until the last two seasons. With Season 6 being nearly as good as Breaking Bad. I really thought the episode before this, was a one-off.
Which, it could've worked well enough as one. For a multitude of reasons, that I'm sure you can figure out. But instead, it has carried over to this episode.
Why? Not only could it have worked as a one-off...but it could've become a cult classic episode. Like "Fly." They didn't really justify the continuation of that plot, into this episode. Not very well, at least.
But, everyone's wondering my thoughts on the moments regarding the episode title. I wasn't blown away by the awesomeness. But I was entertained.
I was also confused...why this scene? It had very little meat. Maybe I'm less upset, because that was an idea I had? "Oh, they could do this. I'm not sure how interesting it would be, but they could!"
Well, they did, and it wasn't interesting. Honestly, it wasn't even that well acted or directed...which is saying a lot. Nothing about that scene screamed "This needs to exist! This is well-made! This was worth the hype!"
Overall, we get one black and white plot that's just a worse version of the previous episode. Tack on another plot, and you've got yourself a mediocre episode. It only got the same rating as the last episode, on the off-chance they tie everything together well by the end.
Since I've reviewed both episodes set after the time of *spoiler*, I'll be reviewing the last two episodes as well. I suspect we're going to get more and more of this, and in-turn, more and more disappointing.
Better Call Saul: Nippy (2022)
Well, they clearly messed up for the fans.
Instead of writing reviews on previous episodes of the season, or even the previous season, I'm writing a review on this episode. I'd not have too much to contribute on previous episodes of this season, especially.
Quick history on my opinion of the BB universe: Breaking Bad is the best TV show ever. El Camino is closer to perfect than I expected.
Better Call Saul gives me a VERY mixed bag. I hated the first two seasons, seasons 3-4 were SLIGHTLY better, season 5 was great, and until now Season 6 was damn-near perfect. Aside from minor issues, and the season not being finished yet.
I was giving the season 9/10's, and a few 10/10's. I even thought the episode before this, was maybe my favorite episode of the series? Now, we get this episode.
I'm kinda in the middle. I see most people being polar opposites, loving or hating it. For me, it's not a bad episode of television. But it's a mostly irrelevant one.
One reviewer said (basically) that if they didn't have the story to fill 13 episodes, it should've been less episodes this season. I tend to agree. This seemed like filler. BUT. It's good filler. We've never gotten to see *spoiler* before.
But this looks to not be the only one, and I'll bet it SERIOUSLY pales in comparison. But this episode has two great actors, performing extremely well, and a great director at the helm. Not bad, but not at ALL what I wanted to see, at this point in the series. Honestly, this could've been great earlier in the series?
Better Call Saul: Black and Blue (2022)
Better Call Saul knows how to do filler, now.
Quick recap, I basically hated the show S01-S02. S03-S04 picked up, slowly but surely. S05 was a fantastic, first good season. S06 is blowing that out of the water, coming close to Breaking Bad level.
This was a GREAT episode. But not much happens, and what does happen barely forwards the plot.
Yet, it was great? You're at the point of caring SO much about the characters and story, that you'll watch just about anything they do. (As long as it relates to the story.)
Yes, there was a confrontation, as well as that surprise towards the end. But this was majority an episode where everyone could get their ducks in a row, and it was STILL THIS GOOD?!
This season started out phenomenally with two perfect episodes, E02-E03. Hopefully the rest can be as good, or better.
The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder (2022)
Blown away
One of the worst shows I've ever seen. But it has managed to make me think that it is "so bad it's good" which is NOT the same as "so bad it's funny."
From here on, there's spoilers. If you care.
There's an episode with elderly zombies. ANOTHER live action Timmy Turner. A LIVE ACTION CROCKER?! PLAYED BY THE ACTUAL VOICE ACTOR?! COSMO AND WANDA ARE EVEN STILL VOICED BY THE SAME PEOPLE!!
Also, the step-brother guy has a bright future. He's really trying to perform his best.
Schmigadoon!: Tribulation (2021)
Losing interest
Unfortunately. It's starting to feel like trivial stuff is happening, and we're losing the main two drives of the show, which I won't spoil.
But it's: how to answer the main issue of the show, and if their proposed answer is the correct one. Things are just happening in the show now.
Schmigadoon!: Suddenly (2021)
Weaker
Felt like a one-off in the worst possible way. But I'll let it stay fresh for the sake of me so far LOVING the show.
Schmigadoon!: Cross That Bridge (2021)
Still great
How'd the show hold up for its entire first half?! This is crazy.
Schmigadoon!: Lovers' Spat (2021)
Still interested, which says a lot.
"It's like if The Walking Dead was ALSO Glee!" Best quote of the show so far, because the line after that from Cecily Strong is brilliant.
Schmigadoon!: Schmigadoon! (2021)
Great start
Slow and bland start, but the second they get to town everything goes into full gear.
Schmigadoon! (2021)
Must-watch for Pushing Daisies fans
I can't give this a 10/10 like that show for the obvious reason.
Pitch perfect performances from the co-leads. Supporting cast mostly holds it down, too. All but Fred Armisen, who I was the most concerned about, yet simultaneously thought he could be the funniest thing in the show. He's not.
But also because the writing's not that good. Yes, I liked the plot. But I'd have to say everything else is rather bland.
Music's not that bad, though. But it's gotta be like, clever, because I'm not a musical fan. I like musical numbers sprinkled in a show, or comedy musicals like the South Park movie.
Barry Sonnenfeld MAKES this. Bo Welch is back as production designer, too. Plus, it's a cinematographer he's worked with before. I don't think he'd have been allowed to direct the entire thing if it was a network show, or may not have wanted to. Which is slightly a positive for this being on streaming.
I think the writing and Lorne Michaels bring a certain "typical" nature, when this is a clearly "a-typical" show. I could be wrong, though.
I'd love to see this as a network TV show. Or better yet, a network TV show that aired more like 10+ years ago. If it had aired near the Pushing Daisies air-time, it'd be significantly better.
(But, I AM of the mindset that TV hasn't been GREAT since probably 2015. Maybe the 2015-2016 TV season wasn't even great. That's also when I believe "peak TV" ended.)
If Bryan Fuller made this, it'd probably be perfect.