I made the decision to bail at the point where they referenced “fan fiction” in the 1970s or when they shot a flamingo.


>Holy shit is this show a hot fucking mess. The premise is
>great, hell there are even some good things about it. But
>there are so many mindbogglingly bad choices that just sink
>this and it was pretty much a slog to get through. The
>showrunners are not nearly as clever as they think they are
>and with every cutaway you can hear the writers' room patting
>itself on the back.
>
>The casting of The Hunters (aka The Uncharasmatic Basterds)
>outside of Al Pacino, Saul Rubinek and Carol Kane ranges from
>medicore to 'how do you have a job as an actor?' I spent many
>scenes wondering if those three veterans were at all
>embarrassed by the writing. There's a way to make this show
>that's a success but this ain't it.
>
>There's some fun and even great work turned in by a really
>going for it Dylan Baker, Jerrika Hinton (who more than holds
>her own in a scene w/ Pacino), Greg Austin, Lena Olin, and
>that gas station from 'The Irishman' but ultimately they are
>letdown by their writers and directors.
>
>Josh Radnor's character is hands down one of the worst
>characters in anything I've seen in anything and the dips
>dramatically in quality every time he's on screen.
>
>The show is setup to continue but I can't imagine it will.
>Grindhouse pastiche already has a limited audience even when
>it's done well. For it to be done poorly and about the
>Holocaust is enough to sink this on its own. But the
>resolution of this season heading into season 2 nearly ensures
>this will be a one-and-done. A single season 'Hey Remember
>that show about Al Pacino as a Jewish Nazi Hunter? What were
>they thinking?!' curio.
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