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Very intelligent and relatable. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Amazing performances of complicated characters. Critic’s unanimous fave.

What a yawner. I watched 3 episodes and kept wondering what I was missing. With Tina Fey writing it has to funny right? Humorous? Witty? Clever? Smart? Apparently not. It feels so juvenile. I liked the characters and until I couldn’t stand them. Like where did THAT line come from? I was beyond bored. What a disappointment. We couldn’t care about these characters if we were paid.

I’m really entertained by Sirens. It goes without saying that Ms Moore can do no wrong and they’ve surrounded her with actors that definitely hold their own with ease. We’re given beautiful locations populated by the locals who are equally attractive as far as Stepford or the possible Mommy Dearest type goes. As is usually the case in societal cultures, individualism is rare and everyone fits the same mold, almost exact replicas of one another. This serves to make Michaela appear even more heavenly, more goddess-like in neutral tones, caftan-ish garments with a definitive modern nod to Greecian influences. Every word that she speaks seems as curated as the rooms of her meticulously appointed compound. At first she seems to literally float through her life, effortlessly and unintentionally higher than others but we sense an underlying tinge of danger or evil. We “commoners” watch this world from what feels like a hiding place, so as not to be noticed, well out of the range of security cameras. This is a world where wearing last season’s shade of eyeshadow or decorating with a wrong variety of hydrangea could damage one’s social reputation. Michaela’s devoted followers elevate her to heights that they themselves know they can never reach, but how privileged they are for being able to breathe the same air. The foreshadowing in episodes 1 and 2 are subtle but noticeable and by episode 3 we have several ideas about where these plots are logically headed but don’t trust your instincts yet. Each episode reveals a deeper level of eccentricity and a different side of personalities that become more uncomfortable, if not sinister. This is a fun but cautious romp into a lifestyle that most of us will likely never see. The entire series might easily be summarized with one clever line of dialogue: “I’m not drinking the Kool-ade.” I vote for a second season.

One of the least entertaining, poorly written shows ever, with embarrassingly stereotypical characters (wow, sassy queens! Now THAT’S a fresh idea!), played by actors who know better than to think that overacting distracts from really poor writing. I actually felt bad for them. Nathan Lane playing that character again. Secondhand embarrassment for them. Do they really call each other “dear”? These actors were obviously counting on the writer’s/producer’s laurels as were we. What were they thinking? There’s no way they read this script and thought found it funny. Unfortunately they’re stuck. We’re not. Who needed a paycheck this badly? SAG memberships expiring? This show should finally end Bomer being cast in comedies, or even attempted comedies like this. It’s dated low-brow camp attempting to look smart and risqué. Ms Lavin found a way out of this mess. She’s brilliant in Netflix’s “No Good Deed”. This insult to viewers is so lacking in humor that the laugh track isn’t laughing. I’m glad I don’t know gay people, or any people, like these guys. Note to the actors: be attached to better projects and unavailable should this show be renewed. After 3 episodes I realized it wasn’t going to get better. “It gets better by episode 7” says one viewer. Seriously? Almost an entire season before it gets better. Turning it off made it better. Honestly, it caused me to cancel my Hulu account.

The gentleman is correctly stating what the show but I expected to be exactly what it is. A parody about self serving folks who take the craft of film making so far over the top. It’s a huge, funny, clever cliche and one character js worse than the next. Having spent several yrs in working in the production end of film and “The Studio”is very much like I remember it to be. Ms O’Hara elevates everything she’s in. I plan to add it to my current schedule. Lll Mmm

I’m at episode 5 and loving it so much that I’m not binging it and sort of savoring it on a weekly basis. I am a huge fan of “Dead to Me” and have never had a show keep me so unnerved and on edge of my bed for the entirety. So the house will serve as ground zero for all that will come. It’s definitely an important part of the cast. And Lisa Kudrow is brilliant here. She can do no wrong anyway. I’m not aware of any slow scenes or what that means actually. In the lower action scenes is when the acting got really good. I think it’s going to be fun ride-a-long but if anything like “Dead” it left me exhausted yet not wanting it to end. I needed to get back in the line to ride again. Linda Lavin??? Are you kidding me???

Totally engrossing from opening frame to the breathtaking end. I saw the musical opening night on Bway many, many years ago. I didn’t love it, therefore was never a huge fan, and have never understood other folk’s enchantment with it, so the film wasn’t on my to-see list, but the post-Thanksgiving dinner-with-parents boredom demanded an outlet. This film is huge! As we know huge doesn’t equate to superior so maybe refrain from comparison. The hugeness of the film is at once awesome but often pulls your focus within the same scene. It’s often shot so that the audience sits right in the middle of the action. It builds and speeds and creates such momentum that you know it can’t get any bigger, and then it does just that. The political overtones are so “au curant” it causes one to wonder whether it’s updated to reflect the ugliness of today’s political fiasco. The final 5 minutes are a breathtaking adrenaline-injecting roller coaster that won’t allow you to close your eyes as it speeds down another steep slope and takes another sharp curve. For me, the non-stop action defied any sense of gravity and I wondered how 2:40 mins vanished so quickly right before my eyes. Having said this, my guess is that folks that are married to the stage version, the ones who know every nuance and every inflection, are going to have a totally different relationship with the film than those of us who are appreciative of the source materials and the musical, but are simply seeking the visual and vocal entertainment, which perhaps is accomplished by enjoying it more as a kid would, as a spectacle. Save the grown-up need of dissection for a later time once the kaleidoscope has settled. When stepping away and viewing it from a distance, it’s easy enough to see that the film is often bloated, sometimes preachy, and is too heavy with examples that are meant to prove a point or sway an opinion- a cinematic equivalent of the old, PETA loathing “beating a dead horse” adage. I don’t know which provides the better outcome: being underexposed to most everything prior the film, or know in advance that it’s a much different animal and to avoid what we always do: compare.

Very entertaining. Beautiful to look at.

really disappointed in season 3 so far. Could hardly stand watching the entirety of episodes 1&2. Immature bathroom humor was the real low for me. Yeah,I get that the storyline is parody but maybe it should be toned down a bit-less is more and trying this hard is more desperate than funny. Yep, desperate enough to include gas passing attempts at humor. I don’t remember the first 2 seasons being this lame. I remember wishing there had been more than the 2 seasons. I dislike most of the characters, excepting Pat. Careful what you wish for. Not remotely clever. I had really looked forward to this and really wanted to like it but just like Brooke in episode 2-I feel like I was wasted an entire 5 days of my life. It was actually only and hour that felt like 5 days.