Ketzal Sterling

This show is underrated. I'm not sure why it was cancelled. It may have been political in NBC. The claim was it was too expensive. Who knows. What I do know is it isn't because it wasn't good. It's a fantastic achievement. Incredibly well written, like most Sorkin material. An amazing cast. Just an incredibly talented bunch of people executing a brilliant TV show. What a shame it was cancelled. Mathew Perry is no longer with us, he was amazing in this. He really showed off his talent in this series. It's not for everyone, no show is. It does get a bit idealistic for a show about a comedy TV show. That's just Sorkin, he enjoys getting into broader subjects. Good on him. Beats another dull show about some CSI division in the next city to offer production tax incentives... If you enjoy other Sorkin shows, The West Wing, The Newsroom etc, then you'll likely enjoy this.

There's one thing you've absolutely got to nail in 2025 TV. The first episode. In this example, that's just not the case. I and I'm sure many others, try a show out. Episode one, it's an audition. If it's unique, special or in some way surprises you, you give it a chance. It it's not. If almost anything is off. Be it story, actors, soundtrack, overall concept. It doesn't get a second chance. Sadly, this appears to be story here. A slow first episode. A very formulaic premise. Cop, uniquely strong independent woman, personal struggles etc, etc Dept Q, a UK cold case show, kinda just did this, but with more heat. Obviously, there's room for more than one show, but it seems Ballard just doesn't pack the cast or freshness required to measure up. On a side note. I thought Ballard was half Hawaiian? Maggie Q is half Vietnamese. That's quite a leap. I get that Maggie Q lives or grew up in Hawaii. That's a stretch that she's now a default Polynesian person. because she lived/lives in Hawaii. If I was born in Africa, does that make me black? A Vietnamese person looks enough like a Polynesian person, that'll do? We don't have any name actors that are Polynesian. Well, why not make a star, cast a new actor? Too hard. Typical Hollywood. Too lazy or basically too racist to hire an actual Polynesian woman. Let's just make her Asian... It seems to have a good sound track. Some strong score to start with. It's technically well shot. Too well shot. Like a lot of these Prime and network TV series, it's over lit and very by the book. It lacks style. Almost like the DP was trying to make a long commercial. This sort of content needs to be far more raw. Cast seems okay, but the dialogue is a bit bland. Lacking in personality. Originality is another issue. Ballard's assistant being, female, overweight and into horoscopes is a perfect example. Every stereotype possible in a single character. Oh, and the old Toyota Landcruiser. Maggie Q driving that is totally unbelievable, that sort of thing usually demonstrates miss casting. If the actor seems HIGHLY unlikely to be driving the 'unique' vehicle they drive in the show. They are probably miss cast, their character wardrobe is wrong or the vehicle is poorly selected. In this instance it's all of the above. The character is written driving an old van or truck, but the actor is not believable in it. Suspension of disbelief broken. I'll see how the feedback goes on the full season, but so far. I'll pass.

Again... We need more terrible superhero movies, there's not enough of them. I'm ashamed to admit I watched this tripe. In my defense I kind of just finished it for humours sake. Who is paying for this drivel? How on Earth was this green lit? Did they not read the script? Was everyone working on this drunk? A totally unlikeable character. Horrendous dialogue. Endless terrible CGI. Ridiculous storyline. The part I'm most confused about is how in the hell is any sane human rating this 5 stars? They must be bots. I can't believe even the most uneducated human could think this is literally a perfect film. Do people not know what 5 stars mean? The human race is doomed if this is what anyone thinks is the benchmark in film making. Just terrible...

Who is green lighting these films? This film is terribly written. It's as if it was written by children. What really blows my mind is that it had a budget of $275 million. That's a staggering amount of money. For it to be wasted on this drivel is almost criminal. If Marvel continues to pump out this trash, then it will certainly fold in the foreseeable future. Anyone that read this screenplay and didn't immediately put a stop to it should be given the boot. It's sad that in 2023 hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent on the most meaningless films ever created. Not worth anyones time.

Next level quality. Every aspect of this show is superb. Kudos to the team behind it. The current benchmark.

300 million dollar budget? What did they spend all the money on, craft services? I know what they didn't spend it on... writing. This has to be the most formulaic spy story yet created. They sure didn't spend it on the CGI, it looks like a bad video game. Try again. Next time focus on the story first. Maybe it's supposed to be a comedy?

Summary. 1. Way, way, way, way, way too loooooooooooooooong. 2. A truly terrible story. 3. Teenage space dialogue? Yeah bro! 4. Annoying high frame rate. 5. 250 million dollars wasted. James, you probably should have spent 13 years learning how to write dialogue. Pass the torch...

Hideously bad. A wombat could write a better story. Is this what it's come to? Endless terrible super hero movies. I'm truly embarrassed I watched this. I get that it's designed for children, or the easily amused... but come on. Tens of millions of dollars were wasted on this pointless film. If you have a shred of intelligence, do yourself a favor and just skip this formulaic mess.

My God, who is green lighting these terrible films? Maybe it's an attempt to lose even more subscribers? Netflix is just delivering endless mediocrity. This one would have been an obvious fail if a single human had actually read the script. At this point the ship is on a collision course...