binky bink

This is like an alternate reality where the producers felt compelled to hire Desi's real life grandson. Even though this grandson feels way, way too old for the part and anyway he's not anything at all like Desi. Desi Arnaz had a palpable elegance and this silky quality which few hetero men have. In a way he was the first metrosexual. He was very masculine but possessed a personable and relatable quality with highly sophisticated interpersonal skills. Bardem here is almost the OPPOSITE of this. And he seems 25 years older than Desi on I Love Lucy. The only possible reason he was cast is the PR dept wanted the Javier Bardem name for publicity. The pity is there are actors who could have knocked the Desi role out of the park and who truly deserve to garner name recognition to take their career to the next level. Bet the movie was a real slog for everyone involved.

If you're looking for a ghost to announce, "They're burying me tomorrow", to River while hes ironing a shirt while listening to Abba type music, this may be the show for you. That can be a dramatic technique, but honestly River seems to interact more with ghosts than the living. I watched first episode, hated it, saw all these glowing reviews and thought I'd llook at episode 2. First couple minutes of ep2 was River ironing and it had 2 ghosts. Visually it's great, has the visual quality of a movie but it made me really depressed. The darkness would be interesting, in small doses, but needs an upbeat counterpoint. Having a bloody fistfight with a ghost from the 19th century???? Don't understand why it features a policeman, this is no mystery or police drama show, almost the opposite. In fairness, do admire production, obviously they're not trying to just cash in..... It's almost like River is a ghost too... It's kind of like if Ingmar Bergmann made a TV show.....