Dennis Alvey

I’m a fan of just about anything the Paladinos do even the short lived Bunheads, so it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why I couldn’t even finish the first episode. However, if you’re going to publicly review it… you should really make the effort, wouldn’t you agree? Right off the bat I was happy to see the same actors in new roles, but that was about the only thing that excited me. Beyond that, I had little interest in reading subtitles for the French banter between the mother and the greatest dancer ever, apparently. And that mother’s voice! Ugh… she gave Joel’s mother a run for smoke hacking money. But she wasn’t as funny or entertaining as Joel’s mother. The new character played by the dude who played Lenny Bruce was the most interesting but also at times felt - and I’m just making up words now - “monologue-y”. Yes, I get that this is a Palladino show, but I’m also saying that as a fan. I didn’t care at all about the main character of the show or that she slipped. I get the significance for the greatest dancer ever but I also just didn’t care. Bunheads worked for me maybe because the lead actress gave major Lauralie vibes or her character was an underdog? I definitely don’t care about ballet or dance so you have to give me characters that are going to get me to care. And these characters just didn’t do it. I doubt I’ll return to it unless I get majorly bored but… I’ve also been trying to nail down an old school Randy Rhoads solo, so I shouldn’t get that bored. Probably not the most helpful review, but it was as fun.

I knew what I was in for before I watched it. Turns some books can be judged by the cover. My bad.

A Meandering and anti-climactic waste of great talent and opportunity.