Fairfax's pilot is very quick to tell what the subject matter is about and who its audience is: a misguided parody of "Millenial" culture, portrayed with "Gen Z" characters, written by a "Gen X/Boomer" staff.
The show manages to capture many elements of modern American accurately, the vapid brandconsumerism, the obsession with social media, individualism and a rejection of tradition, but fails to make any real points on these things.
Instead of using its young cast of characters to portray a hyper-sensitivized, naïve approach to the world, and find nuance and humor in that, the show instead just goes "new is bad" and calls it a day.
The production is competent and the style is alright but it's a shame the writers didn't know what to do with it.
The show manages to capture many elements of modern American accurately, the vapid brandconsumerism, the obsession with social media, individualism and a rejection of tradition, but fails to make any real points on these things.
Instead of using its young cast of characters to portray a hyper-sensitivized, naïve approach to the world, and find nuance and humor in that, the show instead just goes "new is bad" and calls it a day.
The production is competent and the style is alright but it's a shame the writers didn't know what to do with it.