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That's My Jam (2022)
Mind-numbingly Cringe
Mo Gilligan should really stick to comedy, rather than than trying to impress Z-list American celebrities. The format does not work for the British viewers, when its filmed with US celebrities and a US audience. Mo's persona is awful, constantly baiting the crowd to cheer for no real point. Lets hope the BBC does not re-commission.
While the Jimmy Fallon version is cheesy, Jimmy's personable charm and the celebrities make it engaging to watch, but this did not re-create. The only upside was the house band which were incredible musicians, the rest did not make up for it. Treat yourself to an hour of silence with the TV off.
His Dark Materials (2019)
His Dull Materials
Watched the whole series now, and can honestly say I wish I'd made better use of 8 HOURS of my life! Its consistently dull and slow paced. It spends too long on certain scenes and then rushes through the magical scenes e.g. the dual of the bears. Almost as if they had a limited CGI budget. Certain character arcs are patchy and not fleshed out well.
Altogether I'd say it was on par with the Golden Compass. Very disappointed given it was a BBC/HBO collaboration, I had high hopes.