I thought that this series could not possibly be as bad as most were saying. I thought there had to be some redeeming quality to it or that it was just generally "misunderstood" as sometime happens. Whew! Was I wrong! This series is altogether boring, distasteful, cringey, badly-acted, horribly scripted, shoddily filmed, and awfully composed. I HONESTLY cannot think back to ANY series as head-shakingly poorly made as this one.
For a series to appeal to the average viewer, it MUST BE a COMPILATION of POSITIVE factors which FAR OUTWEIGH the negative ones. ... And trust me, one could dig to the bottom, of the bottom, of the bottom of the barrel on this one, (not a difficult thing to accomplish, seeing as that's pretty much where it begins and ends), and not find ONE positive about it.
Even Lily Rose who I have liked in other starter roles, is ALL-around awful in this. The way she is photographed or lit or filmed in this, is not very flattering. Did they do this on purpose? Was there a reason for it? Don't get me started on the Weeknd guy. In what universe did someone decide he would make a good leading male? I cringe in embarrassment for these two people. Both can do better, I think, although the rest of the cast is no indication of that assertion. The sex scenes are wooden, and not in a good way. The "sexy talk" is anything but. Yes, dialogue as is placed in a couple of the bedroom scenes DOES exist in real life, but SELDOM in the real life worlds of those who know each other for two minutes - and IF it does, it probably sounds just as fake and embarrassing as it does in this series.
Chemistry between the two leads might help, but that ship never made it to port, much less sailed.
Dan Levy, Jane Adams, Hank Azaria (to name a few) seem to almost wince in distress when delivering their lines. (REALLY). The feeling of 'oh my god; how did I get into this?', is almost palpable. Hari Nef's delivery is as excellent as hearing nails scratch across a chalkboard.
As for 'creator' Sam Levinson - OMG - don't get me started! I can't decide who is more repressed - him, or the director of 2022s Blonde, Andrew Dominik. I would be terrified to meet either of them at ANY point in my life, much less in a dark alley or club. Just the thought makes me want to bathe with bleach and brushes. Both are top on my list of directors to avoid at all costs.
Also on my list of who to avoid is anyone who left a 10-Star review for this series. Surely they are part of the crew ... or, they've never, ever before watched television, and cannot be trusted. Ever. I mean, like EVER. Actually, neither can anyone giving it ANY rating above a 3. Heck, I don't trust the 2-Star reviewers very much either. :)
... I could go on and on AND ON with reasons of why to avoid this fiasco of a show because I have BARELY BEGUN to even SCRATCH the SURFACE of all that is wrong on and with 'The Idol', but I feel as if I have already devoted more minutes of my life on it than it will ever hope to warrant.
HBO, THIS was a MISS.
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