The Cabin with Bert Kreischer

I read every review. I feel like they are all correct in what they pick out about what works and what utterly fails in this series. Where I digress is in the scoring. The show is cringey, hack, contrived, it lacks the refined delivery of a standup special, or the spontaneity of a podcast and there is no narrative through line. There are silly, sometimes revealing bits, that occasionally give the viewer pause. Overall, it feels thrown together, a tad exploitative (as most reality tv tends to). Potential was there, and sometimes you see glimpses of what it could have been, but altogether it's a not-so-near miss. I suppose how much you hate it depends on how much you like the podcast circuit regulars. If I could give half stars, it would be a 6.5/10.

First episode is really the only one worth watching. I laughed sooo hard at Joey, Tom and Bert. You can tell they are true friends and it shows through their flow together. The other episodes were okay. Some of it felt clustered and forced. After that first episode I had high hopes but the rest just didn't pan out, for me.

When a show's opening scene begins with Tommy Buns and Coco Diaz, you know it's going to be good. I like this show more than his stand up and is a nice break from stuff like Hurt Bert, etc. It's good for laughs and a lot more. It won't answer the question of 'Why is Burnt Chrysler so fat?' but it will keep you entertained.

Most of the show was funny and weird and entertaining.. Except episode 4. It was awkward all around. Kaley was obviously really uncomfortable around a vocal black woman, and Ms. Pat (and bert) antagonized her, rather than trying to find a common ground or share a not awkward conversation. Just because people are different, doesn't mean they can't enjoy a same thing or think a same thing was funny. I wanted to turn off the episode the whole time but I pushed through just to see what would happen. Skip this episode. It's awkward and uncomfortable. I would have cut it out.

I really loved almost every stand-up comedy with Bert Kreischer. He has a way to bring his shows that stands out from the rest. He's never afraid of some self-deprivation, showing his not so perfect body and so on. But I enjoy the rest he does lesser. Well I still enjoy it but his stand-up comedies are just much better and he should stick with that. His reality shows look forced and rehearsed, and so was The Cabin. Nothing looked spontaneous and that's a letdown. His guests are good comedians as well (most of them) so that was interesting to watch. The third episode with Bobby Lee was the best in my opinion. All in all it's worth a watch if you don't mind Bert's nudity but it wasn't hilarious like he seems to think. Even his laughter looks and sounds rehearsed and that should for sure be spontaneous.