Blue Ridge: The Series

As someone born and raised in the Blue Ridge, I knew I had to give this series a shot. Now I am 3 episodes in and plan to be a regular viewer. It feels like an old-school serial Western but placed in modern times, showcasing many of the genre's best attributes. The lead character, a former Green Beret turned sheriff, is an honorable and courageous man driven by a deep convictions and a desire for law and order. Despite some morally ambiguous supporting characters, the show maintains a clear sense of right and wrong. Beautiful mountain scenery from the real-life Blue Ridge provide a wonderful sense of awe and authenticity. The show suffers from some significant weaknesses, namely uncompelling fight scenes, flat dialogue, and an awkward relationship between the lead and his former love interest that feels more like a distraction than serious character development. One of my favorite parts of Westerns are the dramatic and quotable one-liners, but sadly this series has precious few. Nevertheless, I think the show has great potential, and would love to see a season 2 to rectify these shortcomings.

8.5 by the time I finished 1.5 houts later.

It is dreadful. There wasn't a single 'actor' in the cast.

One cliche would instantly get chased of the screen by the next cliche. The fight scenes were school play level. The compulsory bumbling deputy, male of course, couldn't even find a hat that fitted. The 'bright young thing', female of course, was not actually very bright. The cafe owner love interest to the 'protect and serve' former green beret.

The dialogue! Oh! Dear! Seriously, seriously bad! I like westerns but this is an insult to them and perhaps most disgraceful of all: they gave the 'hero' a Clint Eastwood cowboy hat - not by accident, I'm sure - but so misplaced it's laughable. The hopes I had at 9.2 went down the toilet faster than a too spicy chicken vindaloo!

If you watch this rubbish, after reading my review, you only have yoursef to blame!

It's hard to say what's worse - the lack of originality and predictability or the truly bad dialog and acting. There's nothing new here - nothing. Even the few actors we expect more from, like Graham Greene, are given poorly defined tropes instead of characters, and disappoint. There's something charming about it, nonetheless, but it's like a mockery of a southern town, rather than a real one. The soundtrack is so jarring, it seems obvious that the showrunners wanted to promote the bands of their friends and family and somehow got away with it. Unless they step up the plot, soundtrack, dialog, fight choreography and acting going forward, this is a one season series.

This is dukes of hazard and unsmoked rolled into a new family masterpiece. .Cant wait for more Tom Proctor is such a good villain and anti hero. The music is top notch and love the opening drone cinematography. Please keep this company by it is what the family viewers need a show that everyone from the grandparents to the kiddos can watch together safely just like in the days of gathering around as a family to watch Gunsmoke,Bonanza,Andy Griffin,Dukes of Hazard and with one character even a hint of Gillian's Isand. So and my family will be glued to the screen every week to watch how everyone is doing and what is brewing.

This is an awesome TV show to watch with your family. Suspense drama life lessons is just a well-rounded show. I suggest everyone to go watch it. Jeremiah Wade and his boy are awesome as well. Looking forward to the last episode this Sunday can't wait to see what happens I would like to see more of the way family like it was an episode one when they were at a moonshine thing The guy standing in behind Jeremiah Wade with awesome love to see more of them guys Gary Wheeler and all of his people put this film together has done a phenomenal job falls in line with the original movie made in 2020 let's go. Very good show.