Paul T. Goldman

Paul T. Goldman is part Tommy Wiseau from "The Room," part Forrest Gump, a dash of Gene Wilder, a healthy dose of straight up "Florida Man," and all parts ridiculously funny.

His story never stops spiraling, from seriousness to absurdity and back again, like "Serial" meets "The Rehearsal." The more Paul tells us about his life, the less we believe him, and the harder we laugh and shake our heads.

While the show continually "zooms out" to the behind-the-scenes, and even behind-the-behind-the-scenes, for all its confusion it tells the story of a man who is so wildly unpredictable you can't take your eyes off him.

One of the few new shows that made me want ti rewatch episodes. I seriously hope there's another season. Who knows what zany adventure this guy is going to get into next.

What if Werner Herzog and Nathan Fielder had a child?

They would have named him Paul T. Goldman.

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I've only watched 2 episodes so far, but I felt a need to see if anyone had similar feelings as I do. If you've ever seen the cult movie "The Room" written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, often referred to as the best, worst movie ever...this has that feel. This feels like everyone involved was highly aware of what the end product would end up being by having the title "character" Paul as the lead actor, if they kept this a straight series. They had the foresight to have a hybrid series/behind the scenes documentary, so the audience is in on the whole process of what this project is and how it came to be. I'm all here for it. They all look like they are having fun telling this crazy story and I can't look away for some reason. Kudos to all the actual actors in this.

Wow! And I say that for a reason! This show is just so much different from anything that I have ever seen. Anything?! Yes, ANYTHING!

When watching the first episode, I was completely caught. And it was not only the story - which by the way is pretty interesting in itself - but more so on the way that this story is brought to film. It is namely shot in a very professional way - studio included - but with the real person as the main actor. And this is exactly what makes it special! Because the guy has totally no acting experience and he can't keep himself from smiling. It's like watching Seinfeld's Kramer playing Marlon Brando's role of Godfather!

So yes, it is in my opinion pretty amusing to the point of hilarious.

That a company like ComCast - with its valuable Peacock brand - is willing to experiment with content of this kind, deserves a thumbs up. But who in his right mind would have ever expected this to be so good. I mean... just watching the guy explaining how he is being screwed - literally actually - is an awesome experience to see.

And I hope that the actual mr. Goldman reads my review, because I want to give him credits for the most innovative tv format in a long time!

And the score? A well deserved 8.1/10, which results in an IMDb score of 8 stars!

I love the premise that a non-actor played the lead role about a story that actually happened to him in real life.

I do understand that It was probably a bit frustrating for the actors and the entire crew to work with someone with no acting experience. But, hey, who better to play the part than this quirky, gullible and real man? I found it refreshing!

The way the movie was put together is quite rare and I love rarities in life and in movies.

I have done some writing about things that have happened to me and if there isn't some sort of embellishment of a true story you might not grab the audience's attention as well. And, in my eyes, and my words, there is nothing wrong in embellishing.

Kudos to all the non-actors. Actors, director, and the rest of the entire crew for presenting something so quirky, unique and out of the ordinary!!