On paper, Palm Royale should be a winner.
1969 Desperate Housewives meets Why Women Kill murder/mystery intrigue? I snapped up the first episode like a Gucci Croc handbag from an unknowing elderly relatives wardrobe.
Sadly this isn't on paper.
The show itself isn't a snappy as it seems to think it is; bright bouncing musical cues try their hardest to make you think you're watching a clever, camp dark comedy but the plethora of talent is wasted on poor dialogue and boring scenes that go nowhere. The framing is supposed to hook you in to the overarching "who is questioning the narrator and why" plot, but I couldn't be bothered to watch the next one.
Kristen Wiig flounders with a bad accent and minimal charm or bite. I simply don't believe the character is witty or scheming enough for either facet of her chatacter - Kaitlin Olsen would have been much better casting in her role.
I probably will watch the rest of the series, but not straight away as it'll take me a Grasshopper or two to get over the disappointment of this faded beauty queen of a show.
1969 Desperate Housewives meets Why Women Kill murder/mystery intrigue? I snapped up the first episode like a Gucci Croc handbag from an unknowing elderly relatives wardrobe.
Sadly this isn't on paper.
The show itself isn't a snappy as it seems to think it is; bright bouncing musical cues try their hardest to make you think you're watching a clever, camp dark comedy but the plethora of talent is wasted on poor dialogue and boring scenes that go nowhere. The framing is supposed to hook you in to the overarching "who is questioning the narrator and why" plot, but I couldn't be bothered to watch the next one.
Kristen Wiig flounders with a bad accent and minimal charm or bite. I simply don't believe the character is witty or scheming enough for either facet of her chatacter - Kaitlin Olsen would have been much better casting in her role.
I probably will watch the rest of the series, but not straight away as it'll take me a Grasshopper or two to get over the disappointment of this faded beauty queen of a show.